Born in Shelby County, Alabama, on April 30, 1965, Phillip moved to Jemison in 1976 and graduated from Jemison High in 1983. He married Lesa in 1984, and they have one son, Clay. After working as a stone mason, he started his own tile business in 1994 and later opened a marble & granite shop. He now manages residential and commercial properties.

Phillip accepted Jesus Christ in 1988, was baptized, and became a deacon in 1996. He has served in various church roles, taught Sunday School, and participated in missions locally and abroad. Active with Chilton Baptist Builders since 1996, he now serves on the board. He attends Enon Baptist Church, working in the deacon, kids’, and bus ministries.

He helped start Enon’s F.A.I.T.H. Rider chapter and served as Alabama’s State Coordinator, and now our National Director.

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Robert was born in 1965 in Santa Barbara, CA. He married his wife, Sherry, in 1988 in LaFayette, AL. They have two daughters and four grandchildren.

In 1990, Robert surrendered his life to Christ and was called into the ministry the same year. He began pastoring in 1994 and is currently serving in his third pastorate at Cottonton Baptist Church in Cottonton, AL.

A member of FAITH Riders since 2011, he has helped start chapters in his last two churches. Now serving as the FAITH Riders National Chaplain, he is passionate about discipling others to evangelize the lost through this ministry.

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Rob Pochek was born in Southern Illinois in 1970 to parents who both rode motorcycles. In fact, his mother rode her own bike during her pregnancy, so, technically, he was riding before he was born! His first official motorcycle was a Honda Trail 70. While in college he met and married Susan. They were married in 1989, and they have two adult children. In 2005, he began riding street bikes. As of March 2020, he has ridden over 165,000 miles on the road and has made three cross country trips. In April of 2018, he completed the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s RiderCoach Training. He currently coaches at the Motorcycle Safety Center of Virginia. He currently rides a 2016 Harley Davidson Ultra Limited and a 2022 Road Glide Special. 

In addition to his motorcycle pursuits, Rob has served as the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church in Charlottesville since April 2016. Before that, he served churches in North Carolina, Illinois and Missouri. He has a M.Div. and a Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. 

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