Our Leadership

Kevin Celestin

Kevin was born and raised on the island of St. Lucia, which is located in the Caribbean. He was raised Catholic, and at the age of 16 explored the religion of Ratafarianism. In the summer of 2000 he surrendered his life to Jesus. He repented of his sins and trusted in the work of Jesus Christ on his behalf. In 2001 he began attending Nicholls State University. There he was discipled by the campus minister, Tim Lafleur. He also met his beautiful wife, Beth, at Nicholls. They got married in 2006 and have three amazing boys–Silas, Liam and Ezra. His passions are preaching, spending time with his family, playing golf, and reading.

Email: kevcelestin@gmail.com

Gerard Lavergne

Worship/Arts Minister & Youth Leader

Born and raised in southern Louisiana, Gerard grew up in a Catholic home. He went to church his entire life, but never had a relationship with God until he was 14 years old. That’s when he surrendered his life to Him. Since then he has done his best to follow where God leads him to go in every aspect of my life. Gerard has been in ministry for 12 years of his life and 10 of those have been on staff here at FBC Thibodaux as the Worship/Arts Minister. He has a Music Degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with a concentration in Worship. His goal at FBC Thibodaux is to faithfully combine God’s word with excellent music to help us express our deepest desires to God. His wish for anyone who comes or would come to FBC Thibodaux is that they would be able to worship God in spirit and in truth thus desiring Him more through their worship.

Robyn Williams

Administrative Assistant

On December 24, 1984, Robyn gave her life to Christ, joined the church, and was baptized. Her life was forever changed as she began a new life in Christ. She was unaware at the time that God was preparing her through her banking position as a Bookkeeping Supervisor to fill the secretarial / financial position here at FBC. She resigned from her banking job of 15 years through the leading of the Holy Spirit. A few years later, in March 1999, she was called to work here at FBC. She counts it a privilege and a blessing from God to serve Him and His people here in this ministry using the gifts He has given her. To God be the glory as He continues to equip her for His service. She enjoys fishing, camping, working out and spending quality time with her family.

Christa Veillon

Children’s Church Leader

Christa is originally from LaPlace, Louisiana. She graduated from Nicholls State with a degree in Public Relations. She is married to Greg and has 3 children, Ben, Ally, and Owen. She was brought to salvation in 2013 after dedicated women like Cassie Scrivner and Beth Celestin poured into her life. Christa then quit working full time at Thibodaux Regional to stay home and homeschool her children. She does continue to work part time at the hospital. Christa enjoys the time spent teaching the children and is excited to watch their little hearts open up.

Paulette Mayon

AWANA Leader

Paulette is originally from Morgan City, Louisiana, but has been in Thibodaux since she graduated from high school and began attending Nicholls State University. She grew up in a Baptist church and was saved as a teenager after Youth Camp in eighth grade. After college, she married her husband, Jimmy Mayon and they chose to settle in Thibodaux. They have two children, Haley (22) and Nicholas (20) who are both in college. She works as an Audit Manager with a local CPA firm. They attended and served in a local sister Baptist church for 14 years before God called them to serve at FBC Thibodaux in 2013.  She was involved in the AWANA ministry at her former church and God placed it on her heart to serve the children of FBC Thibodaux by serving as the Commander for the AWANA program.

Lisa Cortez

Nursery Leader

Lisa’s mission is to care for children ages 0-2 by empowering parents to participate in Sunday school and church service so that in turn, they may continue to disciple their children at home. She has been serving in nursery for over a year now. Being a young mother herself, she strives to provide a nurturing environment, giving every child personalized attention. All of her helpers have completed background checks and must be certified through an online child safety training course. During Sunday school, they are teaching the children about God’s love through John Piper’s Desiring God curriculum. Their favorite activities during service include: singing, praying, reading stories, puzzles, coloring and more. In her down time she loves to plan play-dates as well as “kid-free” coffee dates with friends. Her other areas of church involvement include the Building and Grounds Team, Video Announcements, and Discipleship Pathway. She feels very blessed to be a part of what God is doing in the FBC Nursery.

Tony Ledet

Sunday School Leader

Tony was born and raised in Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Louisiana. On New Year’s Eve 2006, he married his high school sweetheart, Lauren, and they now have 5 children (yes! You read that right!)— Abram, Ephraim, Adelaide, Chaim, and Eliza. Tony grew up attending a variety of churches and denominations, but it wasn’t until he was a teenager that he began to understand partly the beauty of the Gospel and would take several more years for him to truly embrace the glorious Gospel and repent of his sins. God worked within him a love for His Word and a desire to teach and preach it to others. He has served as a youth minister in 2 local churches before joining here at FBC Thibodaux where he now serves as our Sunday School leader. His desire is to help equip our teachers to be able to study and teach in a way that will bring glory to God. He also desires to see those who attend Sunday School learn how to study God’s Word through the faithful exposition of it in Sunday School. As a result, his hope is that lives will be changed as boys and girls and men and women are exposed to the beauty of Scripture and its relevance in their lives.

Email: anthonyledet@gmail.com

Jody Snow

Women’s D-Group Leader

Jody was born and raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Throughout her childhood, she grew up in a catholic home but never knew Christ. However in 2012, Jody was saved. She repented of her sins and surrendered her life to Christ. She is married to Shawn and has three children, Chloee, Mason, and Luke. Jody is a stay-at-home mom who enjoys personal time spent with God, spending time with her family, and homeschooling her children. She has a passion for encouraging and equipping other ladies as they grow together in their walk with Christ.

Jerry Rivet

Men’s D-Group Leader

Jerry is from Thibodaux, married his high school sweetheart, Mandie, in 2000, and they now have 3 wonderful children; Cass, Neily and Adeline. He was saved in 2006 at the age of 29 and is extremely grateful for Steven Scrivner and Kevin Celestin being concerned enough about his life as a believer to pour all they knew into him. It has given Jerry a great passion for discipleship and building spiritual relationships that will last for eternity. He believes the more we encourage and aid each other to love and serve Christ and His church the more He receives the glory, honor and praise that He so greatly deserves because “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him!” (Piper)

Email: rivet623@gmail.com

Jerry & Barbara André

Fellowship Leaders

Jerry and Barbara have been members of FBC Thibodaux for 35 years. Jerry has been a Deacon for the last 16 years. Together they lead an adult Sunday School Class. They are the Team leaders for the Fellowship Team and servants of the Lord. They enjoy camping, playing tennis and spending time with our family.