Leadership

      On April 13, 1998, Dr. M. Clay Warf began a new ministry career when he became the fourth executive director of the NC Baptist Foundation, now Provision Financial Resources of NC Baptists. Clay, as he likes to be called, served almost 1.2 million Baptists as the head of the oldest Baptist Foundation in the United States. On Dec. 31, 2023, he retired from this position after
25+ years.
     Growing up in Reidsville, Clay attended Gardner-Webb Junior College and Wake Forest University, where he graduated in 1967 with a B.A. in religion. He received a Master of Divinity degree in 1971 from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree in 1984 from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has done clinical pastoral education at North Carolina Baptist Hospitals in Winston-Salem.
            For 21 years, beginning in 1971, Clay served Temple Baptist Church in Durham, first as associate minister and then as senior minister. From January 1993 to April 1998, he served as senior minister at Roxboro Baptist Church.
            For fun, he enjoys writing and composing songs. In November of 1997, he published his first tape and CD called “All From Clay,” a collection of ballads from his life experiences. He enjoys jogging and traveling, both internationally and to national park sites in the United States.
     Pastor Clay is married to Sherry. They have three children and eight grandchildren. 

Blaine Pittman came to NBC in May of 2020. He is a native of Wilson, NC, and grew up attending First Baptist Church of Wilson where he was immersed in church music, serving in multiple capacities. That is where his love of Jesus and Music were combined. Blaine attended Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC, and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Church Music in 2018. After arriving at NBC, Blaine went back to school in 2021 to earn his Master's Degree in Choral Conducting from East Carolina University. Blaine enjoys making music and hanging out with his friends and family in his spare time.

April Whetter joined the NBC team in 2022. After graduating from the Univeristy of North Dakota, she worked in alumni relations, event planning and development, before leaving the workforce to focus on her children. She has been home schooling her children since 2010 and counts it one of her greatest joys and accomplishments. April and her family moved to Wilson, NC in 2021. She enjoys serving at Peace Church in Wilson, hiking, and spending time with family.

Irma Boulden has served as the Financial Assistant for Nashville Baptist since August 2017. She grew up in the Nashville area and actually attended Acteens at NBC as a teenager because her church did not have that program. She taught at Nashville Elementary from 1972-1995 and at Edwards in Rocky Mount from 1999-2009. Irma serves as Financial Assistant for several area churches as well as Treasurer for her home church of Castalia Baptist.

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