Meet the Team
Eric Price
Pastor
Pastor Eric was born in Athens, Georgia, grew up in the Philippines, and then finished high school in northern Virginia. He received his formal education at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago (B.A. in biblical studies) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div., Th.M.) in Deerfield, IL. While at Moody, he met Sarah, and they were married in 2014. Their daughter Lucy was born in 2018, and Valerie was born in 2023. The family moved to southern Illinois in 2020, where Eric worked in community mental health and in part-time pastoral ministry prior to relocating to Centralia. They came to First Baptist Church in 2025. Eric and Sarah are glad to be in Centralia and enjoy taking their daughters to the city library and recreation center.
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Andrew Acobo
Music Minister
Andrew originally hails from the Philippines, where he and wife, Adelfa, worked as educators. After relocating to the United States, Andrew earned a master’s degree in special education and continued his career in teaching. He currently works at Murray Developmental Center in Centralia. He and Adelfa moved to Centralia and began attending First Baptist in 2020. As music minister, Andrew coordinates Sunday morning worship songs. He is passionate about glorifying God through music ministry.
Cecilia Ross
Secretary
Cecilia is a Centralia native and has lived here most of her life. She has been serving as First Baptist’s secretary since 2015. She takes care of all office operations and answers the phone during office hours. She enjoys gardening, shopping, home improvement projects, and spending time with her daughter and grandson.