Leadership Team
Dr. Steve Greene is the Senior Pastor of Bixby Community Church. Throughout his successful career, Dr. Greene has garnered a national reputation as a dynamic speaker, marketer, trainer and leader of companies across all industry sectors.
Dr. Greene’s heart as a Business Pastor is evidenced through teaching biblical principles of business to organizations all across the world. Dr. Greene’s goal is to help create increased revenue for businesses to fund the preaching of the Gospel and the teaching of the Kingdom of God, making an impact four generations deep.
Pastor Steve’s vision for Bixby Community Church starts with the family. Every week members of Bixby Community Church will hear a message challenging them to come up higher in their walk with Christ and he equips you with practical tools to live an abundant life now! Pastor Steve has been married to his wife, Anette, for 36 years.
Pastor Anette Greene has been gifted with a servant’s heart even from her youth. As a Pastor of Bixby Community Church, Ms. Greene is given the opportunity to minister to young girls in need of restoration and a touch from God. It is because of Pastor Anette’s servant-leadership style and get-to-work mentality that many of the projects at BCC get accomplished with excellence.
Associate Pastors
Dr. Jim Russell, Associate Pastor
Dr. Russell earned his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Oklahoma State University and his Doctor of Philosophy from Virginia Tech. He has been tenured at four universities. He is currently a Graduate Professor and a Chair in the Business School at Oral Roberts University. Dr. Russell is a widely recognized teacher/educator with numerous teaching, service and research awards. He has written hundreds of reviewed academic manuscripts and has given hundreds of invited speeches. He has also been active in domestic and international missions. Dr. Russell has taken three Business Mission Trips to Argentina and one to Paraguay, and has ministered to thousands.
A graduate of three bible colleges in addition to Rhema, Sofia Russell was heavily involved in ministry in Argentina. She led 150 fifty cell groups, some of which had more than 100 members. She was also president of a Women’s AGLOW chapter of 350 members and started a youth group which grew to more than 100 youth. After her work in Argentina, she lived in Israel for seven years, and worked with a number of Christian organizations. Today, Sofia faithfully serves the congregation of BCC alongside her husband, Jim.
Deacons and Elders
Sean and Angela Kouplen, Elders
Sean is the CEO of Regent Bank and is a founding member and elder of Bixby Community Church. He currently teaches the Adult Sunday school class at BCC and is actively involved with numerous community organizations such as the Bixby Chamber of Commerce (former chairman), Daily Family YMCA, Bixby Rotary Club, and the United Way. Angela is a Sourcing Manager at Williams Companies and teaches children’s Sunday school class at BCC. Sean and Angela have lived in Bixby since 2002 and have three children, Emory, Kennedy, and Finley.
John and Paula Roach
John is the Business Development Officer for Nabholz Construction. He is a member of the Bixby Chamber of Commerce and the Bixby Optimist Club. Paula has been involved in youth ministry since 1994 and was a licensed Assembly of God Pastor. The Roach family moved to Bixby in 2006. John and Paula have two sons, Lofton and Keller.
Ben is an effectual leader of Bixby Community Church, serving in a number of roles including managing ushers, greeters, hospitality workers, maintenance, and other ministries of the church which benefit BCC’s members, visitors as well as the entire community. Ben has a real passion for helping people live a Kingdom life and he is an example of someone with right thinking, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Ben’s wife, Judy, went home to be with Jesus in September 2010 and in honor of Judy’s life on earth BCC has dedicated its fellowship hall to her memory. The Judy Clark Fellowship Hall houses adult Sunday school programs, the youth ministry along with a number of other gatherings of the church.
Mark and Carol Pate
Mark and Carol were married on December 3, 2008 and have experienced amazing personal growth since they arrived at BCC in March of 2009. In 2009 they started their own business, CMP Solutions, and have become effective leaders for BCC’s Community Group Ministry. Both Mark and Carol have a passion for helping others connect with the church and the people in it. They want others to get involved with BCC and have it be a place where they can grow and develop, just as the church has done for them. Both have a passion for travel and photography and love the creativity and joy of helping others through their thriving customer relationship business.
