Leaders

Curtis Jones – Pastor

Curtis Jones was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. He cut his spiritual teeth in a small country church where, on some Sundays, the congregation was made up of just three or four families. At the age of 17, Curtis began to sense God calling him to a life of ministry. Recognizing this call on his life, his pastor would arrange for Curtis to preach at churches in the area that needed ministers to fill in on Sunday mornings. God began shaping and refining his spiritual gifts, affirming his call, and placing within him a heart for preaching, teaching and leading. After graduating from Houston Baptist University he served churches and ministries in Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Northeast England.

In 2011, Curtis, his wife Amanda, and 60 friends joined together to start Bayou City Fellowship. BCF is committed to honoring God by bringing the gospel, hope and love to those who need it most.

Curtis and Amanda live in Houston with their two children, Jackson and Annabeth.

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Alicia Divers – Director of Mobilization

Alicia Divers is a Texas original, but a world traveler (16 countries) in between. After spending two years in India working in the slums post-college, she moved to California for the last four years. Basking in the Southern California sunshine, she pursued and completed a Master’s degree in Intercultural Studies and split her occupational time there between university project coordinating and coffee slinging barista-ing. Her time away deepened her natural love for all things related to people, culture, and relationship-building. Alicia accepted this position as Director of Mobilization and recently relocated in July. Here she is able to blend her academic and personal giftings for cross-cultural leadership in the rich ethnically diverse Bayou City and across the nations.

Cassidy Odom – Kids Pastor

Cassi Odom is a native Houstonian and was raised by parents who actively volunteered in children’s ministry. She fell in love with Jesus at a young age and felt a strong desire to tell others kids about her Savior. Cassi grew up serving in children’s ministry since she was old enough to start volunteering, and after many years and several summer internships, she accepted a part time position for a church in Houston while she finished her senior year of college at Texas A&M University. Since then, Cassi has worked for and helped grow several churches in the Houston area and also partnered with various schools to extend a positive message to kids outside of weekly church gatherings. Cassi is excited to now be part of the Bayou City Fellowship family.Cassi desires for every child to have an opportunity to fall in love with Jesus at a young age. She and her husband, Dustin, also known as “Captain D”, fell in love over five years ago while serving together each week in children’s ministry loading a trailer, setting up kids’ church, and teaching God’s word. They spend their free time pouring out their lives to build relationships with kids and point them to Jesus.

Ernest Parker – Student Pastor

Ernest Parker has served in ministry for twelve years. Even from his early days as a junior high pastor, Ernest knew his calling was to serve students. To know him is to know his passion for connecting students to Jesus. His resume will never read of the nights he laughed while students camped out in his front yard, or of the nights he drove empty streets looking for the one that ran away, but those moments, and many like them, are his ministry.Ernest graduated from a small bible college in Springfield, Missouri with a degree in Theology and Missions. His desire is to live and then lead others to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with God.Ernest grew up in a Pastor’s home just north of Houston, TX. He married his high school girlfriend, Debra, and together they have four kids.