Church Staff 
Senior Pastor

 

Sonny Foraker
sforaker@fbcpearland.org

Pastor Sonny Foraker has been at First Baptist since April 2000.  He first served as Executive Pastor and Co-Pastor until October 2002 when he was called by the church as the Senior Pastor.   He has served as a pastor in churches since 1986.He and his wife, Gilly, enjoy serving here at First Baptist Church Pearland.

Pastor Sonny is a graduate of Charleston Southern University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Seminary.  Pastor Sonny also retired from the U. S. Navy Submarine Service after 22 years. 

 

Associate Pastor of Students & Young Adults

 
 

Jason Crandall
jcrandall@fbcpearland.org

Jason Crandall was born and raised in the Detroit metropolitan area.  Jason attended Bob Jones University where he received his B.A. in Bible in 2002.  Jason received his M.A.R. from Liberty University in 2004.  Jason completed his Master of Divinity from Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina in May 2007. 

Jason has served in ministry for the last 8 years.  He aided in the organization of statewide Student events for the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia for two years before joining the staff of FBC Pearland.  Jason has spoken at camps and conferences in several states, sharing his passion for the cross of Jesus Christ. 

Jason is passionate about people Knowing Christ, Growing In Christ, and Showing Christ to this world.  His desire is to see people EMERGE from Darkness to Light. 

Jason married an Aggie (Class of '04) and resides with Allie (his Aggie wife) and Drew, his amazing son in Pearland, Texas.

Jason's Blog

EMERGE Student Ministry

Associate Pastor of Missions and Evangelism

 

Don Schwarz
dschwarz@fbcpearland.org

In 2001 the Pastors of Sagemont Baptist Church recognized the call of God on Don's life and licensed him to the gospel ministry. With the help of some Sagemont members, Don began New Birth Ministries and has served as its Executive Director since then.  Don has also authored a book titled Identity Crisis Israel and the Church.

The three key objectives of his ministry are getting the gospel to the lost, equipping the Church to be who we are in these end times, and teaching the Church how and why to be a Ruth (a friend) to Israel. These God given goals so match the mission-minded direction of First Baptist Church Pearland that it became clear to Don, his wife Suzanne, and FBCP that Don should join the staff as the Evangelism and Missions Pastor.

Director of Education

 
Mike Mathews

mmathews@fbcpearland.org

Mike serves as Pastor of Education, Senior Adults, and Chaplain at Trinity Oaks Retirement Community. He has served churches for 35+ years. He has been the pastor of five churches and served in staff positions in three others.

Mike graduated from Troy University with a double major in Business Administration and Marketing. He received his Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mike has completed one and a half years of Clinical Pastoral Education and is a graduate of The Beeson Institute for Advanced Church Leadership through Asbury Theological Seminary.

Mike’s wife, Patti, is an elementary school teacher, who has taught for over 35 years. They have a married son and a married daughter, plus five grandchildren.


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