Luke has served as the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Salisbury since March 2026. Luke has served in vocational ministry since 2009 in a variety of roles in both the local church and with NC Baptists. He is passionate about leading First Salisbury to be a family of faith on mission together, loving Jesus and loving like Jesus in all we do. He is married to Amy, and they have four kids: Sara, Ella, Lily, and Zeke. The Lunceford family loves Salisbury and enjoy being in ministry together both in the church and in the community!

Brian Farmer is our Associate Pastor and Minister of Students. Brian enjoys working with students and does so not only at FBC Salisbury, but also as a campus pastor for YCI clubs in local schools, by serving on statewide teams, and by speaking at different conferences for students and leaders. Contact Brian by emailing him at Brian@fbcsalisbury.org.

Russ has served as Minister of Music at First Baptist since 2003. He is married to Angela, a talented musician in her own right, and is Papa to Ethan and Eli. The Robbins family takes seriously the admonition in James “to look after orphans” and is deeply committed to orphan ministry and adoption. Russ enjoys photography, playing racquetball, and watching tennis.