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JAMES REEVES Senior Pastor
James, and his wife Laura, have been at Celebration since 1984. James graduated from Baylor University in 1976 with a degree in Greek. He received his Masters degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1981, and his Doctorate from Southwestern in 1988. In 1992 James led the church into a new era of contemporary and innovative ministry. James' primary role as Senior Pastor is in the area of overall visionary leadership and the Sunday worship service teaching. His passion is to see lives changed and broken people restored and for that reason Celebration views itself as a hospital for the hurting. James and Laura have two children. Tiffany is a Pediatric Trauma ICU nurse at Childrens Medical Center in Dallas and Zack who just graduated with a degree in marketing from UTA and is now following his dream to be a professional golfer on the Gateway DFW Tour.

ALLAN McBRAYER Executive Pastor
Allan is a long time resident of Ft. Worth TX. He pursued a career in his family piano business until 1988 when he graduated from Southwestern Seminary with a Master's degree in theology. He and his wife helped start Celebration in 1982, and he joined the Celebration staff in 1986 as the Executive pastor in August of 1999. Allan oversees the discipleship and administrative ministries at Celebration and writes the LifeGuides used in our ABFs. Allan and his wife Sarah live in Southwest Arlington and have 3 children. Allison, who is an administrative assistant to the worship leader at a church in Waco. Wes is a commercial real estate appraiser in Dallas. & Abigail who got married in June of this year.

Ryan Christopher Connections Pastor
Ryan and his wife Julie joined Celebration Fellowship in March 2008. Their journey to Celebration is an amazing example of God's provision and guidance over their lives. They came to Celebration after a 3 year process where God transformed their lives, their marriage and their ministry. Their call to Celebration was based out of conviction to serve at a church where the ministry model is to care for hurting people in a hurting word. So Ryan joined the staff as Connections Pastor. What in the world is a Connections Pastor you ask? Simply put it is the ministry of helping the church body connect to each other through the various ministry opportunities. Ryan works with guests who want to learn more about Celebration as well as long time members who are looking to get more involved. Ryan has a BBA from Dallas Baptist University and a MA in Religion from Liberty University. He is currently working on his MDiv. All that means is that he owes Sallie a lot of money. His only claim to fame is that he is the coolest guy on staff under the age of 40. (or would be if he would spike his hair) Ryan and his wife Julie live in Fort Worth and have been blessed with two amazing kids, Morgan (5/8/07) and Levi (5/23/08). Yes, they are one year apart.

LAURA REEVES Creative Director
Laura Reeves has been part of Celebration Fellowship since 1984. In 1992 she started a drama team to incorporate the creative arts into the weekly worship services and special events. She now oversees the creative ministries as a whole incorporating music, drama, lights, sound, and media for the weekly services. Laura's desire is to bring the message of Christ alive through the arts in the local church.

Ben Ramsey Student Ministries
Ben grew up in Choctaw, Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Okalahoma. Ben has only been at Celebration for a few months but is already well loved by all!. Ben came to Christ when he was in his home church youth group so he knows how important it is to be a part of a student ministry. He knew early on that he wanted to be a part of leading students to having a dynamic relationship with Christ. Ben is married to Meredith and they have one little girl named Ellie Kate and another on the way! Unfortunately Ben is a Red Sox fan.

Davis Morgan College/Young Singles
A native of San Antonio, Davis came to Celebration in 2005 where he met his future bride, Tiffany Reeves. In March 2006, Davis took over the college ministry (crave1:27) and immediately transformed it from a group of 2 students to a group of 30+. After marrying in January 2007, Davis came on staff officially as the College Pastor. He has a heart for college students to see and savor the glory of God. Davis loves the San Antonio Spurs. Whatever.

Christina Calk Children's Ministry


BETH VALDEZ Preschool
Beth has been involved in working with Preschoolers for nearly 16 yrs. Beth came to Celebration in 1996 as a paid child care worker. Shortly thereafter, she became a member and began volunteering with the 2 year olds. Now Beth oversees all of Celebration’s nursery and preschool needs. She plans and runs the Family Fun Festival in the fall, the Easter Egg Hunt in the spring, and VBS in the summer. Her vision for the Preschool Ministry is to lay the foundation of God's Love in the hearts of the children who come through our doors. Beth & her husband John have been married 19 years & have 3 boys, Nick, Joe & Noah.

CHUCK YOUNGMAN Support/Recovery Ministries 817.275.1129
40 years of alcohol, drugs and indiscriminate sex kept Chuck from God, but in 1990 he accepted Christ as the forgiver of his sins and the leader of his life. Little did we know what God had in store for Chuck. After stumbling upon Celebration, Chuck and his wife, Sally, began a ministry to people trapped in their addictions and behaviors. Chuck and his wife Sally live in Arlington.

JIM BOWER Pastoral Care
Thirty years of guilt and remorse stemming from combat action in Vietnam and twenty years of alcohol abuse led to Jim's disassociation with any form of organized religion. It was only a chance meeting with a Celebration member that led to an agreement to check out "this church". soon after, Jim was saved and since that time He and his wife Julie have been a big part of Celebration Fellowship. Jim helps people with addiction issues get into treatment, he helps with job placement, and other pastoral ministries..

Derrick Bledsoe Project Manager