Meet Our Team



The media staff relies heavily upon our strong volunteer base to accomplish all that takes place at Central on a weekly basis. Our volunteers are the backbone of this ministry, and without them we would not be able to accomplish all that we do week in and week out.



Matthew Graham
Media Arts Director
mgraham@cbcj.net

Matthew is married to Jessie and they have two sons, Josiah and Jackson. Having grown up in Springfield, Matthew graduated from Missouri State University with a BS in Mass Media Production. Before coming to Central in January of 2007, Matthew and Jessie served 3 years as the Worship Leaders at the satellite campus of First Baptist in Springfield. Matthew is passionate about using Media and Creative Arts to engage people in worship.





Magen Helms
Graphic Designer
mhelms@cbcj.net

Magen is married to Kyle and serves as the Graphic Designer at Central Baptist Church. Originally from Blytheville, AR she is the daughter of Ralph and Peggy Hill and a sister to Erin. After graduating high school in 2003 she moved to Jonesboro, AR to attend Arkansas State University where she graduated in May 2005 with a bachelors degree in Digital Media and Design.





Rachel Abanathy
Web Designer
rabanathy@cbcj.net

Having grown up in Cherokee Village, AR, Rachel graduated from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock in 2005 studying communications, writing, and music. Rachel is married to Stephen, and has served as Web Designer at Central since March 2008.





Jeff Brown
Broadcast Editor
jbrown@cbcj.net

Jeff has grown up in Central and has been a member of the praise band since 2000. He is blessed with a wonderful family, his wife Stacey and his twins Adam and Jana. A graduate of Arkansas State University, Jeff has a Bachelor's of Science in Human Resources and a Master's of Business Administration, but his passion has always been playing and producing music and film score. After working in many different fields over the years, Jeff is grateful to use his talents that God his given him for the glory of the Lord.

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