Johnny & Cathy Thomason - Pastor - aol.com@lifechangebapt![]() Cathy and I were both born and raised right here in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High School. |
Michael & Stephanie Courtney - Pastor![]() Michael C. Courtney II and wife Stephanie Z. Courtney
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Tyler & Alicia Press - Career Adult & Young Couples Pastor - aol.com@tylerpress![]() Tyler Press is a native son of Odessa. He holds a Bacholer's from Dallas Baptist University, and a Master's from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Tyler is currently working on his Doctorate in Christian Counseling from Louisiana Baptist University. Tyler is married to his wife, Alicia, and together they have four children: Crystal 16, Emily 6, Jaden 4, and Pierceton 2. Tyler joined the Life Change staff in 2007, after holding ministry positions in Colorado and Ohio. Tyler is currently serving as the Career Adult and Young Couples Pastor. Join him for Sunday School in door J of the East Campus at 10:15 am. |
Stephen Humphreys - Youth Jr High/High School Pastor![]() I was born as a Missionary Kid in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but was mostly raised in Ohio. My parents separated and divorced when I was in the fourth grade which ended their position as Missionaries for ABWE in Hong Kong, China. My mother, Ruth Ann, raised me as a single parent and constantly prayed that I would not allow our broken home to ruin my relationship with the Lord. When I graduated from Medina High School in Ohio the Lord led me to study at Moody Bible Institute to earn a bachelors degree in Pastoral Ministry. During my time in Chicago, God gripped my heart with the younger generation's need for the Lord Jesus Christ. He privileged me with an opportunity to serve as a Bible study leader at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center, where I witnessed God's power in bringing students into a transformational relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. I was also privileged with the opportunity to serve as a volunteer for Pastor Phil Jackson of Lawndale Community Church, a youth pastor of twenty plus years in an urban context. Both those experiences have vastly shaped the way that I view ministry and the way that I view God and I know without doubt that Jesus Christ and His Word transforms people's lives because I have experienced it. These experiences coupled with my privilege to serve as a youth intern at this incredible church for the past two summers has solidified my passion to see teenagers experience life change through Jesus Christ. I am incredibly privileged to serve here at a church that values a commitment to reach out to those who do not know Christ and to further guide and direct those who already do. My hope is that God would continue to use me to point people to Him so that they might know and understand the glorious treasure who is Jesus Christ. My prayer: "I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises among the nations. For your loving kindness is great to the heavens and your truth to the clouds. Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let your glory be above all the earth." Psalm 57:9-11
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Charles Reynolds - Music Director![]() |
Bobbie Nix - Finances![]() |