Stewart Pieper - Senior Pastor

Stewart Pieper joined our ministry team as senior pastor in April 2007.  He is a sixth generation descendant of German Baptist immigrants.  He has trade qualifications in Boilermaking, as well as vocational experience in the ancient art of farming - having served a 12 year traineeship in potato farming on his family’s farm in the Lockyer Valley. 

Having served the local church in a number of volunteer capacities since his teenage years Stewart began formal ministry training in 1998.  He has since completed undergraduate and postgraduate ministry degrees and is an ordained minister with Queensland Baptists.  He has previously been employed in pastoral ministry at Tenthill Baptist and Toowoomba Community Baptist. 

He is married to Teresa, who has been his girlfriend since High School, and still is.  They have three dependent children and a dog. 

Stewart is passionate about developing leaders, fostering commitment to Jesus Christ, His church and mission, and helping Christians reach their potential in Christ. 

David Elvery - Associate Pastor

Pastor David Elvery grew up in Brisbane and when he finished school studied Engineering. He worked as a Mechanical / Project Engineer for 8 years with Comalco at their Bell Bay and Boyne Smelters. 

He and his wife Deanna felt the call of God on their lives early in their married life and they began preparations towards working overseas as an engineer / tentmaker. In 2002 they felt a redirection from God to consider pastoral work in Australia with a goal of motivating a whole congregation to God's call to evangelism. 

David has been working with Gladstone Baptist Church full time since October 2003.  He is married to Deanna and they 3 adoted children from Taiwn.  They also have a much loved dog and a neglected budgie. 

David is responsible for  young adult and families ministries at the church and anything else people want to throw at him.

Michael Trafford - Children's & Youth Worker