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Our pastor:

Rick Hyde, our pastor, has served our church since November, 2001. His formal training is from Ouachita Baptist University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he earned the doctor of ministry degree in 1992. He has been a full-time pastor since 1983. Before that, Bro. Rick taught public school, worked as a park ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and served as a bivocational pastor.

E-mail Rick at rickhyde1@hotmail.com.

 Greetings from the pastor:

Thanks for visiting our website and this page. We're trying to do at England what some say can't be done ... grow a church in a small town, do blended worship in a traditional setting, and disciple people in a modern world. Our mission statement says it all: we are Exalting God's Son, Evangelizing God's World, Encouraging God's People.

Come join us! - Bro. Rick

Pastor's resume:

April, 2006

Rick Hyde, D. Min.

110 Cambridge Place

England, Arkansas 72046

Home: 501-842-2435

Office: 501-842-2688

Cell: 501-842-HYDE (4933)

E-mail: rickhyde1@hotmail.com

Website: www.englandfbc.org
(This is our church website that I designed and maintain. There are links to sermon outlines, studies, etc., that I have prepared.)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

BIRTHDATE: January 14, 1953.

AGE: 54

HEIGHT: 6' 8"

WEIGHT: 295

LICENSED TO THE MINISTRY: Calvary Baptist Church, Paragould, AR, January, 1970.

ORDAINED TO THE MINISTRY: Calvary Baptist Church, Paragould, AR, January, 1973.

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Kay Holeman of Sparkman, AR, on August 8, 1975. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education degree (Math & Science) from Ouachita Baptist University (1976) and is employed as a high school math teacher by Stuttgart Public Schools.

CHILDREN:

Daughter, Carrie Rebecca Hyde Boggs (born April 22, 1980), engineering graduate, Arkansas State University (May, '03). Mechanical engineer, Minneapolis, MN. Husband Jason, high school chemistry teacher at Fairbauilt (MN) Public Schools.

Son, Jonathan Holeman Hyde (born November 5, 1982), radio/television/film graduate, Arkansas State University (December, '05). Currently enrolled at Truett Baptist Theological Seminary, Baylor University, Waco, Texas (January, '05) where he a dorm chaplain. He has served in camp ministries at Arkansas Baptist Assembly, Siloam Springs (Summer, 2002) and SBC LifeWay Crosspoint & Centrifuge Camps Kentucky, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Glorieta (Summers '03, '04. '05, '06) and as Centrifuge Pastor/Preacher Western States Traveling Team ('07).

HOBBIES, INTERESTS:

Guitar, bicycling, classic films, tv, music, trivia.

THEOLOGICAL / SECULAR EDUCATION

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO. May, 1992.
Project: "Faith Development and Worship Capabilities of Children" Read the project by clicking here.

MASTER OF ARTS IN RELIGION, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, TX, July, 1988.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION (Social Studies), Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR, May, 1976.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN RELIGION (Pastoral Ministries), Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR, May, 1975.

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN RELIGION, Southern (now Williams) Baptist College, Walnut Ridge, AR, May, 1973.

THEOLOGICAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SEMINARY EXTENSION, Central Baptist Association, Spring, 1994.

CHURCH RELATED EXPERIENCE

PASTOR, First Baptist Church, England, AR. November 2001 - Present.

PASTOR, Third Baptist Church, Malvern, AR. March, 1993 - October 2001

PASTOR, First Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, AR. January, 1983 - February, 1993.

BI-VOCATIONAL PASTOR, New Hope Baptist Church, Sparkman, AR. August, 1979 - December, 1982.

STUDENT PASTOR, Shady Grove Baptist Church, Sparkman, AR, October, 1974 - August, 1976.

STUDENT SUMMER MISSIONARY, SBC Home Mission Board:
First Southern Baptist Church, Golden, CO, 1973;
Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, Endicott, NY, 1974.

ASSOCIATE PASTOR/CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES, Calvary Baptist Church, Paragould, AR, May 1972 - May, 1973.

DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE

Cooperative Program Promotional Task Force (Arkansas).

Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine Board Member.

Numerous Committees: Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Caroline Baptist Association, Central Baptist Association, Carey Baptist Association. Associational Missionary Search Committee, Caroline Baptist Association, 2004.

Children's Summer Camp Pastor: Arkansas Baptist Assembly, Siloam Springs, and numerous associational camps.

SBC Home Mission Board: Student Summer Missionary, Colorado (1973), New York (1974).

Central Baptist Association Mission Trip: Pared Blanca, Mexico (February, 2001).

SECULAR EXPERIENCE

TEACHER, Sparkman (Arkansas) High School, August, 1976 - December, 1982. I taught junior high and high school social studies.

PARK RANGER, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DeGray Lake, Arkadelphia, AR, Summers, 1977 - 1982.

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Although I did not grow up attending church as a child, I became a Christian at the age of 15 through the outreach of a concerned pastor and youth group of the Calvary Baptist Church of Paragould, Arkansas. And, although I began college with the intention of majoring in commercial art, God called me to the ministry in my freshman year. It is by the love of the Lord and His people that I am what I am today. It is my prayer that I am sensitive to the leadership of the Lord concerning the kind and place of my ministry. I have served Him both as a bi-vocational pastor (public school teacher and government park ranger) and a full-time pastor with long and fulfilling tenures at each church.

I am committed to carrying out the Great Commission through personal work, the local church, the association, the state convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention.

- Rick Hyde

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Michael Berry is our Minister of Music and Children. He has been a bi-vocational Music and Youth Minister since 1978. Michael is also the Children's Director of our Associational Camp at Camp Spring Lake in Lonsdale, Arkansas.
Email Michael at michael34229@yahoo.com.

Personal Information:

Birthdate: September 8, 1948 - Jonesboro, AR

Licensed To The Ministry: October 2003

Residence: 3018 Shady Side Dr. Sherwood, AR. 72120

Married Status: Married to Ann Cerney June 1, 1969. Ann is a volunteer at the Amboy Food Pantry in North Little Rock.

Education: North Texas University, Denton, Texas: Music Major; Southwestern Seminary Extension, Amarillo, Texas; Liberty University Ministries Study Courses; Lynchburg, VA.

Children:

David - Bank Manager for Twin City in Little Rock.

Chris - He and his wife, Vani live in Nashville, Tenn. Vani (Vanichaya) is from Thailand. Chris served in the Navy during Desert Storm.   

Annie Beth - Sales Rep for

Grandchildren:

Bethany - Senior at Mills University Studies High School in Little Rock.

Dylan - Sophmore at Parkview High School in Little Rock.

Hannah - Sixth Grader at Horace MannSchool in Little Rock.

Hope - Fourth Grader at Booker Arts Magnet School in Little Rock.

Hobbies:

Music, Computers, Genealogy.

Our Church Council will be evaluating our vacant staff position concerning our Youth Ministry.

Your suggestions are welcomed.

Our former Minister of Students, Ann Young, now serves as Secretary for Partnership Missions and Cooperative Program Promotion for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. You may contact her at 1-800-838-2272 or at annjoyoung@hotmail.com.

Our church custodian and groundskeeper is  Bill Newton (pictured below with our pastor - Bill is on the right).

Bill is one of the world's greatest Chicago Cubs baseball fans.

E-mail him your condolences at englandfbc@hotmail.com.

Below is the pastor's entry in the 2005 XM Radio "Why Can't We Be Friends?" Contest ...

If you notice any errors, broken links, would like information, or would like to submit ideas or possible links, please e-mail me.

THANKS!

Bro. Rick

rickhyde1@hotmail.com.