Leadership

Senior Pastor

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.

Pastoral & Ministry Staff

Rynie Badenhorst

Global Outreach Pastor

Alex Baiza

Missouri City Español Associate Pastor

Kristen Campbell

Women's Director

Jeny Cortez

Student Associate

Chris DeArman

Bellaire Campus Pastor

Jennifer Dennis

Kids Director

Robby Dobbs

Discipleship and Pastoral Care Pastor

Dr. Mark Edworthy

Missouri City Campus Pastor and CityRise Network Director

Traci Edworthy

Missouri City Kids Director

Kirby Follis

Executive Pastor

Jazz Gomez

Missouri City Student Pastor 

Daniel Guillaume

Missouri City Associate Pastor

Ben Hays

West U Baptist Campus Pastor

Rosie Hirschfeld

Bellaire ACV Preschool Director

Justin Kellough

Media Arts Pastor

Greyson Landrum

Student Associate

Michael Liang

West U Baptist Chinese Pastor

Dr. Paul Magyar

West U Baptist Worship and Senior Adults Pastor

Ashley Miksch

Student Associate

Erika Roberts

West U Baptist ACV Preschool Director

Justo Robinson

Bellaire & Missouri City Español Pastor

Aaron Senseman

Bellaire Worship Pastor

Kenneth Watkins

Missouri City Worship Pastor

Kathleen Yarborough

Community Ministries Director

Tim Yeager

Student Pastor

Support Staff

Jason Bergstrom

Communications Associate

Jean Boucher

Facilities Director

Matthew Brady

Facilities Administrative Assistant

Savannah Browning

Bellaire Campus Administrative Assistant

Hannah Bryan

West U Baptist ACV Preschool Program Coordinator

Laurel Carleton

Financial Controller

Amy Cormier

West U Baptist Campus Administrative Assistant

Mary Ellen Ermis

Bellaire Campus Receptionist

Lauren Erwin

Bellaire ACV Preschool Program Coordinator

Robynn Estrada

Operations Administrator

Liana Fairbanks

Director of Business Administration

Lisa Hafemeister

Director Human Resources & Strategic Planning

Emily Heinzman

Bellaire Kids Program Director

Parker Jones

Bellaire Tech Director

Wes Mathew

Production Director

Jaime  Obando

Community Ministries Associate

Carolina Ramirez

ACV Preschool Administrative Coordinator

Alejandra Rojas

West U Baptist Worship and Senior Adults Administrative Assistant

Antonetta Russo

Senior Pastor Administrative Assistant and Connections Director

Justin Sessum

West U Baptist Tech Director

Emma  Straub

Kids Administrative Assistant

Linda Suen

Discipleship and Pastoral Care Administrative Assistant

Wanda Wong

Executive Pastor Administrative Assistant