Mark is the Senior Pastor at Hope Fellowship.  Mark completed his undergraduate training at Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and received a Master of Science in Environmental Management from the University of Houston at Clear Lake City.  He worked as a biologist at an environmental consulting firm in Clear Lake City for six and a half years until God called him into the ministry.  He studied for four years at Dallas Theological Seminary and received the Master of Theology.  After completing his seminary training he served as an Associate Pastor directing a singles ministry at Hawthorne Gospel Church in New Jersey.   In June 1996 he came to First Evangelical Free Church (now Hope Fellowship) as Senior Pastor. 
 

Clovis the Equipping Pastor at Hope Fellowship.  His responsibilities include oversight of the Evangelism, Discipleship/Small Group, Network, and Children’s ministries.  Pastor Clovis completed his undergraduate training at the University of Southern Mississippi in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a major in Banking and Finance.  After five years with a bank in Jackson, MS as a Commercial Loan Officer, Clovis attended Dallas Theological Seminary where he received a Master of Theology degree in 1990  followed with a Master of Religious Education degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1992. 
 

Pastor Clovis’ Family and Interests - The Barnett family includes Pastor Clovis, his wife Anita, their daughter Sarah and their dog Sophie.  Clovis and Anita married in 1991.  As a family they enjoy entertaining friends, playing games, taking walks, reading good books, and watching “I Love Lucy” reruns. Contact: associate@hopefellowship.com or 979-297-8356