Leadership

Bro. Mike has been in the ministry since he was 16 years of age. He began as a Song Leader/Youth Director at his home church in Ft. Worth. After graduating from L.D. Bell High School, he pursued his theological training at Arlington Baptist University. He has been a Senior Pastor since 1974, and in November of 2022 he will celebrate 48 years of pastoral ministry. He is an honorary alumnus of Criswell College. A founding chaplain of McCuistion Hospital, now Paris Reginonal Medical Center.  Bro. Mike is been active in local school districts activities as well as Area Wide Crusades for students. He & his wife Gency have been married for 48 years. Gency is a highly sought-after Women's Ministry speaker, having taught with the Southern Baptist Of Texas State Convention Women's Ministry Team for several years. Gency has also been the leader of many Women's Conferences featuring such people as Lisa Harper, Gloria Gaither, Beth Moore, Liz Curtis Higgs, Priscilla Shirer, Elizabeth Elliot, Charles Billingsly, Babbie Mason, & The Hoppers. Bro. Mike & Pastor Wade White also do an annual Men's Conference each August recently having America's Most recognized fisherman Jimmy Houston at the 2022 Fishers of Men Men's Conference.

Justin and his wife Jami moved to Paris in 2016, from Atlanta, GA.  Justin spent his first 5 years in Paris working as an Academic Advisor at Paris Junior College.  He joined our staff full time in September of 2021.  Before coming to Paris, Justin spent 10+ years in student, college, and missions ministry, and worked for six  years in different staff roles at Georgia Gwinnett College and Georgia State University.  He and Jami have three children: Jace, Julia, and Jared.

Teresa Harmening joined our staff in January 2025.  Teresa is a gifted worship leader who has spent the last 40 plus years leading worship at conferences across the country.  She is the author of Learning To Kiss The Wave.  She has been married to her husband Boyd, for 44 years.  They have a son and a daughter, and 8 grandkids.  

Marshall, his wife Brooke and daughter Kinna moved to Paris in April of this year. He has a huge heart for people and can't wait to see what the Lord is going to do through the youth in this community. 

I have been the children’s director at His Place Fellowship since July of 2019, and have loved every minute of it! My husband Jason and I have been married since 2008 and have 3 awesome children. We love to serve together in the Children’s ministry and other areas of the church! Our goal For His kids is that all will learn about the love of Jesus, what He has done for us, and how we are to live as children of God.

Anne has been the  Admin at His Place since the beginning.  She makes everything run around here, and we would be lost without her.  She has  years of experience in the professional world, including a season at Verizon.