Senior Pastor
Dr. Roger Patterson
Senior Pastor
My wife, Julee, and I have been at CityRise since 1997 when it was just West University Baptist. As senior pastor, I want everyone that connects with CityRise to have the opportunity to discover Christ through worship, develop as followers of Christ through teaching and community, and foster a culture of evangelism that seeks to engage ministry, missions and mercy to our city. This is how we at CityRise lift our city and the world by generously giving the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I received my doctorate degree (Doctor of Ministry) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and my Master’s of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1998. In May of 2009, I accepted the call to become the next Senior Pastor of CityRise. Today, we push forward together as we see CityRise grow deep and wide in the Houston community, and I am blessed to follow Christ's call to serve you in that way.
I received my doctorate degree (Doctor of Ministry) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and my Master’s of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1998. In May of 2009, I accepted the call to become the next Senior Pastor of CityRise. Today, we push forward together as we see CityRise grow deep and wide in the Houston community, and I am blessed to follow Christ's call to serve you in that way.
Pastoral & Ministry Staff
Rynie Badenhorst
Global Outreach Pastor
Alex Baiza
Missouri City Español Associate Pastor
Kristen Campbell
Women's Director
Jeny Cortez
Student Associate
Chris DeArman
Bellaire Campus Pastor
Jennifer Dennis
Kids Executive Director
Robby Dobbs
Discipleship and Pastoral Care Pastor
Dr. Mark Edworthy
Missouri City Campus Pastor and CityRise Network Director
Traci Edworthy
Missouri City Associate Kids Director
Kirby Follis
Executive Pastor
Daniel Guillaume
Ben Hays
Missouri City Associate Pastor
West U Baptist Campus Pastor
Rosie Hirschfeld
Bellaire ACV Preschool Director
Justin Kellough
Media Arts Pastor
Elizabeth Lee
Michael Liang
West U Baptist Associate Kids Director
West U Baptist Chinese Pastor (Interim)
Dr. Paul Magyar
West U Baptist Worship and Senior Adults Pastor
Ashley Miksch
Student Associate
Erika Roberts
Justo Robinson
West U Baptist ACV Preschool Director
Missouri City Español Pastor
Aaron Senseman
Bellaire Worship Pastor
Blandon Thomas
Missouri City Student Pastor
Kenneth Watkins
Kathleen Yarborough
Missouri City Worship Pastor
Community Ministries Director
Tim Yeager
Student Pastor
Support Staff
Jason Bergstrom
Communications Associate
Jean Boucher
Facilities Director
Matthew Brady
Facilities Administrative Assistant
Savannah Browning
Bellaire Campus Administrative Assistant
Hannah Bryan
West U Baptist ACV Preschool Program Coordinator
Laurel Carleton
Financial Controller
Amy Cormier
West U Baptist Campus Administrative Assistant
Mary Ellen Ermis
Media Program Coordinator
Lauren Erwin
Bellaire ACV Preschool Program Coordinator
Robynn Estrada
Operations Administrator
Liana Fairbanks
Director of Business Administration
Lisa Hafemeister
Director Human Resources & Strategic Planning
Emily Heinzman
Bellaire Kids Program Director
Wes Mathew
Production Director
Fergie Mitra
Jaime Obando
Accountant I
Community Ministries Associate
Carolina Ramirez
Cristy Rodriguez
ACV Preschool Administrative Coordinator
Global Outreach Administrative Assistant
Alejandra Rojas
West U Baptist Worship and Senior Adults Administrative Assistant
Antonetta Russo
Senior Pastor Administrative Assistant and Connections Director
Justin Sessum
Technical Director
Emma Straub
Kids Administrative Assistant
Linda Suen
Discipleship and Pastoral Care Administrative Assistant
Wanda Wong
Executive Pastor Administrative Assistant