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Our Leadership

Our Ministers

The Saginaw Church of Christ is currently seeking a full-time pulpit minister.

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Bill has served as Elder at Saginaw Church of Christ since 2001. Before that he served as the deacon in several roles over the years. He has been at SCOC since he was 11 years old. Bill married his wife Kaye in 1977. He has five grown children, and 16 grandchildren. Bill retired from Anchor Fabrication as a senior auditor in the quality department. Along the way, he also owned and operated a service station and a golf shop. Bill was baptized on Mother’s Day in 1958 at the end of a gospel meeting. He has always enjoyed speaking in public, so it was easy for him take on a leadership role in the church. His Sunday morning classes are always informative and rooted in the word of God. Bill loves to spend his free time on the golf course, or out in his workshop making different things for Kaye and the kids and grandkids.

Bill Knowles

Elder

Our Shepherds

Guided by faith and dedicated to the spiritual growth of our body of believers

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Carlon was installed as an elder at the Saginaw Church of Christ in February 2025. Previously, he served as an elder at the Canton Church of Christ in Canton, Texas. Carlon has also served as a deacon at the Faith Village Church of Christ in Wichita Falls and the Lamesa Church of Christ in Lamesa. While worshipping in Canton, he also filled the role of youth minister for four years. 
In 1990, Tina became his wife and the two have three adult sons, two daughters-in-law, and two grandsons. Education has been a lifelong passion for Carlon as he served in Texas public schools as a teacher, coach, and administrator for 29 years before retiring in 2022. That same passion, combined with a love for scriptures, has led him to teach classes at each congregation he has attended. His desire to serve and care for others also saw him serve as a medical clinic administrator in both Wichita Falls and the metroplex for four years during his career. He credits his dad, Paul, who also served as an elder, and his mother, Nancy, for instilling in him a foundation of love for Christ and others. Carlon’s hobbies include whatever Tina wants to do, spending time with family, being outdoors, and sports.

Carlon Branson

Elder

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Jeff Green

Elder

Jeff was installed as Elder in February 2025  Previously, he was the Deacon of Building and Grounds at SCOC since 1998. Jeff grew up in Rhome, Texas. He met his wife Missy here at SCOC and married in 1990. They have three daughters, two of which are married, and one who recently graduated college from Oklahoma Christian University. Jeff has worked for Atmos Energy for nearly 30 years. Jeff was baptized at 12 years old at the Rhome Church of Christ. Jeff regularly volunteers at Community Link here in Saginaw, helps with Samaritans Purse on tornado disasters, and spent time helping other Church's of Christ with disaster relief. In his free time, Jeff enjoys biking, camping, skiing, playing and watching sports, and working on things around the house. 

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Don Holacka

Elder

Don was installed as an elder at Saginaw Church of Christ in 2025. Don met his wife Mary in 1982 and they married in 1983. They have 2 children, 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Don retired from Baylor Scott & White Health in 2021 after working there for 22 years. Don previously worked at John Peter Smith Hospital for 20 years. Before joining the Saginaw congregation, Don planned and participated in numerous trips to Ukraine, Tanzania, Malawi and Mexico as a deacon with a previous congregation. Don and his wife enjoyed teaching Bible lessons at orphanages in Ukraine and working with congregations there and in Mexico, Tanzania and Malawi. He has always enjoyed teaching youth and foreign evangelism. In spare time before retirement Don and Mary enjoyed snow skiing and traveling until her health slowed that down. Now Don enjoys gardening and fishing.

Our Deacons

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Logan Wheeler
Austin Stephens
Mitch Pullen
John Utterback

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