Jamie Ellis BLACKSBURG – Jamie Ellis, pastor of of Grace Fellowship Baptist Church , will be honored with a surprise Pastor's Appreciation Day on Saturday, Nov. 14. Dinner will be served at 4 p.m. in the Antioch Recreation Center for church members and his friends. Drop-ins are welcome, but everyone is reminded to keep it a surprise.

Rev. Ellis, son of Judy Ellis and the late Jimmy (Redman) Ellis, has been pastor at Grace Fellowship for seven years. He and his wife, Janet, have three children, Kamran, Hannah and Sarah. A dog, Macy, completes the Ellis family.

Rev. Ellis graduated from Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute and Casey Creek Baptist Institute.