Meet Our Ministers Dr. Richard Gene Puckett, Pastor in the Interim The native of Kentucky is a graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, and served as editor of the Biblical Recorder from 1982 through 1998. Although when Puckett felt God’s call to the ministry he never expected to be anything but the pastor of a Baptist church, he served state Baptist papers longer than any other man during the 20th century and is the only man in Baptist history to have served as an editor of four different state papers—Ohio, Kentucky (associate), Maryland and North Carolina. During these years, he served as “Pastor in the Interim” in about 25 different churches in three different states. He is a graduate of Campbellsville University, Western Kentucky University and received an honorary doctorate from Wake Forest University. He has taught at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Campbell University Divinity School and Gardner-Webb University Divinity School. He and his wife, Robbie, are the parents of two daughters—Janet and Jeanne—and grandparents of Jordan, Hamlin, Richard and Jack. The Pucketts have lived in North Raleigh for 25 years. Dr. JoAnn Stancil, Associate Pastor Dr. Stancil was born in Richmond, Virginia. She attended college at Radford University completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Statistics. Upon receiving her call into the ministry, JoAnn went to Knoxville Tennessee to be a US-2 missionary and then on to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. She earned the Masters of Divinity with Christian Education and Doctor of Ministry Degrees. JoAnn has served at Mount Vernon Baptist Church and the Raleigh Baptist Association. She is married to Ed and has two children, Heather and Will. Rev. Brian Lockamy, Minister to Students Rev. Lockamy is a 1988 graduate of Apex Senior High School and a 1992 graduate of Campbell University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Trust Management / Financial Planning. In 1995, Brian graduated from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. He served as Youth Minister at Beulah Baptist Church, Aylett, VA and Minister to Children, Youth and Education at First Baptist Church, Eden, NC before coming to New Hope Baptist Church as Minister to Students. Brian has been involved in Youth and College Missions in Israel, Philadelphia, PA, Miami and Daytona Beach, FL, and Kiev, Ukraine. Brian enjoys fishing, boating, and spending time with family. Brian and his wife, Beth, have three sons, Justin, Tyler, and Andrew. Rev. Faith Layton, Minister to Children Rev. Faith Layton was born in Erwin, North Carolina and is a 1973 graduate of Erwin High School. Faith is married to Jerry Layton who is a Chaplain with Hospice of Wake County. Together they have four adult children and nine grandchildren. Faith has completed her certification in Preschool and Children’s Ministry through the N.C. Baptist State Convention and Campbell University Divinity School. Faith has served as a GA (Girls in Action) leader and director for twelve years and as a GA Consultant for the Raleigh Baptist Association. She has planned and led WMU leadership training conferences across the state of North Carolina and in the state of Alaska. Faith has been active in mission trips to Maryland, South Africa, Florida, Alaska, Pennsylvania, Hawaii and North Carolina. Rev. Jerry Layton, Community Missions Minister Jerry was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a 1969 graduate of Garner Senior High School and a 1973 graduate of North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Textile Technology. In 2005, Jerry graduated from Campbell University Divinity School with a Master of Divinity degree with a double concentration in Missions/ Evangelism and Chaplaincy/Counseling. He served as a chaplain with Wake Med Hospital and Hospice of Wake County before coming to New Hope Baptist Church as the Minister of Community Missions. He is married to Rev. Faith Layton who is the Minister to Children at New Hope Baptist Church. Together they have four children and nine grandchildren, four of whom are quadruplets. Rev. Paul Smith, Interim Minister of Music Rev. Burke Raper, Organist Rev. Chuong Vo, Vietnamese Pastor