Elders

Jason Montgomery

Jason and Janice
Jason and Janice
What a joy it is for me to serve as the pastor of Faith Community Baptist Church and now as co-elder at Christ Covenant RBC.

I did my graduate work at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary receiving in 1997 a Master of Divinity degree in which I focused on Biblical languages, primarily New Testament Greek.

In December of 2018 I graduated from Southwestern again with a PhD in Historical Theology/Church History with a focus in Baptist studies, and did my dissertation on English Particular Baptist pastor Benjamin Beddome. I also serve as Adjunct Professor of Church History at IRBS Theological Seminary in Mansfield, TX.

I have been blessed in marriage for 31 years with my wife, Janice. We have seven wonderful and very busy children: Timothy (Austin, TX @ UT), Katie along with our son-in-law Jacob (Colorado), Nathan (Georgia), and Benjamin, Abigail, Averie, and Bethany still here at home.

Ryan Hodson

Ryan, Anika, Carlos, Santago and ??
Ryan, Anika, Carlos, Santago and ??
I was born and raised in Southern California, living in various cities of the Inland Empire region, which is about an hour east of Los Angeles. I grew up going with my parents to various non-denominational churches.

These churches were not Reformed, but while there, I did learn the gospel from a young age. However, although I knew the gospel, my heart remained hardened and dead in sin.

But God in his rich mercy, used a series of painful events the year after I graduated high school to bring me to the end of myself and ultimately to Himself. I cried out to Him in about August of 2005, and He mercifully answered with the grace of the gospel.

As I began to read my Bible again (which I had read my whole life), now it was alive as the word of God! I started going to church again and got a job as a pizza delivery guy, which allowed me to listen to sermons all evening long in my car! Little by little, the Lord began the work of sanctification in my life.

Along with my conversion came an immediate sense of call to the ministry. As I grew in my faith, I began to serve in what little ways I could at my local church and in the college ministry.

Eventually, I knew that if I were going to rightly divide the word of God, I would need to get some sort of training. God guided my steps and led me to California Baptist University, where I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Theology in 2014.

It was at CBU that I really began to move in a Reformed direction theologically, but it would not be until seminary and my time of study at Westminster Seminary California and the Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies that I became fully confessional. I graduated from WSC with my M.Div. in 2018.

In May of 2019, I took the call to pastor Sovereign Joy Community Church, and my wife Anika and I packed up and moved to Texas (Yeehaw!). Although we miss our beloved California, we also, begrudgingly, very much enjoy living in the Lone Star State, and the saints of Sovereign Joy have made it a joy, honor, and privilege to serve them and their families.

In my free time, I enjoy reading, going on outings with my wife and son Carlos, hunting, studying 16th and 17th century theologians, and trying local breweries. Topics of interest for me include the law-gospel distinction, the history and theology of English congregationalism (including Baptist congregationalism), and covenant theology.

Deacons

Gerardo Aviles

Gerardo
Lalo
I grew up in southern california and was converted in 2009. I moved to texas in 2016 and have been serving as a deacon since 2023.I've continued to seek to serve Christ and others Faithfully.

I am thankful to be a member and a deacon of Christ Covenant Reformed Baptist Church. I work in sales at a local electrical supply house in Fort Worth Texas.

Dennis Cain

Dennis and Teri
Dennis and Teri
I've served as a deacon of Sovereign Joy since its founding in 2008 and now service at Christ Covenent. A native Texan, I was born and raised in Dallas.

The Lord graciously saved me as a young teenager. After serving as a weather observer in the U.S. Navy, I then attended Texas A&M and received a degree in Meteorology.

I met my wife, Teri, in Bakersfield, CA in 1989 and we were married in 1990. We have two grown children. Hobbies include weather (of course) and cruising. The Lord lead me to Reformed Theology via "The Way of the Master" evangelism program.

Tom Decutler

Tom and Mary Jane
Tom and Mary Jane
Mary Jane is a Sunday School teacher (ages 8 to 9.) Tom is a deacon, former deacon, and former elder. Mary Jane is a retired public health nurse and former school nurse. Tom is a retired U.S. Border Patrol Agent and retired Navy (former Coast Guard) reservist. They have four grandsons.

Matt Kidd

Matt
Matt
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John Neely

John and Lovera
John and Lovera
My family and I have been a part of FCBC since its beginning in 1998. I was ordained to serve as a deacon in September of 2001.

I received my BS in pharmacology in 1966. I have worked as a RPh for forty-six years. My wife, Lovera and I are guardians of our great-granddaughter Hayley. We have six children, ten grandchildren, and three great-granddaughters.

Ben Montgomery

Ben
Ben
The Holy Spirit awakened my soul and called me to a life of repentance and faith by the practical means of my father's preaching in 2010. By God's Grace, I was soon baptized and joined in membership to Faith Community Baptist Church in 2013. Also by God's Grace, I was called by the church to serve as a deacon in 2022.

I continued in membership at Faith Community Baptist Church, until they eventually merged with Sovereign Joy to create Christ Covenant Reformed Baptist Church (CCRBC) in 2023. There I was called to serve in the office of deacon as well, all by the Grace of God.

Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, I received my foundational education through homeschooling and later graduated from Tarrant County College with an Associate's in general studies. Currently, I'm on the path to earning a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Arlington.

A few of my hobbies include gardening, long-distance running, and rewatching Marvel movies in a religious chronological order.

Joe Salazar

The Salazars
The Salazars
As a child, my grandmother shared the gospel with me. However, I lived a life of sin until the Lord in His perfect timing revealed my sin and opened my heart to the gospel.

By the grace and mercy of God, I have walked with Christ the Lord since 2008. Also in 2008, Adelaida Ann accepted my hand in marriage. We have 3 children: Dominic, Ryan Rose and Anthony.

I have been an active member of Sovereign Joy since 2012. Servant to the brethren, voted as deacon in 2018. I enjoy being with my family most, being outdoors and coaching my children and our teammates in folk-style wrestling.

Paul Thomas

Paul
Paul
I am very grateful to be a part of CCRBC and humbled to serve as a deacon in this congregation! My wife, Venus, and I, have been members (prior to our church merge) since 2002 and are native Texans from right here in Fort Worth.

Along with our two children, we are blessed to call this community home, and have had the privilege of seeing the great work of God's Gospel in our own family and places near and far - He is indeed the God of salvation, and we praise Him!

We are also encouraged to see a renewal among God's people to desire sound doctrine and Baptist confessionalism.