Will Harmon, Senior Pastor

Pastor Will has served at Cavanaugh Free Will Baptist Church since August 1997. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College and is also the Chairman of the Executive Board for the Arkansas Free Will Baptists.

Will is originally from Midland, Texas. He accepted Jesus Christ as Savior at the age of six. He recognized the call to ministry at the age of 11 and began preaching at 12.

He graduated from Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College in 1983 with a Bachelor’s degree in Theology. After graduating from Hillsdale, he earned a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

Will married Angie Archer in 1983, and they have three children.

Will has always wanted to pastor to local churches which he has done in Texas and Arkansas. His deepest desire is to “lead and feed the people of Cavanaugh Free Will Baptist Church.”

Jason Nichols, Youth Pastor

Jason was called into full-time ministry in May 1995 and has served as Youth Pastor at Cavanaugh Free Will Baptist Church since December of 1997.

Jason developed a burden for youth while he was in college. His goal for the youth of Cavanaugh Free Will Baptist Church is to “win teenagers to Jesus Christ, train them to grow in their faith and send them to reach others for God’s kingdom.”

Originally from Pryor, Oklahoma, Jason graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and from Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College with a Bachelor’s degree in Theology.

Jason married Joy McKnight in January of 2000, and they have three sons.

Jason enjoys spending time with his family, hunting, fishing, working out and woodworking.

Johnny Miller, Children’s Pastor

Johnny answered the call to ministry at the age of 18. Since 1979, he has ministered to children and teenagers. His ministry presently includes children’s evangelism.

Johnny and his wife, Gail, teach children about Jesus Christ at various camps and crusades through Gail’s clown ministry (Little Billie) and Johnny’s music and preaching ministry. They also utilize these gifts in the growing children’s ministry at Cavanaugh as well.

Johnny is originally from Claypool, Indiana. He has attended Free Will Baptist Bible College and has completed a Bible Certificate in Bible and Adult Leadership from Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College.

Johnny and Gail were married in 1977. They have three children and two grandchildren.

Dave Evans, Pastor of Evangelism and Lay Ministry

Dave began his full time ministry at Cavanaugh in April of 2007. Working as a volunteer at Cavanaugh helped prepare him for many aspects of church ministry.

He accepted Christ as Lord and Savior at the age of thirteen. Having been saved as a teenager, David has a burden for teens to accept Christ and to commit their lives to Him early. David’s passion for people is to see entire families won to the Lord.

Dave wants to see people equipped to share the Gospel with family as well as strangers, and he has a strong passion for outreach and church growth through discipleship training.

David is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Leadership and Ministry at Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College.

He was born in New Jersey but has lived most of his life in Eastern Oklahoma. In 1991, David married Kristie Armer who is his ministry partner. David and Kristie have three children.

Ray Copeland, PrimeTimer’s Director

Ray has been a member of Cavanaugh Free Will Baptist Church since 1974 and has served in several ministries throughout the years. In 2001, Ray felt the call to develop a ministry for senior adults. God blessed and is continuing to bless this ministry.

Out of this ministry God has called others to serve in additional ministry capacities, including Helping Hands Ministry, Nursing Home Ministry and Piecefully Yours Quilting Ministry just to name a few.

Ray’s goal is to keep senior adults active in ministry as well as building new and lasting relationships with one another and with the younger generations through mentorship.

Senior adults have a unique perspective on life having lived and stood on God’s great promises and seen the wonders of His mighty hand at work throughout their times and lives.

Born and raised in Fort Smith, Ray graduated from Northside High School and attended Memphis State University. He graduated from Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2002.

Ray and his wife Charlotte have been married for 32 years and have two daughters and six grandchildren.