Philip Blankenship is the new pastor of Blaney Baptist Church in Elgin. Blankenship, a Greenville native, previously served at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Great Falls since December 2001. He becomes the 26th full-time pastor at Blaney Baptist, which celebrated its 100th anniversary last year. Blankenship is shown with wife, Mikki, and children Seth, left, and Abigail. SPECIAL TO THE STATE