Staff
David Rice
Pastor
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David has been Married to Celina since 1991 and have two children, Anna and Luke. He has served Christ in a church for eighteen years. He has served at Crossroads as Pastor for eleven years. David received his undergraduate degree from East Texas Baptist University and his Masters of Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. David is extremely active in the community and serves in a leadership role in the Soda Lake Baptist Association.
Detailed Bio…
From 1991 to 1998 David gained valuable experience leading young people as a youth minister in several churches from East Texas to Colorado. Combined with his love for preaching God’s word and his gift for shepherding God’s people, David accepted the call to become the pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in Marshall, Texas in 1998, where he serves today.
Affiliations:
David is involved in Soda Lake Association having served in the past on the Missions Committee and is now currently serving on the Budget Committee
Education:
Graduated from East Texas Baptist University in 1993 and then pursued his Master’s in Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, graduating in 2001. David enhanced his education with a trip to Greece that emphasized the Journeys of Paul where the historical Bible came to life for him.
Community:
David is actively involved in the local school district. He has been a classroom volunteer, chaplain for the Elysian Fields High School football team, and has led Bible studies through a program called Coaches Outreach. He has also served as chaplain at the Marshall Regional Hospital.
Personal:
Married to Celina in 1991, they have two children, Anna and Luke. David enjoys spending time with his family and playing golf.
James Runnels
Associate Pastor, Music
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James has been at Crossroads serving as the music minister and associate pastor for two years. He and his wife have enjoyed seventeen years of marriage. He has five daughters. In his own words, “I live in a girls dorm with my beautiful wife Stacia and my five daughters: Anna Grace, Emma Beth, Olivia (LaLa), Rose, and Ella Kate!”
Jeff Stapleton
Student Minister
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I have been married to Sarah Stapleton for six years. My son, Colin, is four years old. My almost-two year old daughter is Carley. I am beginning my fourth year at Crossroads. I love being a friend to these students where I get to do everything from pizza eating contests to XBOX tournaments. As their student minister, my hope is that everything about my life reflects God’s love and his desires to our students. We are training up the future of the Church and expect amazing things from them. I also teach the College class.
Stacia Runnels
Children’s Minister
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Stacia is the wife of our own James Runnels. When she’s not being a mommy, wife, and PTA mom, she is working with our children. Stacia graduated from Baylor University and is a tremendous asset to our church family.
Kathy Prothro
Ministry Secretary
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Kathy has been the secretary here for almost four years. If you need to get a hold of somebody at church, she’s the first person you’ll talk to. She handels many of the day to day operations at church, but her strongest value is her love. She loves to laugh when nobody else will. Jeff is very thankful for that. Kathy works very hard for us. She is married to Terry and has a married son named Kasey (who is an associate pastor in Arkansas) and a high school daughter, Tia.
Food Service Specialist, Beth Holcomb
Janitor, Ms. Tamela
Pianist, Bob Smith and Sarah Stapleton
Organist, Paula Nichols
