The Reverend L. Paul Ferguson, Jr. has accepted the call extended by the CNH District’s Board of Directors to serve as the Assistant to the President – Strategic Mission Leadership. Paul has been the senior pastor of Our Savior, Rockwall, Texas since 2008. Prior to his time in Rockwall, he served as pastor at St. Andrew, Houston, Texas and as associate pastor at St. Paul, Rockford, Illinois.
Paul has actively fostered partnerships and relationships with multiethnic congregations in every church he has served, including Latino, Pakistani, and Korean communities.
Paul graduated from Concordia University, Austin, Texas with a B.A. in Business Management, and from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana with a Master of Divinity. Paul has had the privilege of being active in the community with many different activities ranging from Pastor of the Day on a local and state level, serving as a Police Chaplain, and serving on various Boards of Directors. For the last 22 years Paul has served as a Chaplain in the US Air Force where he has deployed to Antarctica and the Middle East. His most recent (and last) assignment has him serving as the Wing Chaplain for the 136th Airlift Wing in Fort Worth, Texas. His retirement from the military is set for later this year.
Paul was born and raised in Plano, Texas. He is married to Jennifer, whom he met while attending college in Austin. They have four children: Caitlyn, LaurieAnne, Cassandra, and Samuel. Along with running (he has completed two marathons and 13 half-marathons), he likes to play golf, read, play guitar, embarrass his children, and spend time with his family.
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