Unity Baptist Association
  • Home
  • About UBA
    • Churches
    • Values
    • Staff
    • From the DOM
    • Calendar
    • Upcoming Events
  • Church Health
    • Church Grants
    • Pastor Supply & Pastor Search Help
    • Senior Adult Ministry
    • IMPACT Conference
  • Church Engagement
    • Angelina College Baptist Student Ministry
    • Disaster Relief
    • Block Party Trailer
    • Mission Opportunities
  • Church Revitalization
  • Connect
  • Search
  • Menu

Church Health/Pastorless Churches

Supply/Interim Ministers

LufkinLivingstonHuntington

Michael Curry

mgcurry50@gmail.com

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

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

Stephen Parks

stephenparks1234@gmail.com

Lufkin
Cell: tel:936-414-0318
Home: 936-634-9785

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

  • North American Mission Board Church Replanting Certification, Alpharetta Georgia: 2018
  • Today’s Interim Pastor Training, SBTC Lufkin, Texas: 2017
  • Franklin Covey Leadership Modular Series (3 modules) Cedar Hills, Texas: 2012
  • Transitional Pastor Certification; Lifeway, Grapevine, Texas: 2011
  • Basic Coach Certification, Coaching4Clergy, Mt. Lebanon, Texas: 2009
  • Intentional Interim Ministry Certification: Center for Congregational Health: 2003

Wayne Roberson

phillipsranch2002@yahoo.com

Lufkin
Cell: 936-615-2096

Available for:
Supply Preacher

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

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Trinity Baptist (Lufkin)
  • Lakewood Baptist (Zavalla)
  • Pine Grove Missionary Baptist (Diboll)
  • Pinecrest Retirement Community
  • Christ Congregational Church (Lufkin)

Rick Roberts

rickroberts52@yahoo.com

Etoile
Cell: 936-545-7116 (Wife’s Cell)
Home: 936-854-2235

Available for:
Supply Music, Interim Music, Interim Staff positions

Educational Background:
Lamar University – Engineering and Mid-America Baptist Theo Seminary – MDiv

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • 4 yrs, Crossroads International Church, Kuwait
  • 4 yrs, Protestant Fellowship, Saudi Arabia
  • 1 yr, Maplecrest Baptist Church, Vidor, Tx
  • 3 yrs, First Baptist Church, Washington, Missouri

Freddie Smith

fredjoyce@consolidated.net

Lufkin
cell: (936) 674-9806
home: (936) 674-9806

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
Studied at San Jacinto College Pasadena Tx
University of Houston Houston Tx

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Mt. Zion Baptist Lufkin
  • Redland Baptist

Larry Staggs

largensta@minister.com

Lufkin
cell: (409) 658-1366

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
BA

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Bethel, Warren, Tx (10 yr.)
  • Crestwood, Lumberton Tx (11 yr.)
  • Mentor, Rogersville Mo (5 yr.)
  • Rosedale, Beaumont Tx (4 yr.)

Specialized Training

  • Both Intentional and Transitional Pastor training
  • Replant training level one

James Wagstaff

jamesarlon@hotmail.com

Lufkin
cell: (936) 465-2412
Home: (936) 637-7374

Available for:
Supply Preacher, Interim Pastor

Educational Background:
Bachelor of Business Administration

Previous 4 Places of Service:

  • Godtel Ministries Lufkin,Tx. 20 years

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: 9366371269 

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

Submit Your Information as a Supply Minister HERE

Michael Loftin

damailman77372@yahoo.com

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

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

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.

Submit your information to be added to our Supply/Interim list.

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

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

CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THE SUPPLY LIST

Unity Baptist Association

(Office is located inside Memorial Baptist Church)

Physical Address:
904 N. John Redditt Dr.
Lufkin TX 75904

Mailling Address:
P.O. Box 154510
Lufkin, TX 75915

To Contact UBA

Phone: 936.634.3734

Dr. Stephen Brazzel
Director of Missions
sbrazzel@unityba.org
Facebook – Instagram – YouTube – Twitter

Bonnie Nunn
Administrative Assistant
bnunn@unityba.org

Follow us on Facebook

© Copyright - Unity Baptist Association
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
Scroll to top