Ministry Staff

Tanner Blosser, Senior Pastor
Tanner grew up in Oklahoma where he was raised in a wonderful Christian home. While at Falls Creek at age 12, he truly understood the Gospel for the first time and professed his faith in Jesus for the forgiveness of his sins. Tanner obtained his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University in 2014 and his Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2022. After college Tanner worked at a camp in Colorado, where he would meet his wife Laura. They have been married since August 2017. Tanner and Laura have one daughter, Sylvia, who was born in February 2021, and one son, Charlie, who was born in June of 2023. 
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Tanner serves as our Senior Pastor and was called to serve Wilmont Place Baptist Church in April of 2023. Tanner comes to WPBC after serving in different church roles in South Dakota, Kentucky, and Oklahoma. Tanner, Laura, Sylvia & Charlie love hanging out, eating great food, and pretending to be into outdoor activities. If you really want to get to know Tanner, bring up OSU sports, the OKC Thunder, or audiobooks/podcasts and he will talk your ear off!

Jacob French, Associate Pastor of Worship & Youth
Jacob grew up in Moore, Oklahoma, and came to know Christ at a young age. His involvement in worship ministry began as a freshman in high school with Wilmont's youth group. Later in high school, Jacob surrendered to God's call on his life to ministry. In 2019, Jacob obtained his B.A. in Business Administration with Christian Ministries from Mid-America Christian University. Jacob has served on staff at Wilmont since 2018 and is now serving as our Associate Pastor of Worship & Youth. Jacob married his high-school sweetheart, Lauryn, also a Mid-America Christian University graduate, in 2020. Jacob and Lauryn live in Moore, and serve together in Worship and Youth ministry.

Sandy Bean, Administrative Ministry Assistant
Sandy began serving as our Financial Secretary in 1997. Her staff role has expanded over the years to include Pastor's Secretary, ministry/member support, and communications/publications, in addition to her responsibilities with church finances. She and her husband, Darren, live in Moore and volunteer with our young adults.