First Baptist Odessa Ministers Readied for Service
A group of trained ministers including Pete Bailey Stone Johnny Young and Ed work at First Baptist Odessa with extensive Texas and New Mexico roots. Stone leads 2086 church members while Young serves as Minister of Recreation and Education roles span San Jacinto Baylor Hardin-Simmons and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ed, with degrees from Hardin-Simmons and Southwestern, has held education and missions posts in Ker rville San Antonio Conroe and Bryan before joining Odessa in January 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Stone
Houston
Texas
San Jacinto
Baylor University
Southwesternies Theological Seminary
Bailey
Longview Heights
Memphis
Tennessee
First Baptist Church of
Lefors
Hardin-Smmons University
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ft. Worth
Texas A & M
Shirley
Julie Underwood |Thers
Jim Wiggins
Conroe
Joni Wiggins
Southwest Texas
Sanarco
Kerrville
San Antonio
Beaumont
First Baptist
Tryon-Evergreen
Jim Faull the Minister of Music
Jim Faull, born in Broken Arrow Oklahoma and raised in New Orleans, serves as Minister of Music at First Baptist Odessa. He earned a B S from Louisiana College and a Master in Church Music from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He toured with We Three Kings for 40 years and performed in over 300 Baptist churches. He and his wife Marty have a daughter Heather Kathryn. The Faults marked their 4th anniversary at First Baptist Odessa in February 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Broken Arrow
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Louisiana
Louisiana College
Pineville
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ft. Worth
Texas
We Three Kings
Alene
Marty
Heather Kathryn
First Baptist
Odessa
Oakland Heights Baptist Church
Longview
Chuck Williams Minister of Youth Education
Chuck Williams a native of Lubbock Texas and a 1971 veteran youth minister has served in Texas churches including Hale Center Kress Amarillo River Oaks Fort Worth and now leads the youth program at First Baptist Odessa for grades seven to twelve married to Ann with son Richie born January 14 1980 He holds a BA from Wayland Baptist Plainview and an MRE from Southwestern Baptist in May 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck
Lubbock
Texas
Coronado High School
Wayland Baptist College of
Plainview
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ft. Worth
Ann
Richie
First Baptist
Odessa
First Baptist of
Bryan
First
Hale Center
Kress
Trinity
Amarillo
River Oaks
Linda Harville Named Childhood Ministries Director
Linda Harville, a native Odessan born 1944, is noted as director of childhood ministries. She graduated Permian High School in 1962 and earned a B S in Elementary Education from West Texas State University in 1964. She taught second grade in Tulsa and Kermit before joining First Baptist in 1977 as Children's Director. She and husband Leon have three children Laurette born 1969 Loren born 1972 and Leland born 1976. Linda oversees programs for birth through sixth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda
Loren Lee
Leland Lane
First Baptist
First Baptist Youth Ministry Promotes Growth and Service in Odessa
The First Baptist Church Youth Ministry in Odessa offers physical, social, and mental activities for juniors and seniors, including water skiing, hiking, sports in the Family Life Center, Sun day School, choir, and mission work. A February 2022 Disciple Now event and a Montana mission trip are highlighted among ongoing Bible studies, youth council plans, and performances sponsored by music programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Odessa
New Family Life Center
FBC
Jesus Christ
Chuck Williams
Teers
First Baptist
Gardiner
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Youth Council
Six Flags
Baylor University
Furst Baptist Church
Learming Caperence
Tineliy Lo
Rip
Foo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pete
H. Bailey Stone, JR
Johnny Young
Johnny
Matador
Hobbs
New Mexico
Tuba City
Arizona
Navajo Trails
Ford
ED Wiggins
Jim Faull
Music
Linda Harville
Childhood Ministries
Music Ministry
Youth Ministry
Red River, New Mexico
Ron Reeves
Greg Isarel
Children’s Ministry
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