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Church Health/Pastorless Churches

Supply/Interim Ministers

Michael Curry

mgcurry50@gmail.com

Member of Denman Avenue Baptist, Lufkin

Lufkin
cell: (979) 324-5488
home: (936) 526-2119

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
Southwestern Seminary
Louisiana Baptist University
Southwest Bible College

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Lake Athens Baptist Church Athens
  • Christs Way Baptist Church Bryan
  • Northview Baptist Church Bryan
  • Southside Baptist Church Lufkin

Specialized Training

  • Interim Pastor Training Southern Baptist of Texas

Jimmy Hedges

Lufkin
home: (936) 639-3111

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
B.S. Texas Tech

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Lufkin – 18 years
  • Pastor, Wooster Baptist Church, Baytown, Texas – 6 years
  • Pastor, First Baptist Church, Whitewright, Texas – 4 years
  • Pastor, Beall Chapel Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Texas – 4 years
  • Interim Pastor, First Baptist Church, Zavalla, Texas
  • Interim Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Wells, Texas
  • Interim Pastor, Lakeview Baptist Church, Diboll, Texas
  • Interim Pastor, Forest Baptist Church, Wells, Texas
  • Supply preaching – multiple churches
  • Chaplain – Hospice in The Pines, Lufkin
  • Revivals – multiple churches

Paul Gilham

pdg.091413@gmail.com

Lufkin
cell: (936) 676-3403

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor, Interim Staff positions

Educational Background:
B.A. Religion, BMATS, Jacksonville, TX In Progress

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Associate Pastor, Harvest Baptist, Lufkin, TX
  • Youth Pastor, Fairview Baptist, Lufkin, TX
  • Youth Pastor, Calvary Baptist, Apple Springs, TX
  • Pastor, Piney Creek Baptist, Pennington, TX

Travis Lawrence

travislawrence_52@yahoo.com

Member of FBC, Lufkin

Lufkin
cell: (832) 377-9823

Available for:
Supply Preacher

Educational Background:
Texas A&M University – BA (Mathematics)
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – MA (Church Ministries)

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • First Baptist Church – Lufkin, TX (Recently joined)
  • Champion Forest Baptist Church – Spring, TX (Served and led in various capacities since 2013)

Specialized Training

  • Life on Mission (LOM)
  • F.A.I.T.H. Evangelism Training
  • Merge Marriage Ministry
  • Re-Engage Marriage Ministries

Michael Loftin

damailman77372@yahoo.com

Member of Onalaska, FBC

Onalaska
cell: (281) 432-9957

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
65 hrs SWBTS

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • FBC Splendora
  • Highpoint Fellowship (formerly United Baptist Church)
  • Vision of Faith
  • Boekerton Baptist Church

Specialized Training

  • Life Innovations couple mentoring

John McGuire

jmcguire@sbtexas.com

Nacogdoches
cell: (936) 556-2860

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
Tennessee Temple University
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • FBC Garrison – Pastor 1992-2013
  • FBC Waskom – Interim Pastor 2017
  • FBC Rusk – Interim Pastor 2018
  • FBC Colmesneil – Interim Pastor 2018
  • Tanglewood Bapt. Ch. Jasper – Interim Pastor 2019

Specialized Training

  • Transitional Pastor Training -SBTC/NAMB
  • Today’s Interim Pastor – SBTC

James McKenzie

Jmckenzie@allisoncrane.com

Huntington
Cell: 936-215-2855

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
72 hours toward a degree in interdisciplinary studies. My focus is psychology, criminal justice, and religion
I am a licensed Christian Counselor

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Lufkin family worship center ( youth pastor 2014-present)
  • Lala Hill Baptist ( Sunday school teacher 2009-2011 Youth pastor 2011-2014
  • I have been fill in associate pastor for both churches
  • Currently attend LFWC where I still serve as fill in for Pastor
  • Saron Missionary Baptist, Saron/Zavalla 2011-2012 Senior pastor

Specialized Training:

Liberty University Ministry classes

Cody Moree

cmoree@asisd.com

Member of FBC, Huntington

Cell: (936) 671-0372
Home: (936) 876-3727

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
B.S. West Texas A M
M. Ed. S.F.A.S.U.
Ed. D. Texas A & M Commerce

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Mt Carmel BC-Supply
  • FBC-Corrigan-Supply
  • FBC-Huntington-Supply
  • Parkview BC-Supply

Stephen Parks

stephenparks1234@gmail.com

Member of Denman Avenue Baptist, Lufkin

Cell: 936-414-0318

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor, Interim Staff positions.

