Lance has served as Executive Pastor at First Baptist since May of 2007. He has served with various organizations within in the community as well including the Trussville Chamber of Commerce, Positive Choices/Sav-A-Life East, the Birmingham Metro Baptist Association, and Independence Place - an organization serving adults with exceptional needs.

A former educator and Children’s Minister, Lance is a Seminole at heart, graduating from Florida State in 1996, and later finishing seminary at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 2002. He is a father of three, and husband to his wife, Jill since 1999.

Lance's life verse is Philippians 1:20.

He's a sucker for Italian food and a Jack's milkshake. He loves the beach, gardening, watching his kids play sports and would love to compete in the gameshow America Says.