Our goal is to lead others to plant, grow and multiply in their relationship with Jesus Christ. We are here to guide, direct and do life together as the church that God has planted here in the Derby Area.
Meet Our Staff
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Lance Montalbano - Lead pastor
Lance joined Pleasantview in December of 2022. Lance, Kristin and their three children are excited to put down roots in Derby and invest in the community to see it changed for Christ.
Lance was a Bible Major at Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, MS, has earned a Master of Arts in Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is working toward a D Min from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Lance is excited to see lives changed through the work of the Gospel in Derby!
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Keith Barger - Associate Pastor / Interim Youth Pastor
Keith was born and raised in Derby. He started attending PBC with his family at the age of five, and started following Christ as a young child. Keith started dating Regina White in high school, and the two were married while attending Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK. Keith and Regina have two daughters, Amelia and Violet.
Keith served churches in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Wisconsin before returning home in October 2010 to serve at Pleasantview.
Keith enjoys listening to, singing, and playing music of many styles. After a lifetime of vocal training and buying a guitar in seminary, the two disciplines have combined to provide a fun, creative outlet. He also enjoys working on and restoring motorcycles and trains people in motorcycle skills.
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debi stancoff - financial manager
Debi was born and raised in Wichita, and has lived here most of her life except when she and her husband, David, moved to Reno, NV for five years. She and David have and daughter and son-in-law, Chelsea and Kyle. They live in the Wichita area with their two sons, Osborne (Oz) and Rolen. Family is very important to Debi, and since her own grandsons live 10 hours away, she enjoys being another “Grans” to her great nieces and nephews. Debi and David have been members since 2013 and would recommend PBC to anyone looking for a warm, welcoming place of worship, as well as a place to grow in your spiritual journey.
Debi has worked in various bookkeeping and administrative jobs, including school bookkeeper, assistant manager of a recreational center, with the most recent being at a mid-sized accounting firm. After being retired for six months, she’s excited to be back at work part-time serving at PBC as Financial Manager.
Debi enjoys decorating jobs at home, spending as much time as possible with her grandsons, being outside, and beginning her day with a walk of three to five miles, depending on schedules.
