Senior Pastor
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Dr. Roger Patterson
Senior Pastor
My wife, Julee, and I have been at CityRise since 1997 when it was just West University Baptist. As senior pastor, I want everyone that connects with CityRise to have the opportunity to discover Christ through worship, develop as followers of Christ through teaching and community, and foster a culture of evangelism that seeks to engage ministry, missions and mercy to our city. This is how we at CityRise lift our city and the world by generously giving the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I received my doctorate degree (Doctor of Ministry) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and my Master’s of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1998. In May of 2009, I accepted the call to become the next Senior Pastor of CityRise. Today, we push forward together as we see CityRise grow deep and wide in the Houston community, and I am blessed to follow Christ's call to serve you in that way.
I received my doctorate degree (Doctor of Ministry) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and my Master’s of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1998. In May of 2009, I accepted the call to become the next Senior Pastor of CityRise. Today, we push forward together as we see CityRise grow deep and wide in the Houston community, and I am blessed to follow Christ's call to serve you in that way.
Pastoral & Ministry Staff
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Rynie Badenhorst
Global Outreach Pastor
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Alex Baiza
Missouri City Español Associate Pastor
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Kristen Campbell
Women's Director
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Jeny Cortez
Student Associate
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Chris DeArman
Bellaire Campus Pastor
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Jennifer Dennis
Kids Executive Director
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Robby Dobbs
Discipleship and Pastoral Care Pastor
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Dr. Mark Edworthy
Missouri City Campus Pastor and CityRise Network Director
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Traci Edworthy
Missouri City Associate Kids Director
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Kirby Follis
Executive Pastor
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Jazz Gomez
Missouri City Student Pastor
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Daniel Guillaume
Missouri City Associate Pastor
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Ben Hays
West U Baptist Campus Pastor
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Rosie Hirschfeld
Bellaire ACV Preschool Director
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Justin Kellough
Media Arts Pastor
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Greyson Landrum
Student Associate
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Elizabeth Lee
Michael Liang
West U Baptist Associate Kids Director
West U Baptist Chinese Pastor (Interim)
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Dr. Paul Magyar
West U Baptist Worship and Senior Adults Pastor
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Ashley Miksch
Student Associate
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Erika Roberts
Justo Robinson
West U Baptist ACV Preschool Director
Bellaire & Missouri City Español Pastor
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Aaron Senseman
Bellaire Worship Pastor
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Kenneth Watkins
Missouri City Worship Pastor
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Kathleen Yarborough
Tim Yeager
Community Ministries Director
Student Pastor
Support Staff
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Jason Bergstrom
Communications Associate
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Jean Boucher
Facilities Director
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Matthew Brady
Facilities Administrative Assistant
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Savannah Browning
Bellaire Campus Administrative Assistant
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Hannah Bryan
West U Baptist ACV Preschool Program Coordinator
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Laurel Carleton
Financial Controller
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Amy Cormier
West U Baptist Campus Administrative Assistant
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Mary Ellen Ermis
Bellaire Campus Receptionist
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Lauren Erwin
Bellaire ACV Preschool Program Coordinator
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Robynn Estrada
Operations Administrator
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Liana Fairbanks
Director of Business Administration
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Lisa Hafemeister
Director Human Resources & Strategic Planning
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Emily Heinzman
Bellaire Kids Program Director
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Wes Mathew
Production Director
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Fergie Mitra
Jaime Obando
Accountant I
Community Ministries Associate
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Carolina Ramirez
Cristy Rodriguez
ACV Preschool Administrative Coordinator
Global Outreach Administrative Assistant
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Alejandra Rojas
West U Baptist Worship and Senior Adults Administrative Assistant
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Antonetta Russo
Senior Pastor Administrative Assistant and Connections Director
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Justin Sessum
West U Baptist Tech Director
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Emma Straub
Kids Administrative Assistant
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Linda Suen
Discipleship and Pastoral Care Administrative Assistant
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Wanda Wong
Executive Pastor Administrative Assistant