Our Pastor - Brian Coates
Brian Coates was born in Swannanoa, NC in 1982 to Mr. Gary and Libby Coates. Brian got saved on a Wednesday night after church in the fall of 1987 in a single wide trailer in Asheville while praying with his dad and kneeling at a tan-colored couch. He got his calling to preach God's Word at the age of 12. He graduated from Anchor Baptist Bible College in 2003.
Brian got married to Laura Coates on June 26. 2004. They have three (3) children; Jadyn, Mason and Carson. He has been a missionary and traveled his whole life. Some of the places that he has been is:
| Arctic Circle of Alaska | Canada |
| Mexico | Bolivia, South America |
| Saint Lucia, Caribbean Islands | Denmark, Scandinavia |
| Kenya, Africa | Egypt, North Africa |
| India, Asia | Philippine Islands |
Brian has accepted our pastor's position on June 8. 2016 here at Arrington Branch Baptist Church.
Here is Brian's favoriate verse:
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ." Acts 5:42
Brian Coates