Family: Married to Dessie Belle Holland in August, 1963.
Background: Mike was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He went to McDonogh School and City College. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1959. During his twenty-year career, in addition to several postings in the U.S., Mike served in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, England and Belgium. Through the Airmen's Education and Commissioning Program Mike received a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the Florida State University in 1965. Upon graduation from Officers' Training School Mike was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. He received a Master's Degree in Systems Analysis from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1969 whereupon he was assigned to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff (Studies and Analysis) at the Pentagon. Mike concluded his Air Force career in 1979 and, upon retirement, entered Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary at Wake Forest graduating in 1984 with a M.Div. degree. In 1992, he received an honorary Doctorate from the Maryland Theological College and Seminary, an African-American institution in Baltimore, Maryland.
Mike married the former Dessie Belle Holland of Smithfield, North Carolina in 1963. Mike and Belle had two children, Shawn and Michael. Their daughter, Shawn, is a Director at Surmodics in Eden Prarie, Minnesota. She is married to Chris Fuller of Lanesboro, Minnesota. Chris is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. He is a Captain with the Saint Anthony Fire Department. Chris and Shawn have one daughter, Breanna Elizabeth and one son, Michael Fahey Fuller. Mike and Belle's son, Michael, died of cancer in November, 1998. He was a math instructor at Bakersfield College and Garces Memorial High School in Bakersfield, California. He was married to the former Donna Marie Citeroni of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They did not have children.
Mike has served as a church planter in the Netherlands (Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1976-77), a missions pastor in Florida (Florosa Baptist Chapel,1978-79), a student pastor while in seminary (Wake Union Baptist Church, 1980-84), pastor of the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn (1984- 90), Director of Missions of the Baltimore Baptist Association (1990-95), and pastor of Long Green Baptist Church, Baltimore County, Maryland (1995-2001). After an all too brief retirement, Mike was called to Roseville Baptist Church in July, 2002.
Interests: Mike enjoys reading, golf, and hunting in his spare time. Most of all, he enjoys playing with his grandson, Mikey!
Associate Pastors:
Youth Pastor: Michael "Jackie" Hill
Family: Married to Carina Lynn Bruner on August 4, 2007.
Background: Jackie was born in Memphis Tennessee and raised just outside Memphis in the small town of Collierville. He comes from a large extended family, almost all of which live in the Memphis area. He was home schooled by his mother Teri and attended college at the University of Memphis. Jackie is currently working on his bachelors degree at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesotawhere he is majoring in Cross-Cultural Communications and Counseling.
Jackie married the former Carina Lynn Bruner of Lamoni, Iowa in 2007. Jackie and Carina live in Hugo, Minnesota where they plan to raise a family one day. Jackie’s wife Carina is registered nurse at Children’s Hospital of Minnesota.
Jackie came to know Jesus as his Lord and Savior at age six while attending children’s church at Green Hills Baptist. Since then, he has recognized God’s call on his life to full-time Christian service and has begun his pursuit of that calling. Jackie has served as a youth assistant (Peterson Lake Baptist Church, Collierville, Tennessee 1999-2003), a NAMB missionary and youth pastor (First Baptist Church, Lamoni, Iowa 2004-2006), and currently serves as associate pastor and youth pastor at Roseville Baptist Church in Roseville, Minnesota. Jackie and Carina have been at Roseville Baptist since September 2006.
Interests: Jackie enjoys bass fishing and watching his Memphis Tigers, but most of all he loves spending time with his precious wife Carina!
Passion: Jackie has a heart for the Lord and has a deep desire to see teens impacted for Christ. His deepest passion is to share the truth of God's word.
Missions Pastor:Joe Burton
Family: Married to Debra Davey in September of 1993.
Sons: Andre and Dmitri Burton
Background:
Interests: Camping, multi-cultural interaction, scifi movies, exercising, and best of all family and pizza movie nights!
Passion: Encouraging people in the church who have a desire to grow by creating experiences in new environments that can change the way they live for Christ.
