


LEAD PASTOR
MAC MCCURRY
James “Mac” McCurry was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, and grew up in Hartwell, Georgia. He knew at the age of 15 that God was calling him into Christian ministry. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Christian Education from Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina in 1992. After college, Mac moved to Kentucky and earned his Master of Divinity Degree from Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville. He served part-time on staff in several churches while attending college and seminary until he became a full-time pastor in 1995 at a church in Frankfort, Kentucky. Mac met his lovely wife, Andrea, in college. They have three children: Rachel, Laura, and Caleb. Andrea cares lovingly for her family and devotes countless hours to many of PVN’s ministries, including music, drama, and women’s ministry.
Mac came to Pleasant Valley North in November 2001. In his time in Rome, he has served on a couple of committees within the Floyd County Baptist Association as well as on a couple of councils within the local school system. When Mac is not visiting hospitals or working on a sermon, Mac enjoys playing tennis, reading, and spending time with his family. He played tennis in high school and on his college’s tennis team but then took a break for a few years. He can be coaxed into playing if you will take it easy on him. Tennis, anyone?
OUR BELIEFS
Pleasant Valley North Baptist Church of Rome, GA, is a Southern Baptist-affiliated church. We hold to the doctrinal beliefs of Southern Baptists as defined in the 2000 Baptist Faith & Message.
GOD — We believe that there is one God who exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
JESUS — We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, was born of a virgin, was wholly God and wholly man, lived a sinless life, died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind was buried, arose bodily from the grave, and ascended into Heaven.
CHRIST’S RETURN — We believe that Jesus Christ will literally return to earth.
HOLY SPIRIT — We believe that God the Holy Spirit is active in convincing unbelievers of their need for salvation and is the Comforter and Guide Who lives in every believer.
BIBLE — We believe that the Bible is the Word of God without any error, the sole authority for life and faith.
MAN — We believe that man is a special creation of God, made in His image, but that through the sin of the first man, Adam, mankind fell so that all men are sinners and need salvation.
SALVATION — We believe that salvation is a gift received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
ASSURANCE — We believe that every person who is truly saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ.
ETERNITY — We believe that those persons who die in their sins without Christ spend eternity in Hell and those persons who die with their sins forgiven through Christ spend eternity in Heaven.
BAPTISM — We believe that water baptism is an act of obedience to the command of Christ and is by immersion after salvation.
CHURCH — We believe that the church is a local body of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head.
PRAYER — We believe that each believer has direct access to God through the Lord Jesus Christ.
OUR STAFF FAMILY

In November 2001, Mac accepted the call to serve as Senior Pastor of PVN, where he continues to lead and shepherd the church family with the gospel. Born in North Carolina and raised in Georgia, Pastor Mac answered God’s call to ministry at age 15. He holds a B.A. in Christian Education from Erskine College and an M.Div. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mac has served as a full-time pastor since 1995. He has also served on committees within the Floyd County Baptist Association and councils in the local school system, investing in both church and community life. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children, Rachel, Laura, and Caleb. Andrea serves faithfully alongside him in various ministries. In his spare time, Mac enjoys reading, tennis, and time with family.
Lead Pastor
Mac McCurry

Pastor Bob serves as Executive Pastor at PVN in Rome, Georgia. A U.S. Air Force veteran with experience at NASA, he brings leadership and a heart for missions and discipleship to the church. Bob also serves on the board of Northwest Georgia Hunger Ministries and enjoys helping others grow in faith and community. He and his wife, Suzanne, are passionate about helping couples grow stronger in their marriages and also lead through WinShape Marriage retreats.
Executive Pastor
Bob Agan

Pastor Clyde Hampton serves as Associate Pastor at Pleasant Valley North Baptist Church in Rome, Georgia. With a deep love for people, he leads outreach through the church’s GROW Team; reaching the community and the world with the gospel. Pastor Clyde equips believers to get outside the church walls and live out the church’s purpose: Reach, Teach, Sow, and Grow.
Associate Pastor
Clyde Hampton

Eric Hall serves as the Family Pastor at PVN and has been part of the ministry team for 15 years. He first joined the staff as Children’s Pastor and later stepped into his current role, focusing on families and discipleship.
Eric’s heart is for helping families and individuals feel connected to each other, to the church, and most importantly, to Christ. He loves guiding people to discover how they can grow in their faith and serve within the body of believers.
As the first point of contact for those looking to get involved through volunteering or ministry, Eric works to ensure everyone at PVN finds a place to belong and a purpose to fulfill. His greatest desire is to see every member of PVN actively walking in discipleship and united together as one body in Christ.
Family Pastor
Eric Hall

Pastor Ryan is originally from Calhoun, Georgia. He graduated from Georgia Southern University and is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary.
After coming to faith the year he graduated college, Ryan worked in corporate communications at Ronald Blue & Co., where he developed a deep passion for reading and teaching God’s Word.
His call to ministry led him to Rome and to Pleasant Valley North, where he now serves faithfully. Ryan and his wife, Kristen, have been married since 2018 and enjoy spending time together reading, exercising, and watching their favorite show, The West Wing.
Youth & College Pastor
Ryan Matherly

