ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY
PASTOR DAVID CARDEN - ADMINSTRATOR AND PROFESSOR
Elder David Carden currently is one of two Pastor-Teachers serving the Church of the Resurrection - Galena Park,Texas. He has held the position since 1998. Elder Carden graduated from Texas City High School in 1963. After high school graduation, he enrolled and within four years graduated from the Independent Baptist College-Dallas earning a Bachelor of Religious Education degree in 1967. Shortly afterwards he entered Dallas Bible College-Dallas for additional studies. He attended Gulf Coast Baptist Seminary in the Fall of 2003, however, it closed at the end of 2003. In 2006, St. Louis Theological Seminary accepted him into their graduate program where he maintained a grade average of "A" in every course. In May 2007 he was awarded the Master of Theology degree. During the years he has served the Body of Christ in various positions and responsibilities. He has pastored four churches in Texas and Florida. Church positions held ranged from Sunday School teacher, Choir and Quartet member, Deacon, Youth Director, Music Director, Educational Director, Singer and Teaching member of the New Freedom Evangelistic Team. Other non church positions held are Member of the Jacksonville Crisis Center Executive Board, Certification as Lay Chaplain through the St. Lukes Chaplaincy Program, Member of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Galena Park Ministers Alliance and LULAC. Understand that Elder Carden does not now endorse or approve of some of the non church positions he once held. He resides adjacent to the Church and Institute with his favorite pet Dixie.
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BIO IN THE NEAR FUTURE
PASTOR ALLEN LEE PROFESSOR
The 90’s proved to be a very important time for Allen Lee’s ministerial life. It was during this time he was Licensed at Harmony Baptist Church to preach (1900), graduated from Heritage Baptist Institute (1995), ordained into the ministry (1995) and called to Pastor Calvary Baptist Church of Jacinto City, Texas, a position held December 1995! Pastor Lee is a native Houstonian from North Houston. He graduated from Sam Houston High School, Houston, Texas in 1973 where he excelled in their band program. He learned to play a variety of musical instruments from several sections of the band – wind, string and percussion. Among some of the instruments he plays are: clarinet, bass clarinet, guitar, bass guitar and drums. Unknown to him at the time, his musical education would later be used in the Lord’s ministry! The Lord’s saving grace reached Pastor Lee at the age of twelve and in the years to follow Pastor Lee actively served in various ministries in his local church. It was at Harmony Baptist Church that Pastor Lee served in the following ministries: music, youth, nursing home, VBS and taught Sunday school. Pastor Lee retired form Harris County, Pct. 4, after 25 years of service in Parks Department. Among his duties was maintenance, inventory control and warehouse coordinator. During the years with the Harris County he completed courses in leadership, organization and inmate supervision. He has taken many of those skills and has successfully implemented them into his ministry. As a good neighbor and citizen, Pastor Lee has been actively involved in sports- coached Little League Baseball and youth football and directs the music at the Annual Christmas Parade and Lighting ceremony for the City of Jacinto City. He is happily married to Vickie, his wife, for 29 years. They are the proud parents of two sons –Matthew is 28 and Caleb is 12.