Jay Fennell joined the staff of First Baptist as Minister of Youth and Education in January of 2005. Before coming to FBC Belton , he served on the staff at Northside  Baptist Church in West Columbia, SC as a Recreation/College Ministry Intern, Riverland Hills  Baptist Church in Columbia, SC as an Associate Minister of Senior High Youth, and Wedgwood  Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX as a Recreation Ministry Intern.  He also enjoyed 4 years of ministering to boys in South Carolina as a staffer at McCall RA Camp in Sunset, SC.

 At FBCB, his duties include directing the youth ministry, entire educational ministry, recreation ministry and the Upward basketball and cheerleading program.     

Jay graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BS in Physical Education/Sportsmedicine and from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity. He enjoys playing all sports…particularly basketball, ping pong, disc golf, and tennis; watching his beloved Gamecocks on TV; playing swords with his son Jack; chasing his daughter Avery down the hall; and taking walks with his wife Erin.