Church staff.
Adam Bray, Pastor
Pastor Adam was raised in a Christian home in the small town of Reidsville, North Carolina. As long as he can remember, his family has been active in the Lord’s work. At the age of 18, he felt the call of the Lord to preach and share the good news of Jesus Christ with others. He has a Bachelor in Theology and is interested in returning to school to better equip himself for the work of the Lord. He has served in many volunteer capacities including children, youth, music, Audio-visual, and others. Most recently, he served at Lake Swamp Baptist Church as the Associate Pastor of Youth and Music.
In 2007, Pastor Adam married his wife Megan whom he had met in their final year at college during a summer mission trip, and they have been serving the Lord together ever since. They have also been blessed with two children, Colin and Darci. He is an avid sports fan especially of college football and basketball. He is a huge fan of the North Carolina Tar Heels. He also loves to grill! As a family, they enjoy going to movies together, sporting events, and playing with the family pets.
Our vision at Elam Baptist Church is to be “A Church Making a Difference”. My prayer is that every day that we live on this earth, we live to honor and glorify Jesus Christ. As we do that, may Gray, Georgia and Jones County see Christ in us. - Pastor Adam
Mystee Wilcox, Music Director
Originally from Arizona, Mystee Wilcox attended college in Georgia and has lived in the middle GA area since 2003. She has served in churches since she was a teenager, mostly in various capacities of music ministry. Mrs. Wilcox has an AA in Vocal Performance, a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, a Master's of Educational Psychology, a Master's in Choral Conducting, and is currently working on her Doctorate of Musical Arts. She is the proud mother of Melodee and Matthew, who are already rejoicing in heaven with Jesus. Mystee lives with her husband, "Dean the Dream," in Gray and is the Director of Choral Activities at Jones County High School.
Chastity Miller, Children’s Director
Chastity Miller has served as our Children’s Director since 2017. Prior to that she served in the children’s ministry at Elam for 11 years. Her main goal is to make sure every child knows that Jesus loves them and there is nothing more important than having Jesus in your heart.
Chastity has been married to her husband Tripp for 21 years. They met at University of North Georgia where she obtained a BBA in Accounting. They have three children, Logan, Savanna and Allie. After Savanna was born, she realized the corporate world was not for her and decided to become a stay-at-home mom. Since then, she has devoted her life to teaching little ones about Jesus.
Tripp Miller, Interim Youth Director
Tripp was born and raised in a Christian home in Fort Valley, GA to parents that worked hard, were very encouraging, and set very good examples to follow. He attended church at First Baptist in Fort Valley and was baptized at the age of 13. Tripp attended North GA College & State University in Dahlonega, GA through the GA National Guard Military Scholarship and graduated in 1999 with a BBA in Management. Following high school, he enlisted with the GA Army National Guard as part of his scholarship responsibilities and served as an Infantryman until receiving his commission following college graduation. Tripp continued to serve the GA Guard as an Infantry Officer for 8 more years and deployed to Bosnia in ‘00/’01 and Iraq in ‘05/’06. In addition, he started with Geico in 1999 in the Southeast Claims Dept. and has worked through most levels of the claims department as an adjuster and supervisor. Currently, he is the claims supervisor of a unit that handles cases in litigation as well as serious injury claims.
Tripp is married to Chastity Miller and together they have 3 wonderful children (1 son, 2 daughters), 2 wonderful dogs and a cat. Outside of work and church activities, he enjoys being outdoors, fishing, coaching sports, attending/watching sporting events, and eating his wife’s fine cooking!
Secretary
Micah Harley
A lifetime resident of Gray, Micah Harley graduated from Jones County High School and Georgia College & State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He is currently pursuing an MBA at GCSU.
Micah’s photography work began in high school where he photographed school sporting events. He has since graduated to covering more notable figures—many members of our state and federal government. Micah’s seven years of professional photography, videography, and live streaming ability brings the highest level of technical and social media skills to Elam Baptist Church.
Micah has attended Elam Baptist with his family since he was a child. Being vested in this area, Micah is honored with the opportunity to serve those in this community.
Vicky Williams, Pianist
Vicky Kelly Williams has been at Elam Baptist Church since October of 2021. She and her husband, Ricky, are retired music educators who recently moved back home to middle Georgia.
Vicky has served in several churches throughout the state. Most recently, she was the pianist at Waleska United Methodist Church and a collaborative accompanist at Reinhardt University. She holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance from Mercer University.
Vicky lives in Dry Branch and enjoys spending time with her two children and four grandchildren.