Scott Dotson Sr.

Dr. Scott Dotson Sr. is a 2016 graduate of Georgetown Baptist Bible institute, under the direction of Dr. Lee Davis. He was saved in 1991 during a 5 year enlistment in the United States Marine Corps. He surrendered to the call to preach in 2004. He pastored Lusk Chapel Baptist Church in Spring Creek, N.C. from 2005 - 2008. He taught at the Grace Baptist Bible Institute for 12 years. He has pastored the Little Ivy Baptist Church in Mars Hill, N.C. since 2008.

Doug Raynes

Pastor Raynes, B.S., M.Ed., earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Education from Bob Jones University. Born in Tampa, Florida, he moved to the upstate of South Carolina in 1971 when his father became the pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church in Taylors. He grew up in the ministry there and developed a heart for the Lord and a heart for serving others, teaching Sunday school, leading the music, and working with the youth. He served as the principal of Pleasant View Christian Academy in Taylors, S.C. for over 16 years and Mountain View Christian Academy in Cowpens, S.C. for over 5 years. He taught in the Believer’s Institute for Biblical Studies for 2 years and Grace Baptist Bible Institute for 5 years. He has served as the pastor of Progress Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C. since 2010.

Robert Jones

Robert Jones graduated from Anchor Baptist Bible College where he earned his Bachelor of Theology.  He also graduated from Grace Baptist Bible College where he earned his Master of Theology. He has served at Anchor Baptist Church in Pisgah Forest, NC under the leadership of Pastor Dr. Randy Barton from 2005 till the present. He is also the Dean of Students at Anchor Baptist Bible Institute and Director of Missions at Anchor Baptist Missions International for North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia.  He also is a traveling Evangelist and works in missions around the world. 

Andy Wells

Dr. Andy Wells is the pastor of the Galilee Baptist Church in Monroe, NC and has served as their pastor since June of 2001. Pastor Wells, in addition to pastoring the Galilee Baptist Church he preaches as an itinerant, in revivals, Bible conferences, and camps around the nation. Pastor Wells has a passion for teaching and training young men for the ministry. Pastor Wells taught for 5 years at the Carolina Baptist College before joining the faculty of Grace Baptist Bible Institute (formerly Georgetown Baptist Bible College) in 2010. He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting and fishing. Dr. Wells and his Wife Beverley have been married since 1985 and have 5 grown children and 6 grandchildren. The Wells’ reside on a hobby farm in Pageland, SC.

Faculty & Staff

Bruce Robinson

Pastor Bruce Robinson was saved as a 5 years old boy, and surrendered to the call to preach on September 1, 1982 at the age of 13. He attended Tabernacle Bible College in Greenville, SC, his freshman year, and later continued his education and graduated from the Trinity Baptist Bible College in Asheville, NC. He pastored Bee Tree Baptist Church, Swannanoa, NC, from 1988-1990, and Clayton Avenue Baptist Church, Asheville, NC, from 1991- 2006. He returned to the church in which he grew up, Swannanoa Heights Baptist Church, in 2006, as the Assistant Pastor/Youth Pastor (2006-2008). He has had the privilege of serving as the pastor of Swannanoa Heights Baptist Church since August 2008. In addition to pastoring, he worked at the Happy Valley Christian Academy, Asheville, NC, from 1997-1998; helped Bro. Lee Davis start the Georgetown Baptist Academy, Leicester, NC, in 1998, where he served as the principal from 1998-2001; and has taught at Temple Baptist School, Asheville, NC, from 2001 to the present. Pastor Bruce has been married to his wife Susan for 28 years, and they have two daughters, Rebekah and Addie.

Todd McKeehan

Dr. McKeehan graduated from Grace Baptist Bible College where he earned his Master of Theology and his Doctor of Theology degrees. He pastored in Western North Carolina from 2003 to 2008. He taught in the Blue Ridge Baptist Bible College, and in the Grace Baptist Bible College. Since 2009, he has been with Prayer Baptist Missions Inter-national working in missions & evangelism.

Ashley Jarvis

Ashley is the Administrative Assistant of Advance Bible College. She handles phone calls, emails, accounts payable, registration, grade reports, etc. She can be reached through the office telephone number (call or text) or the office email address. Ashley was homeschooled all throughout grade school and graduated in 2014. She attended the Believer’s Institute for Biblical Studies and graduated in 2018 with her Bachelor of Biblical Studies Degree. She was saved in 2003 at the age of 7 years old. She serves alongside her parents at Welcome Baptist Church in Union, S.C. where her dad, Dr. Robert Jarvis, is the pastor. Ashley has been involved in teaching Sunday School, children’s Bible club, working with the youth group, and music at church for years. She currently teaches preschool at Union Christian Day School in Union, S.C.

Steve Williamson

Pastor Steve Williamson is the pastor of the Gethsemane Baptist Church in Lexington, SC. and has served as their pastor since 2003. As a youth and teenager, Pastor Williamson pursued a baseball career and enjoyed a measure of success as a pitcher for Irmo high school. He had a promising future in baseball, but the Lord had other plans. In 1987, at the age of sixteen, Pastor Steve came to Gethsemane Baptist church and was saved. He was called to preach about three months later. His wife Jennifer grew up at Gethsemane and was saved in January of 1992. She and Pastor Steve were married in June of 1993. Immediately following marriage, they served as missionaries in the Turks and Caicos Islands for four years. They then returned to serve in their home church for some years, and Pastor Steve became the assistant pastor. In 2003, Pastor Steve became the senior pastor of Gethsemane Baptist Church.