Central Baptist Church Staff

Senior Pastor Alan McAlister Alan McAlister grew up in New Mexico and graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, NM. While in college, he met his wife Peggy who is from Hobbs, NM. They lived and worked in Clovis NM, before relocating to North Carolina, where Alan was an executive with Sun Oil Company's Marketing Division prior to surrendering to God's call to Ministry in 1983. Alan earned his Master of Divinity from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis, TN. In 1986 he started Central Baptist Church in Henderson, NC with 25 members. The membership grew to over 750 prior to his accepting the call to pastor Central Baptist Church here in Clovis, NM. in 2006. Teaching and Preaching God's Word in a way that glorifies God and is applicable to life is Pastor Alan's priority. He enjoys ministering to people. Mission Ministry is also a passion for him. He has served on various denominational committees and as an adjunctive professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Pastor Alan and his wife Peggy have two children, Brad of NC and Rebekah of Clovis.

Associate Pastor Derek Osburn Derek Osburn Married: Sharla Children: Aspyn and Makaidyn Interests: Playing guitar, hanging out with friends and missions Derek has been in ministry at Central Baptist Church since July 26, 1998. He recently moved from the student ministry into the position of Associate Pastor. Derek currently leads the Saturday night service, CONNECT and also heads up the outreach and assimilation ministries for Central. Goal: To connect our culture to the compassion of Christ through innovative and creative avenues in ministry. You may contact Derek at church by calling 505-762-4727 or email at dosburn@cbc-clovis.com.

Worship Pastor Scott Henry After spending 10 years in serving churches in Texas and Louisiana, Scott Henry readily accepted God’s call to come back to his home state of New Mexico. Since growing up in Roswell, Scott has served in part time and full time positions in churches since his freshman year of college. He has served in youth, music, single adult and missions ministries throughout the past 24 years. After attending Baylor University and Eastern New Mexico University, Scott eventually went to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, finishing music degree in 2003. His passion is for people to understand that worship goes far beyond the one hour a week spent in the sanctuary. True worship rests in our hearts and in how we live our lives from day to day in honor of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.You may contact Scott at church by calling 505-762-4727 or email at shenry@cbc-clovis.com.

Student Pastor Tyler Hicks Married: Haley Interests: Theology, books/movies/music, missions, friends & family Tyler Hicks grew up in Denver City, TX and graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. He then attended Seminary at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and earned his Masters of Divinity. Tyler has been a part of ministry at Central Baptist Church since July 17, 2007. He serves as the pastor to junior high and high school students and teaches each Wednesday night at Fuel. Goal: To fuel student’s passion for the glory of God, assist them in knowing and worshiping Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and equip them to connect cultures to the compassion of Christ. You may contact Tyler at CBC by calling 505-762-4727 or email at trhicks@cbc-clovis.com		Student Ministry Assistant Lenie Vernon Lenie (Ilene) Vernon serves as the Student Ministry Assistant. She joined Central's staff in the fall of 2007 after volunteering in the youth ministry for the past six years. She assists Tyler in planning, coordinating and developing the many youth activities that occur during the year. Her passion is to see young girls grow in their faith and become Godly women. Lenie is originally from Oregon and that is where she met Steve, her husband of 25 years. They spent eleven years in Kansas City and the past seven years in Clovis, where they have actively served at Central since relocating here. They have two sons. Geoff and his wife Amy reside in Houston, while Tim lives in Lubbock, attending school at South Plains. She enjoys people, family gatherings, outside activities and snuggling up with a good book every now and then.

Children's Ministries Pastor Chuck Tipton Chuck Tipton serves as Children’s Ministry Pastor. He oversees the activities, education and spiritual development of kids K-6th.The children's ministry also known as "KidCentral", is an active, fun way to learn about the things of God. Their mission at KidCentral is to. . ." produce Christians ready to serve in the Kingdom." They do this by three strategies. Love, Laughter, and Lesson. In that order. Chuck also helps with visual and audio media and any creative activities the church has. He is married to Suzanne Cotton of Orangefield, TX and they have two children, Andrew and Savannah. You may contact Chuck at church by calling 505-762-4727 or email at chuck@cbc-clovis.com.

