Neil Bennett - Pastor
Dr. Bennett brings humor and insight to the preaching of God’s word in a unique style that is clear, relevant, and practical. His preaching is based upon the conviction that the Gospel is God’s powerful message of truth, hope, and grace that can produce real life-change!
Neil is a native of San Antonio who returned to the Alamo City in 2003 (after a 25 year absence) to become the Pastor of Churchill Baptist Church. Over the years, Neil has pastored churches in East Texas and Arkansas and says he is “glad to be back in a place where the salsa makes your eyes water and people know how an enchilada is supposed to taste!” Neil is a graduate of Baylor University, holds a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He and his wife Theresa have two sons, Matthew and Andrew. Neil is an advocate for special needs children, and has learned a great deal from his own son Matthew’s struggle with Autism. He enjoys sports, fishing, and scanning the skies on a clear night through one of his two telescopes and marveling at the wonder of what God has made.
Dick Senter - Associate Pastor
Rev. Dick Senter is known for his warm-hearted love for God and God’s people and he brings a lifetime of ministry experience. He is a graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has studied abroad in England and Israel. Dick has been in ministry since 1960 including 26 years as Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Allen, Texas. Since his retirement in 1997, he has served as interim Pastor for a number of churches across Texas, including Churchill Baptist from February, 2002 to February, 2003. Bro. Dick maintains his love for missions and evangelism and has taken part in over 25 international crusades and mission trips. He has been married to Judy since 1960 and they have two children, Susan and Scott.
Dick currently serves Churchill Baptist as Associate Pastor / Minister of Discipleship and Sr. Adults, providing leadership in discipleship and assimilation of new church members and in overseeing leadership, ministry, and nurture to the Sr. Adults of the church.
Marc Fortson - Minister of Music
Marc & his wife Cindy joined Churchill Baptist as a newlywed couple in 1981. His service to the church began with his ordination as a deacon.
Beginning in 1982 he served as the church’s first Youth Minister where he served in that capacity until 1984. Growing up as a child of a pastor, Marc had always been involved in church music and when he came to Churchill Baptist it was natural for him to become a part of the choir and music program. He was asked to serve as the Minister of Music in 1989 where he continues to serve today. In 2002, Marc was ordained as a minister and is excited about what God has in store for him in the future.
Marc & Cindy have grown up together, not only spiritually, but as a family at Churchill Baptist. The Lord has blessed them with 3 wonderful daughters, whom they hope will grow to love the Lord, as well as the church with which God has blessed them. Marc & Cindy genuinely love their church family and through the past 23 years have seen many people come and go, yet they remain committed to their church home where they believe God led them and uses their faithfulness to be an encouragement and example for others.
Stephanie Humphrey - Director of Children's Ministries
Stephanie is a native of San Antonio and is a charter member of Churchill Baptist. She is a graduate of Trinity University with a degree in Business Administration. She worked for 11 years for SBC Communications as a Business Office Supervisor and as part of their Training Staff. Stephanie left SBC when her first child was born to become a full-time mom and she and her husband, Rick, have three college-age children, Brett, Robyn and Chad. Rick also works for the church as the Maintenance Supervisor. Stephanie agreed to serve as the Mom’s Day Out /Preschool Director in 1985 and became Director of Children’s Ministries in 1996. She believes that Christian Education begins at birth and should be as exciting as any secular study. As a result, all children at CBC participate in weekly, age appropriate, diversified Bible Study that includes all learning styles. When Stephanie is not working, she enjoys arts and crafts, cooking, scrap booking and reading.
Floyd Joseph - Youth Minister
Floyd uses energy and passion to present the Truths of God to the students of Churchill. He desires to lead students to see that God is both real and relevant in their daily lives. He uses both music and athletics to provide an avenue in which students can encounter the Living God. Floyd grew up in Houston and then attended Texas A&M University in College Station, where he got his BA degree in Psychology. He has served as Youth Minister Intern in Houston and Colorado. He began serving at Churchill in May of 2007 as the Interim Youth Minister. Floyd enjoys playing guitar and basketball. He also enjoys watching Aggie sports.
Todd Gray - Mission Pastor
Todd’s passionate desire to share the Word of God with others comes through in all he does. Born and raised in San Angelo, TX, Todd first felt the calling into the ministry while attending military field training his sophomore year of college. Todd graduated from AngeloStateUniversity with a BS degree in Kinesiology. Having already committed to the military, Todd served as an officer in the Air Force for four years while continuing to stay active in the church by serving as a Sunday school teacher and participating in mission trips. Todd was licensed as a Minister at First Baptist Church in Sumter, SC and recently began attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary full time. While attending school, Todd’s heart for missions led him to serve as the Mission Pastor for Larkspur Christian Fellowship where he has begun the process of planting a church in the heart of the Larkspur community. Todd, his wife, Tammy and their son, Isaac have been active members of Churchill Baptist Church since they moved to San Antonio in October of 2004.
In February of 2007, Todd and Tammy celebrated the birth of their daughter, Autumn.
Todd played football in High School and College and still finds enjoyment watching the Fighting Irish and Dallas Cowboy’s from the safety of his couch. He also has a love for Physical Fitness and training others; he keeps fit through weight lifting and mountain biking. Todd can be found most Thursday nights sharing the Gospel on the streets of the Larkspur Community.
Bill Miller - Director of Operations
Bill recently took over the Director of Operations position in June 2007. He is retired from Southwest Airlines where he was one of the founding employees of the company. Bill served 27 years with Southwest Airlines. In that time, he served in many capacities of management from the Stations Operations and Customer Service, the Provisioning Department and finally headed up the Flight Attendant Department as Vice President of Inflight Service. Bill retired from Southwest Airlines in May 1998 and returned to his home of San Antonio.
The Director of Operations position is a new second career for Bill. He currently leads a ministry at Churchill Baptist Church to families who have members that are addicted to drugs and alcohol.