Pastor Landon Flinchum
Landon was born to Jimmy and Judy Flinchum on August 13, 1976. He is the youngest of 3 children, having two older sisters (April Wood and Tish Joines). He accepted Christ as his personal savior on March 31, 1985. Landon has worked in his family’s flooring business from June 1994 to June 2022. He still remains half owner of the company today but has since taken on a part-time role as a result of taking the job as Pastor of Friendship Baptist Church. On August 12, 2000, he married Dawn Sheppard Flinchum. Since then they have had 3 kids. Their names and ages are as follows: Maddie (17), Jacob (14), and Lawson (9).
On July 23, 2015 Landon accepted the call to preach and further continue spreading the love of Jesus Christ. Friendship Baptist Church licensed Landon on September 6, 2015. On June 1, 2022, he was honored to start pastoring Friendship Baptist Church.
Associate Pastor Ralph Pugh
Brother Ralph has been a faithful member at Friendship since 1974. He is a gifted speaker and often sings in our services. Having served the Lord as Choir Director and a Deacon, he surrendered to the the call to preach in 2011 and was ordained in 2014 when he became the Associate Pastor here at Friendship.
He received Christ as his Savior at Cool Springs Baptist Church where he served the Lord until he came to Friendship. He and his wife Pam live in Greensboro, NC where together they raised two sons, Brian and Brad.
From Brother Ralph: “My goal is to preach the gospel and to support our Pastor in the work that God has for us to do. If you are looking for a church home, I would like to invite you to visit any of our services at FBC. I look forward to meeting you and your family.”
The Anchor Holds,
Ralph Pugh