NAOBC For Life Spotlight – Beth Littlejohn
When you are a member at NAOBC, no matter where God takes you, the love for NAOBC remains. It’s part of your DNA. Periodically we’ll spotlight women who were former members – see where they are today and what NAOBC means to them. Today we’re meeting Beth Littlejohn.
Q: Tell a little about yourself – family, occupation (if applicable), etc.
A: I have been happily married to Jason Littlejohn for 25 years now. We have three wonderful children, Joshua (20yo), Emily (18yo), and Lily (13yo). Jason was a full-time pastor for several years until he felt the call to minister to those in the military as a chaplain for the TN Air National Guard about 11 years ago and I have enjoyed serving alongside him every step of the way. After I stopped homeschooling, I went back to work full-time about a year and a half ago as an office administrator for a primary care provider. We are active members of First Baptist Concord in Knoxville, TN.
Q: When did you attend NAOBC? What brought you to NAOBC?
A: I attended NAOBC from infancy in 1972 until 2001, when my husband accepted his first full-time pastor position (we were voted on the same day we voted for Dr. Cook to be the pastor of NAOBC!)
My parents, Scott and Helen Stephens, are the ones who decided to bring me to 9th & O when I was just a few months old, then along with my brother Eddie, and my sister, Kelly Seebold, who is now a member there again. I am so grateful to my parents for that decision they made so many years ago, for their example of faithfulness, and for making sure we were there every time the doors were open, almost literally, lol.
Q: Where did you serve while at NAOBC?
A. Since I was there for 29 years, I had the opportunity to serve in many ways. Nursery, children, youth, weekly visitation, bible studies, the list goes on. I fondly remember working with the middle schoolers for several years with Michele Sirles, and later with Jason when he joined NAOBC. Oh, the stories we can tell!
Q: What memory from your time at NAOBC means the most to you still today?
A: I’m not sure I can give just one memory. It was my whole childhood and young adulthood. I remember when I was little, my dad and I would explore parts of the very oldest building when it was located on Taylor Blvd. I accepted Christ there and was baptized there. From children’s musicals to youth choir and mission trips. I made life-long friends there, met and married my husband there, Jeff Elieff officiated our ceremony. Outside of my own mother, I had great mentors to look up to like Martha Sirles and Vickie Lane. NAOBC is a huge part of who I still am today.
Q: What is one thing you loved about NAOBC?
A: One of the greatest things I loved about NAOBC is the strong foundation of God’s word I was given there. That is a gift never to be taken for granted and something not true of every church. Thank you, NAOBC. I don’t get to visit as often as I like, but when I do, I feel like I’m home again.
