Roy Carrico is a third generation Pentecostal who grew up in the Pentecostal Church of God. A native of Houston, Texas, he attended San Jacinto College, the University of Houston and Southern Bible College.
Since 1992 he has served in various ministry positions such as the East Texas District Youth Director, Lead Pastor in Sour Lake, Texas and Gosnell, Arkansas, and was a Co-pastor in Baytown, Texas. With a ministry that can be characterized as Bible based preaching with an emphasis to earnestly contend for the powerful experience of Pentecost, Bishop Carrico has been invited to speak youth camps and church conferences all over the country.
Chris has served as the pastor of the Gospel Lighthouse in Powderly since 2007. His strong leadership and powerful preaching has been the catalyst to solid growth in their church body.
After serving in the Paris Texas Fire Department, Chris made the decision to move into full-time ministry and has been passionately building the kingdom ever since.
In 2001, Chris married his wife, Faith, and they have two wonderful boys, Luke and Ben.
Rick has served as the Pastor of Bethel Church in Houston since 2015 and has been a part of the East Texas District since the day he was born.
After earning his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Texas at Austin, he served as the Impact Student Ministries District Youth Director for 6 years.
He is passionate about communicating the gospel clearly with all generations and has been invited to speak all over the nation and internationally as well.
Rick has been married to his wonderful wife Alisha since 2012, and they have two children together, Isaac and Olivia.
Paula has served at the director of Empowered Women's Ministries since 2009. She has a Bachelor’s degree in education from Stephen F. Austin University and has taught in the public school sector for the past 15 years.
Trey Atkeisson was raised in the East Texas District in Corsicana, Texas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Studies from Nelson University and has ministry and missions experience across multiple continents. Trey’s ministry experience includes youth ministry, preaching, discipleship, evangelism, missions, and leadership development.
Trey is passionate about seeing churches work together in unity and creating opportunities for young people to encounter God, grow in their faith, and live confidently as followers of Christ. He currently serves throughout the East Texas District, working alongside pastors and youth leaders to strengthen and advance youth ministry across the district.