Rev. James D. Castleman (Pastor Jim)

Pastor Jim was raised in Wyandotte and has a love for the Downriver area. He and his wife, Kim, live in Southgate, Michigan. Their blended family includes 5 children and 7 grandchildren.

Julie Krager (Youth Ministries)

Pastor Julie has been a member of the First Baptist Church of Wyandotte since 1990.  She is an alumni from Roosevelt High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Youth Ministries/Adolescent Studies from Judson University in Elgin, Illinois (2003).  In June 2004, Julie and Jonathan moved back to the Downriver area. Pastor Julie has been working with our youth in different capacities and in May of 2005 she officially became our youth pastor.        

She and her husband, Jonathan, have one child and live in the South Rockwood, MI area.

Pastor Julie’s responsibilities include overseeing all junior and senior high youth ministries.  She also leads the Youth Worker Team.

Walter W. Holzhueter (Ministerial Assistant)

Wally and his wife, Sue, have been members of the First Baptist Church of Wyandotte since 1987. He was born in Lincoln Park and lived in the Downriver area all his life. He graduated from Taylor Center High School in 1968. He worked in a small manufacturing plant in Lincoln Park for 20 years and attended William Tyndale Bible College. He was ordained in Ecorse Church of God in 1986. He then graduated from Nursing School in 1994 and worked as a Registered Nurse at Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan in Detroit until 1996 when he started at Wyandotte Hospital on the physical rehabilitation unit. He recently retired from Wyandotte Hospital after 13 years.

Wally and Sue have three children and two granddaughters and live in Wyandotte.

His responsibilities include heading up the Small Group Ministry, home and hospital visitation and filling in at Bible Study while the Pastor is away.