Will Anderson is from Rome, Georgia, and currently studies at Valdosta State University. He first felt called to ministry in high school while interning with his youth pastor, and God has continued to lead him toward serving the next generation.
Will leads our Kids’ Ministry with a heart to help children know and love Jesus in a fun and meaningful way. He and his wife, Emily, have been married since 2021 and have a joyful, energetic two-year-old. As a family, they love playing games, being outdoors, and spending time together.
Children's Pastor
Will Anderson

Stephanie Breg serves in the Children’s Ministry at PVN. Originally from the small town of Iva, South Carolina, she is a certified wedding and event planner through Penn Foster and hopes to pursue a degree in kids ministry in the future. Stephanie sensed God’s call to ministry through her passion for working with children; first as a homeschool mom and now through her role at PVN, where she is confident that Kids Ministry is her calling and her heart.
She has been married to her husband, Joshua, a firefighter for Cobb County, for 11 years. They have three wonderful children: Lana, 14, Kamin, 10, Malachi, 8.
In her free time, Stephanie enjoys hunting, reading, gardening, farming, and joining in on whatever her family is doing.
Children's Ministry Assistant
Stephanie Breg

Jason Coffman serves as the Minister of Music at PVN. Born and raised in the Armuchee/Rome area, he attended Armuchee Schools and earned his degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of West Georgia. Jason first sensed God’s call to teach while leading a 4–5-year-old Sunday School class at PVN. In 2006, while serving on the search committee for a new Minister of Music, he realized God was calling him to step into that role himself.
Jason has been married to his wife, Stephanie, since December 1997. They have two children: Kaylin, who is 23 and in her second year of teaching, and Kendall, a 16-year-old sophomore at Armuchee High School. In his free time, Jason enjoys relaxing and spending quality time with his family.
Minister of Music
Jason Coffman

Brock Dilliard is from Armuchee, Georgia, and is currently attending Berry College. He first sensed God’s call to ministry during his sophomore year of high school at the age of 14, following months of intentional study in God’s Word and other faith-shaping books recommended by Pastor Ryan Matherly.
In his free time, Brock enjoys hiking, backpacking, hunting, fishing, reading, extended times of prayer, and sharing meals with close friends. He is passionate about theology, church history, and philosophy, as well as outdoorsmanship, automotive work, and mid-twentieth-century music. In all things, Brock seeks to grow in knowledge, faith, and a deeper love for the God who calls him.
Associate Director of Media & Communication
Brock Dillard

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Worship Leader
Ben Thornton

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Financial Ministry Assistant
Kristi Holder

Deanna Butler serves as the Ministry Assistant and Secretary at PVN. Originally from Central Florida, Deanna brings warmth and a servant’s heart to the day-to-day ministry of the church. She has been married to her husband, Brian, for 27 years, and together they have four children: Garrett (26), who served in the Army; Brayden (24), who is an assistant wrestling coach at Darlington and serves at Big Creek Missions in the summers; Caleb (22), who is married to Journey and lives in Rock Spring; and Lauren (19), a psychology student at Augusta University.
In her free time, Deanna enjoys reading, cooking, baking, and traveling. She loves serving the PVN family and helping create a welcoming and Christ-centered environment for all who walk through the doors.
Secretarial Ministry Assistant
Deanna Butler

Shelley serves as the Pianist at PVN. Originally from Akron, Ohio, she holds bachelor’s degrees in Piano Performance and Piano Accompaniment from The University of Akron. Shelley has felt called to use her musical gifts for God’s glory since childhood; knowing from an early age that she was meant to serve through music in the church.
She has been married to her husband, Monty, since November 2002. They have three children: Christina, Clay, and Anna Rose, and one precious granddaughter, Ellie.
In her free time, Shelley enjoys reading, gardening, and shopping. She is also a dedicated martial artist with 25 years of training, currently a 5th-degree black belt working toward her 6th degree.
Pianist
Shelley Reid
HOW IT STARTED
HISTORY OF PLEASANT VALLEY NORTH BAPTIST CHURCH
Pleasant Valley North Baptist Church was founded by Judge Augustus R. Wright in 1849. The first structure was a brush arbor located in the current cemetery near the large magnolia tree. The growth of the congregation and the community through the years brought the need for more space several times in PVN’s history, and church members have been faithful in building or renovating the facilities each time the Lord led them to do so. New buildings were constructed in 1914 and again in 1941, with the second sanctuary being renovated and extended twice by the late 1980s. The education building was built in 1959 and expanded in 1987 to add classrooms, offices, and the fellowship hall. God has continued to bless PVN with new members and new ministries, as well as a vision to prepare for the future. In 2006, we dedicated our current sanctuary, with a seating capacity of 700. A welcome center, additional classrooms, nurseries, choir suite, and baptistry are also housed in the new building. Our previous sanctuary has been renovated for use by our Student Ministries and Children’s Worship. God continues to do great things as we grow into the future.






