Dr. H. Neil Helton, Ph.D. is the pastor of Amelia Baptist Church. Neil is a native of Jacksonville.  He is a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic College and holds graduate degrees from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Western Kentucky University (M.A.), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Th. M.), and Florida State University (Ph. D.). Neil has a wife, Pam and two children, Jonathan and Brittany. The Heltons have served at Amelia since September, 1990.  

Willie D. Brunetti is our Minister of Education/Outreach and Administration. Willie is a native of Alabama. He holds a degree from the University of Evansville (BS Business Admin) and graduate degrees from the University of Oklahoma (MS Public Admin) and a Masters in Christian Education from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is retired from the Air Force. Willie has a wife, Lee, and two grown children, Dan and Carolina. Willie joined the staff in June, 2000.  

Pam Helton is the Music Minister at Amelia Baptist Church. Pam is a native of Madisonville, Kentucky. She holds degrees from Murray State University (B.A.) and Memphis State University (M.A.) and did post-graduate work at Florida State University. In addition to being a pastor's wife and the mother of two, Pam is a part-time instructor in the Music Department at F.C.C.J. and teaches private voice lessons from her studio. Pam served in several volunteer music positions at Amelia until December, 1996, when the church asked her to officially join the church staff.  

Nathan DeFalco has been serving as our Interim Associate Pastor of Youth and Families since April of 2008. He is a native of Jacksonville, FL and holds a BA in Communications from Jacksonville University and a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Seminary (Louisville, KY). He and his wife, Amy, are expecting their first child due September of 2008.