Educational Background:
M. Div., M.A., Ph.D Southwestern Seminary

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Director of Missions, Unity Baptist Association 2000-2018
  • Church Development Consultant, North Louisiana Baptist Association 1995-1999
  • Church Planter, Southfield Christian Fellowship in Arlington 1992-1995
  • Pastor, Traders Village 1994-1995

Specialized Training

  • Transitional Pastor Certification; Lifeway, Grapevine, Texas: 2011
  • Intentional Interim Ministry Certification: Center for Congregational Health: 2003

Royce Pennington

rvanpenn@suddenlink.net

Livingston
Cell: 936-328-1703

Available for:
Supply Preacher

Educational Background:
B.A at Baylor and B.D. at Southwestern Seminary

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Pastor at FBC, Corrigan
  • Pastor at Blanchard Baptist
  • Pastor at FBC Pennington
  • Interim pastor at Lakewood, FBC, Corrigan, Jones Prairie Baptist, Schwab City Baptist, Blanchard Baptist

Rick Pressley

rick.pressley@aol.com

Huntington
Cell: 936-239-5109

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
MDiv+

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Burke Bapt Ch – Diboll
  • North Stonington Bap Ch – CT
  • South Eastern New England Baptist Association
  • Baptist Convention of New England

Specialized Training:

Church planting, Evang, pastor/planter training

Clestel Riffe

effir48@yahoo.com

Livingston
cell: (936) 689-1932
Home: (936) 689-1932

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
Seminary through Texas Baptist Seminary

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Pine Forest Baptist, Onalaska, TX
  • Center Hill Baptist Oakhurst, TX
  • Big Sandy Baptist, Big Sandy, TX
  • East Tempe Baptist, Livingston, TX

Specialized Training

  • Interim Pastor and Supply preacher training through SBA.

Wayne Roberson

brorobersonwayne777@gmail.com

Member of Denman Avenue Baptist, Lufkin

Lufkin
Cell: 936-615-2096

Available for:
Supply Preacher

Educational Background:
Unity Baptist Seminary Extension, Dr. Bob Elliott

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Jones Prairie (Leggett) – Interim
  • Trinity Baptist (Lufkin)
  • Lakewood Baptist (Zavalla)
  • Pine Grove Missionary Baptist (Diboll)

Lynn Sasser

tlsasser1@gmail.com

Member of Central Baptist, Livingston

Cell: 936-252-4210

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
Southwestern Baptist Seminary-Ft.Worth,TX
Louisiana Christian University-Pineville,LA
Port Neches-Groves High School- Port Neches,Tx

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Capital City Baptist Church- Mexico City
  • IMB of SBC
  • FBC- Hitchcock,TX
  • Central Baptist Church, Livingston,TX
  • I was a pastor of an International Church for 19 years and a missionary in Latin America for 10 years.

Darryl Smith

drdunk6949@gmail.com

Member of FBC, Huntington

Cell: 936-676-6624

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
B.A. from Baylor 1984
M.Div. From SWBTS. 1987
D.Min. From SWBTS. 1996

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Calvary Baptist, Seymour, Texas 1987-94
  • First Baptist, Post, Texas 1994-99
  • First Baptist, Huntington, Texas 1999-2022

Specialized Training

  • Today’s Interim Pastor Training, SBTC

Dale Wier

Pastordalewier@gmail.com

Alto
Cell: 936-554-0834

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor, Interim Music

Educational Background:
BAR-BMAA, Jacksonville,Texas; Music and Business Adm. Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Intentional interim pastor at Martiansville Baptist Church – Martiansville, Texas
  • Pastor Nat Baptist Church- Nat, Texas
  • Pastor Enterprise Baptist Church-Jacksonville,Texas
  • Pastor Oak Grove Baptist-Nacogdoches, Texas.

Specialized Training

  • Ten years+ in ministry
  • Eighteen months as interim

Rick Williams

Rickw727200@gmail.com

Lufkin
Home: 936-622-0727 

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
Graduate of New Orleans Theological Seminary

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Three Churches as Transitional Pastor spanning 5 years
  • Founding Pastor, Carpenter’s Way Church – 8 years
  • Executive Pastor, Hoffmantown Church in Albuquerque – 3 years
  • Minister of Education, FBC, Daytona Beach – 4 years

Specialized Training

  • Transitional Pastor

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