Senior Pastor
Pastor Rick came to serve as Aldersgate’s senior pastor in November, 2008. Rick comes from a family of pastors as his dad and three brothers are actively involved in full-time ministry. Rick and Julie met and married while at Calvary Bible College and upon graduating spent the next 7 years serving in Indiana, where their two daughters, Lauren and Morgan were born. They also have a son – Logan who was born in Nebraska where they served for eight years prior to coming to Aldersgate.
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Minister of Music & Christian Education
Kent Bond joined our staff in June, 1988. He is originally from Baytown, Texas. Kent received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from East Texas State University and his Master of Religious Education degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before coming to Aldersgate, Kent served churches in Cumby, Wolfe City, and Arlington, Texas, as well as in Evergreen, Colorado. Kent and his wife, Charlene, have two children, Lisa and Greg. Click Here to Contact Kent Bond.
Youth Pastor
James grew up in Greenville attending and serving at Aldersgate Church. James attended Texas A&M Commerce where he met and married his sweet wife Christan and then moved to Little Rock, Arkansas. James began working with youth at Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Church until moving to Phoenix, Arizona. Slowly God began orchestrating a series of providential circumstances that brought James and Christan back to Texas and Aldersgate Church. James began serving as youth intern in 2007 and was called as full-time student pastor in 2009. Since that time God has blessed James and Christan with a beautiful baby girl, Genesis Ella. James’ passion is to connect both parents and youth to Christ, His words and each other. We are blessed to have him leading our Student Ministries.
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Cameron Gruetzner, Member
I was raised in church as far back as I can remember. I attended Richardson Heights Baptist Church until I was 10 years old. My mother and I relocated to Beaumont, TX where she married my step dad who was Catholic. We attended St. Anne’s Catholic Church until Wilson and I moved to Greenville. I am happy to be attending a church where it truly feels like I am at home every time I walk through the door.