{"id":550,"date":"2023-02-13T20:24:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T20:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/?page_id=550"},"modified":"2025-08-24T11:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T16:30:31","slug":"ministerial-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/index.php\/ministerial-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministerial Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"550\" class=\"elementor elementor-550\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0336156 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0336156\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9faac0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9faac0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7e0e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b7e0e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069d59a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"069d59a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a2cde e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01a2cde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fd53e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1fd53e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mike-zimmerman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-564\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mike-zimmerman.jpg 652w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mike-zimmerman-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea15dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ea15dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bf895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69bf895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Michael Zimmerman - Pastor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b129c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2b129c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mike Zimmerman has been Pastor of First Baptist since February of 1992.\u00a0 Mike originally came to First Baptist as the Associate Pastor in 1990.\u00a0 He began his ministry in 1976 in Rosenberg, Texas, as Assistant Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.\u00a0 Simultaneously, his wife Julia began her career of putting Mike through school as he attended and graduated from Wharton County Junior College, Houston Baptist University, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.\u00a0 Mike has pastored churches in Van Vleck, Ganado, and Schulenburg, Texas.\u00a0 Mike and Julia enjoy their home in the country a few miles outside of Bay City.<\/p><p>Send Bro. Mike an\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mzimmerman@firstbaycity.org\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5c8b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee5c8b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b77df1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b77df1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82b181 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c82b181\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2ea3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a2ea3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ed86c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3ed86c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1768ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1768ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kevin Hoggard - Minister of Worship &amp; Administration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18190c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c18190c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kevin has served in ministry for over 30 years around the state&nbsp;in Worship, as well as Youth, Senior Adults, Family, and Administration. Kevin attended West Texas State University studying Biology and later attended Texas A&amp;M for graduate school in the area of Genetics. Following graduate school, Kevin worked in the Biotech field in the areas of Genetics, Fermentation Development, and Process Development. During his Biotech carreer God revealed a different plan for his life, and Kevin surrendered to full-time ministry in 1998. Kevin married his bride, Christine Hoggard, in 1988. They have two sons, Joshua &amp; Michael, two daughters-in-law Amber &amp; Bethany, and five adorable grandkids, Nate, Ellie, Norah, Hudson and Liam and lots of pictures, just ask! Kevin enjoys cycling, music, and family.<\/p>\n<p>Send Kevin an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:khoggard@firstbaycity.org\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6373269 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6373269\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8caba2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8caba2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77054ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77054ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47133bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47133bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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