Rich Zawadzki
Senior Pastor
Pastor Zawadzki was first given the gospel in 1994 by a concerned co-worker and received Christ in February of 1995 at the Mountain View Baptist Church of Holyoke, Massachusetts. In 1996, he and Kerry were married.
In the fall of 1996, Pastor Rich heard a message entitled, “Fill Thine Horn with Oil and Go” preached by Dr. Tom Malone, Sr. God so convicted his heart that he surrendered to preach and moved to Pontiac, Michigan, to study ministry at Midwestern Baptist College. After his graduation in the spring of 2001, he was ordained to the Gospel ministry and returned to his home church, Mountain View Baptist Church, to minister as the Youth Pastor under Senior Pastor, Eric Tharp.
In the fall of 2006, God led Pastor Zawadzki and his family to take an Associate Pastor position at the Harvest Baptist Church in New Hartford, Connecticut, under Pastor Marty Shott.
In September of 2009, Pastor Zawadzki was voted by the membership to be the Pastor of Loomis Park Baptist Church. He serves here as a faithful and loving pastor with a true heart for the people of his community. God has blessed Pastor Rich & Kerry with 3 precious children.
Brenton Foltz
Youth Pastor
Pastor Brent and his family have been serving as Youth Pastor of Loomis Park Baptist Church since October of 2018. Pastor Brent met his wife, Kayla, at Golden State Baptist College and were married in the summer of 2015. God has blessed the Foltz’s with four children, Brooklyn, Brayden, Brody, and Bryson. His desire is to see teenagers come to know Christ more and follow God’s will for their lives.
Alex Schwend
Assistant Pastor
Pastor Alex Schwend and his wife graduated from Golden State Baptist College in 2012. Shortly after graduating, they were married and went on staff at North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, California. In 2014, God called the Schwends to Trinity Baptist Church in Texas City, Texas as the Assistant Pastor. From there, God brought the Schwends to Loomis Park Baptist Church to be the Assistant Pastor in February of 2019.
Pastor Alex and his wife, Heidi, have four children. Kayden, Karson, Abigail, and Kameron. Pastor Alex was saved in the Summer of 1998 at Ocean Breeze Baptist Church in Tillamook, Oregon. Both Pastor Alex and his wife have enjoyed serving in various ministries their entire lives. He currently is the Music Pastor, Maintenance Director, and leads the College and Career class at Loomis Park Baptist Church.