Pastors & Elders
Patrick Ward
Lead pastor
Birthplace: Brasher Falls, NY (Adirondacks)
Wife: Liz
Children: Liam, Natalie, Rebekah, Reuben, Korbin, and Jude
Patrick was saved in December of 2000, having been raised going to church every Sunday, but never committing his life to Jesus until his early 20s. He immediately started serving in any capacity available in his church. Patrick took Seminary Extension Courses and was mentored by his pastor and in 2004 he was filling the pulpit in local churches and shortly after began his first pastorate.
Patrick and his family have continuously served in their local church and they have been active in the local homeschool community. The Wards have been a part of East Naples since the fall of 2021 and are looking forward to being a part of the future of Fairway Bible Church.
Email: Patrick@fairwaychurch.com
Robert Burnett
aSSOCIATE Pastor
Birth Place: Kingston, Jamaica
Wife: Rhona
Children: Tracyann (husband KJ), Rob
Grandchildren: Isabella, Benjamin
Robert was saved as a young boy and was leading his youth group by the time he was 16 and has been serving and teaching in churches ever since. Robert and his family have lived in a few places over his career, but they settled in Naples in 2022 and have been a part of Fairway soon after their arrival. Along with serving on the pastoral team at Fairway, Robert has also been a long time board member of a medical mission organization.
In 2024, Robert retired from a career in computer engineering that spanned nearly 40 years, so he can spend more time traveling with his wife of 40+ years and photographing wildlife in Naples and to the ends of the earth.
Email: Robert@fairwaychurch.com
Emilio Gonzalez
Spanish Pastor
Lugar de nacimiento: Cuba
Familia: Marilyn Gonzales
Hijos/as: Adrian, Daniel, Ezequiel, Eliezer, Andy, Samuel
Educacion: teologia
Lugares Favoritos: Libreria
Musica Favorita: A Solas Al Huerto Yo Voy
Deportes Favoritos: Ninguna
No Le Gusta: La Musica Rappera
Versiculo Favorito: Isaias 23:3
El grano de Sijor y la cosecha del Nilo eran su ganancia, Y había llegado a convertirse en emporio de las naciones.
Email: Emilio@fairwaychurch.com
Wayne daugherty
Elder
MEDIA & FACILITIES
Birthplace: Richmond, Indiana
Family: Married to Diana
Son: Jeffrey
Daughter: Stephanie
Grandchildren: Madison, Jacob
Education: Muskegon College
Favorite Places: Visiting Family, Hawaii
Favorite Music: Chris Tomlin, Hillsong United
Favorite Sports: Golfing
Dislikes: Shopping
Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 85:10 Show us your unfailing love, Lord, and grant us your salvation.
Email: wayne@fairwaychurch.com
Al Crespo
Elder
Administration
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Wife: Evelyn
Six Children: Christopher, Adriana, Vanessa, Marisol Elsa, Lissette
Grandchildren Naesha, Brian, Jonathan, Kelly,
Great Grandchildren Carlitos, Selena Cayden Sarai
Experience: 15 Yrs Deacon, Board of Directors, Head Usher
Favorite Places: Puerto Rico
Favorite Music: Promise Keepers, Carman, Hosanna
Favorite Sports: Watching Olympics
Dislikes: Snakes
Favorite Bible Verse: Hebrews 10:24-25
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as we see the day approaching.
Email: al@fairwaychurch.com
