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Leadership of the Church

For any organization to exist there must be leadership. The church of our Lord is no different. When talking about the leadership for the church as a whole Paul said God "...put all things under his (that is, Jesus') feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all" (Eph.1:22,23). Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is our ultimate head and leader.

Elders

"For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers" (Titus 1:7-9).

Clay Elders

The elders of the congregation are Lance Burleson, Reg Ginn, and Bill Pohlman.

Deacons

"Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus" (1 Timothy 3:8-13).

Ken Cushing Michael Dykes Dave Evans Jim Guidry
Bobby Gunn Gary Holt Brian Jackson Prince Shotts Mike Young

The deacons of the congregation are:
Top row: Ken Cushing, Michael Dykes, Dave Evans, and Jim Guidry
Bottom row: Bobby Gunn, Gary Holt, Brian Jackson, Prince Shotts, and Mike Young.

Evangelist

"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry" (2 Timothy 4:2-5).

Alex D. Ogden

The local evangelist for the congregation is Alex Ogden.