First Church, Roanoke, staff change

Mike Ramage is the new pastor of First Church, Roanoke. He comes from Fifth Avenue Church, St. Petersburg, Fla. He has also served several other churches in Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi. Ramage holds a bachelor’s degree in religion from Samford University in Birmingham and master of divinity and doctor of ministry from New Orleans Seminary. He and his wife, Kathy, have one child and two grandchildren.