Leadership and Staff

Pastor: Doug Winkler

Doug Winkler came to First Baptist Church of Mascoutah as our new Senior Pastor on August 1, 2021. Before accepting the call to First Baptist, Pastor Winkler served as Associate Pastor of Youth and Families for Sycamore Hill Baptist Church in Independence, Missouri. Prior to serving as a minister of the gospel, Pastor Winkler taught Social Studies and English in public high school for 34 years, retiring in 2019.  

Pastor Doug is married to his wife Stacy and they have 2 children, Emma and Micah. He holds a Masters of Divinity (SBTS), MA in American History (UMKC), and BS in Secondary Education in Social Studies and English (KU—Rock Chalk Jayhawk). He enjoys reading, biking, eating desserts, watching KU basketball, KC Chiefs football, and the KC Royals baseball. (Don’t worry Cardinal fans—Stacy and Emma are diehard Cardinal fans.)

Pastor Winkler’s favorite verse is 2 Corinthians 5:21: ‘He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.’”

Church Secretary: Christine Vincent

Christine Vincent is the church secretary and bookkeeper. She has lived near Mascoutah for five years with her husband Ray and daughters Emily and Catie, after many moves around the world as a military family. She enjoys gardening, hobby farming, and distance running when not serving at the church. 

Preschool Director: Heidi Pierce

A lifelong member of First Baptist Church, Heidi grew up in Mascoutah and continues to enjoy life here with her husband Chris and two children, Ella and Nate. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from Western Illinois University in 2002 and taught P.E. in a neighboring town for two years. In 2005, the Lord led Heidi away from Physical Education and blessed her with a heart for young learners. She received her Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education in 2010, and has been teaching in a preschool classroom for 18 years. Lighthouse Preschool has been a vision of hers and of First Baptist Church for several years, and she is honored to be the school’s first director.

Heidi also serves as custodian for FBCM.

Preschool Assistant: Lori Graf

Lori Graf, newly remarried to Mark Basler, is a veteran homeschooling mother to seven very different adult children and "Gigi" to some of her favorite young people in this world - all of whom keep her young at heart. She enjoys writing and gardening when she is not busy telling a story or singing a song of God's grace and goodness.