Our Team - First Baptist Norfolk

Meet Our Staff

Senior Pastor Jason Owens

The Rev. Jason Owens is a native of Marietta, Georgia, and is currently serving as the Pastor at First Baptist Church in Norfolk, NE. Pastor Jason previously served Fork Baptist in Fork, SC as senior pastor. He separated from the USAF in 2013 where he served as a network intelligence analyst. He then served as Department of Defense contractor in Afghanistan, Maryland, Virginia, and Florida. Jason is a graduate of Liberty University (Go Flames!) where he completed his undergraduate work and seminary. He is currently working on his Doctor of Ministry through Andersonville Theological Seminary. Jason was ordained in 2021 by the Southern Baptist church. He is the logistics manager of “Love Worth Sharing International,” a ministry that since 1998 has educated and fed poverty-stricken children in Haiti. Pastor Jason has an adopted daughter currently in college in Florida.

Abraham Montalvo (Senior)

Latino Missionary Pastor

Pastor Abraham and his wife Susanna have been leading the Latino Ministry at FBC since 2010. Pastor Montalvo brings a wealth of experience as he has served as a Pastor in a variety of churches for much of his life. Originally from Veracruz, Mexico, Pastor Abraham has a heart for all Spanish speaking people in the NE Nebraska area. Several members of the Montalvo family are very involved in both the Spanish and English speaking portions of our congregation and we are blessed to have them as a part of our family!

Ashlee Novatny

Nursery Care Provider

Ashlee has been caring for our kiddos at FBC since 2019. She holds an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Ed from Northeast Community College and works full time during the week with Norfolk Public Schools Little Panthers Pre-School. We are blessed to have her care for our young kiddos!

Jonathan Montalvo

Worship Leader

First Baptist is so blessed to have Jonathan on our team. Many members of his family have been integral members of the FBC church family and the Latino Ministry for many years. In February 2018, Jonathan joined us in an official capacity to lead our worship through music. Jonathan has an Associates Degree in Music, and Media Arts and has worked with Marcos Witt to learn worship arts. While Jonathan brings an incredible amount of musical talent and energy into our times of corporate worship, it pales in comparison to the heart that he has to live for and lift up the name of Jesus.