Leadership team
nICOLE cOTTON
Nicole cotton | lEAD Pastor
Feeling called to ministry at a very young age, I began pursing my call in 2007. My husband Beau and I (married in 2007) began serving in youth ministry together in 2009 at our home church in Beebe, AR. I moved to my first staffed youth pastor position in 2012 (Vilonia, AR) and served there until 2018. In 2018, I was ordained and shortly thereafter stepped into my first lead-pastor position, where my calling felt more fulfilled than ever. (Sherwood, AR) Beau is district licensed and is on track to be ordained in just a few years and we are passionate about serving in ministry together.
In my spare time, I enjoy drinking coffee and watching a good movie or show. When time permits, I enjoy photography and outside activities with my family.
beau cotton
beau cotton | associate pastor
Beau wears many hats (figuratively, I have not seen him physically wear a hat…). By day he is our community and discipleship pastor, by night when he’s not hanging out with his family he rocks out on the drums. He uses this special skill to bless our praise team during worship on Sundays, has been a major contributor towards the community garden, and serves in our Youth Ministry as well as filling the Nazarene Youth International (NYI) role on the church board. When he’s not playing drums he can often be found serving in the sound booth and helps manage equipment and other technical-type thingies.
He is district licensed in the Nazarene church and has a Bachelor's degree in Pastoral Leadership from Nazarene Bible College. He is in the process of obtaining ordination.
In case you were wondering -Yes! He is Pastor Nicole’s husband. They met at a young age and needless to say, he was smitten. They both grew up in central Arkansas and have two kids, Nora and Jonah.
Nikki Whitney
Nikki whitney | Worship Leader / MArketing manager
Nikki has been singing in church since she was a kid and is a third generation worship leader in her family. She taught herself to play piano around the age of 12 and started leading worship in a youth group her freshman year in college. She felt a call to ministry and left college to participate in various ministry training programs through local churches and is now finishing her degree online at Nazarene Bible College with a major in Bible and Theology. She has worked in marketing and social media management for over ten years.
Nikki now holds a local license to preach and can occasionally be found in the pulpit at BFCN.
Nikki has been married since 2011 to her best friend, Gabe. They live in Mascoutah in an almost tiny house with a plethora of cats and make wholesome all-ages comics. She loves animals (mostly cats), webcomics, old movies, and all kinds of asian food. She enjoys heavy metal and electronic music (surprise!) But most of all she desires to bring glory to King Jesus, whom she dearly loves.
Karen Dissett
Karen disset | Campus Manager
Karen has been a member of BFCN since 1988 and is blessed to serve as the church Administrative Assistant since August 2014. Karen has 21 years of experience in the corporate world and over 15 years as an Administrative Assistant. Karen is excited that God has called her to serve Him in the church.
Karen and her husband Mike have been married since 1977. They have two grown children Matthew (Cindi) and Angela (Eric) and have been blessed with ten beautiful grandchildren. In her spare time, she enjoys camping and relaxing. She also enjoys biking, golf, hiking, and most of all going to the beach.
Karen has a deep love for her family and a deeper love for the Lord. Her desire is to do His will for her life. Karen is excited and blessed to be a part of the BFCN staff.
BFCN Church Board Members
Beau cotton (NYI)
Greg Parcell
Rick Parks
Cathy dothager
Stu leach (NMI)
Bryan Skelton
Adam Franklin
Mike disset
Larry Wankel (NDI)
At Belleville First we are blessed with a great leadership team
who are committed to the Kingdom and serving you.