Rev. Emily Hull McGee serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church on Fifth, a delightful community of saints practicing bold love and boundless compassion in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Prior to her calling in July 2015 to serve as First on Fifth's first female senior pastor in the church's 150-year history, Emily served for six years as Minister to Young Adults at Highland Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. Emily enjoys being close to her alma mater of Wake Forest University School of Divinity, serving on the Baptist Joint Committee board and advocating for religious freedom for all, hiking the trails of North Carolina's state parks, and running around after her three precious (and precocious) young kids. Emily is married to Josh (owner and sauce boss of the Y'all Company, makers of small-batch Southern sauces and storytellers through meal and table), and their children are Liam, Annabelle, and Silas.