Our Leadership & Staff
Dr. Roger Copeland
Pastor
Dr. Copeland has served as pastor of Northern Hills Missionary Baptist Church since 2003. He has also served as President of the Missionary Baptist Seminary in Little Rock since 2018.
Dr. Copeland is married to Jenny Beth (Carter) Copeland and they have three children: Andrea, Amanda, and Grant and two grandkids.
Bryan Strand
Director, IMPACT Teens Ministry
Bryan has served NHBC as Teens Director for the past 19 years. Originally from California, Bryan has been an active member of the church for 33 years.
Bryan is married to Kim and they have three children: Emily, Philip, and Mia and one grandson.
Jarrod New
Director, KIDZ412 Ministry
Jarrod has served as the the KIDZ412 Director for the past 10 years. He and his family moved to Texarkana from Manassas, VA in 1997 and became members of NHBC in 2007.
Jarrod is married to Rebecca and they have four children: Evan, Mathan, Braden and Joshua.
Jon Carnes
Director, RU Recovery Ministry
Jon has served as the RU Director for the past 5 years. He has also been active in the church prison ministry since 2019 and ministers to both of the Texarkana area halfway houses. Jon has been a member of NHBC for 10 years.
Jon is married to Jennifer and they have three children: Jacob, Joshua and Cheyenne and they have one grandson.
Rachel Begoon
Director, Sprouts Ministry
Rachel has served as the Sprouts Director since 2021. She has been a member of NHBC for 39 years.
Rachel is married to B.J. Begoon and they have two boys: Landon and Lucas.
Kevin Sharp
Director, Outreach Ministry
Kevin has served as Outreach Director for 6 years and has been an active member of NHBC for 16 years.
Kevin is married to Mendy and they have two children: Seth and Kaylynn
James Bull
Director, Senior Adult Ministry
Bro. Bull has served Northern Hills Baptist Church since July 4, 1976. He served as Music Director for 43 years. He now serves as Senior Adult Director.
He and his wife, Julia, have three daughters, Sheryl, Susan, and Stephanie. He is also a proud grandfather to seven grandchildren!
Carla Hemby
Administrative Assistant
Carla has served the church as Administrative Assistant since 2004 and has been a faithful member of NHBC for 26 years.
She is married to Tracy Hemby and they have two children: Michaela and Timothy and one granddaughter.