DR. MICHAEL A. EVANS, SR.

Senior Pastor

Michael A. Evans, Sr., born the oldest of 6 children, on November 4, 1966, is a native of Houston, TX. He is the proud pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church of Mansfield, TX were he has proudly served for nearly 20 years as the under Shepherd. He is married to the Mrs. Lisa C. Evans, his High School sweetheart. They will celebrate their 20th year of marriage this March. To this union they have two children, Michael “Tony” Evans, Jr. and Richard Isaac “Tiger” Evans.

Pastor Evans received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Pre-Law) from the University of Texas at Arlington. He received his Master of Divinity from Texas Christian University’s Brite Divinity School. He has participated in doctoral studies at Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Presently he is a Doctoral candidate at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary.

Pastor Evans has served as an administrator with the Tarrant County College District with coordination and oversight responsibilities for the district’s ESL and Adult Basic Education Centers. He has served as the City of Arlington’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. speaker on three separate occasions; as a consultant on Race Relations for church, county and state officials; as a Reserve Chaplain in the United States Navy as a commissioned officer; as a Mansfield Community Advocate, he is the founder of the BBC Educational Enrichment Corporation, which has served more than 1,000 young people throughout the Southeast Arlington-Mansfield-Kennedale area with tutoring services, career exploration and summer job placement; director of the Life Touch Cottage Ministries Inc. (A Christian Education and Evangelism Organization serving children and youth in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria – West Africa); founder of the Hope House Community Service Network that serves indigent individuals in Southeast Tarrant County with addiction recovery, medical services and transportation needs; also founder of the Historic West Mansfield Community Development Corporation: the goal of the CDC is to encourage quality economic development of the Historic West Mansfield Community. Pastor Evans is the former Director of African American Ministries for the Baptist General Convention of Texas that involved service to over 800 churches statewide. Recently, he was inducted to the City of Mansfield’s Wall of Honor for 2007; an award reserved for outstanding service for the city, her people, and the surrounding communities. He now serves on the Board of Trustees of the Mansfield Independent School District. He is serving on numerous boards and spear heads many community initiatives locally and state wide.

However, in humble regard for all that God has done the most important blessing is the fact that Pastor Evans is born again. He is a child of God. Redeemed by God by the shedding of the blood of Jesus on Calvary. He loves his family. He loves his church and he loves his community.

Dr. Michael Evans may be reached at his church, 817-473-1236.

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