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Pastor Mike was born in Wise County, Virginia. He graduated from high school in Wise then attended Carson Newman College in Tennessee for a semester before joining the Navy. He served for eight years in the Navy as a hospital corpsman. It was during this time in the Navy that he preached his first sermon at Bible Baptist Church in Olongapo City, Philippines. He was also licensed to the gospel ministry during his service with the Navy at First Southern Baptist Church in Clarksville, Indiana. After the service, he served with the Virginia State Police as a trooper for four years. He resigned from that position to answer a call to pastor a store front church in Virginia while sharing that time in attendance at Clear Creek Baptist Bible College. Pastor Mike has served as pastor for churches in Virginia, Kentucky and, currently, Arizona. Pastor Mike was ordained to the gospel ministry by the Artesian Baptist Church in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Pastor Mike has a Bachelor of Ministry in Theology from Clear Creek Bible College, a Master of Divinity from Luther Rice Seminary and is working on his major ministry project to complete his Doctorate of Ministry from Luther Rice Seminary. Pastor Mike is married to Mary Wells and is blessed with two daughters, one son and four grandchildren.
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YP Mark Garland was born and raised in the midwest suburbs around the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Mark was raised in a Christian home and has been in the Baptist faith his entire life. Mark graduated from high school in 1987 and went on to attend Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. During high school Mark received a lot of guidance and instruction in the youth ministry from a youth pastor at the church where he and his family attended in Waterloo, IL. Mark was a very active part of his youth group in high school. Upon going into college, Mark felt God calling him into the ministry. While attending college, God redirected Mark's studies from computers to youth ministries which has been a passion of Mark's since that time. Mark graduated from SBU in 1991 with a B.A. in Religious Education in Youth Ministries and a minor in Church Recreation. Mark believes very strongly in God's Word and has a burden for young people who are fighting against so much moral degradation. Mark has seen and strives to see many lives of students that are transformed by the redeeming love and forgiveness of our Lord Jesus Christ. Mark has served in two former churches out west and has witnessed how God has guided him to Brown Road Baptist Church to serve and reach the people of Mesa. Mark looks forward to opportunities to be with the youth group and loves to see those new faces coming to take a look at the group. Mark's goal is to train, equip and lead students in a deeper walk with our Lord Jesus Christ and continue to reach new students with the gospel. One message Mark hopes that the community understands would be that Brown Road Baptist Youth Minisitries is here for ALL the teens in Mesa and looks forward to many students calling our group their own. xx
Secretary Linda Myers has served here
at Brown Road Baptist for six and a half years. Linda is our front lines to the many phone calls recieved at Brown
Road, as well as, manages the frequently trafficked area of our offices. Linda is excellent at juggling
many different tasks at one time and keeps a sound balance to sanity for our staff. Linda has lived in Arizona
for nearly 20 years and resides in Mesa with her husband Gene. Linda is blessed with a wonderful family and
enjoys time with her children and grandchildren whenever she has the opportunity.
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