Interim Associate Pastor Dick Ross Dick Ross is originally from Arkansas and grew up in Albuquerque. After graduating from High School, he attended Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, NM and while at Eastern he met his wife, Norma, who is from Logan, NM. Dick earned his Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. He has been a pastor in churches in New Mexico, Northern California, and Washington State. In 1982 the Ross family moved to Clovis where he became the Director of Missions for what is now Eastern Baptist Association. Dick also, works as a Regional Coordinator for BCNM Disaster Relief and is on NAMB National ICS Team. He has served with the NM State Health Dept. CISM Team for nearly 20 yrs., serves as a Chaplain for the Clovis Fire and Police Depts. and as a Chaplain at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. Dick and Norma have four children, four grandchildren with grandbaby number five due the first of August. After serving as an Intentional Interim Pastor in Portales, Dick joined the staff at Central as Interim Associate Pastor. His responsibilities include Median Adult and Senior Adult Sunday School, Sunday School T.E.A.M.S. program, Senior Adult Ministry, Pastoral Care, and “other responsibilities as assigned.” You can reach Dick at 505-762-4727 or email at dross@cbc-clovis.com.

Director of Preschool Jennifer Hollis Jennifer Hollis has worked in Christian Education for more than 12 years. Jennifer earned a B.S. degree in Elementary Education from Eastern New Mexico University and began work at Central Baptist Church as preschool/children's coordinator. Three years later, she joined the faculty of Clovis Christian School as Elementary Principal. After nine years at CCS, she re-joins Central Baptist Church in the preschool ministry. "It feels like I have returned home. Preschool is the very foundation for future faith." She is currently completing a Masters degree in Faith Based Administration from California Baptist University. Jennifer is married to Rick Hollis. They have two sons Brandon and Nathan. They will celebrate 28 years of marriage this summer. Favorite movies: Pride and Prejudice, While You Were Sleeping and Sabrina Hobbies: Swimming and woodworking You may contact Jennifer at church by calling 505-762-4727 or email at jhollis@cbc-clovis.com.

Office Manager / Financial Secretary Doris Wickham Doris Wickham came to work at CBC in 1997 as the Financial Secretary after 20 years in banking. After working six years as financial secretary, she left to go back to banking. Eighteen months later Doris returned to CBC as Financial Secretary which now includes Office Manager. Doris feels that her work here is a ministry which she enjoys doing. She and her husband, Jerry Wickham, recently celebrated their 40^th wedding anniversary. They have two married sons, Dwyer & Christina, Ryan & Crystal, with 5 terrific grandchildren.

Food Service Director Susie Wooten Susie and her husband, David, along with their two children, Leslie and Jared, moved to Clovis in 1978. They joined Central Baptist Church shortly thereafter and have been serving along with their church family for the past 28 years. In1989, Susie received a degree in Health and Fitness and began teaching at Clovis Community College. She continues to teach part-time at the college and enjoys helping people maintain a healthy lifestyle. In 1992, Susie began filling in for Mrs. Poe, who had been Central’s cook for over 40 years. She continued to fill in on a voluntary basis even after the church moved into its new location in 1993. In 1998, she was asked to become the Food Service Director and joyfully accepted. “I considered it an honor and a privilege to work in the Food Service Ministry to meet both physical and spiritual needs. I have watched the Food Service Ministry grow ten-fold since accepting the position. My prayer is that God continues to bless this ministry as we seek His will.”

Pastor's Secretary Euealle Web eawebb@cbc-clovis.com	Membership/Records Ruth Anne Weber raweber@cbc-clovis.com		Worship Secretary Madeline La Plante mlaplante@cbc-clovis.com

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