Our Pastor

Pastor Fred has been in the ministry since 1978 following his Bible College graduation. Fred has earned his Doctors Degree of Philosophy in the field of Biblical Counseling and is an author. He has pioneered a New Testament Church and worked within a variety of positions in local church ministry. He is now senior pastor of the Temple Baptist church of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fred and his wife Mari have been married 37 years and are parents of five children (one in heaven) and grandparents of 7 grandchildren.

Fred's passion is for shepherding God's flock through biblical, practical and relavent messages. Temple Baptist's focus is to love God and share God. Pastor Fred believes that if we will obey the Great Commandment and execute the Great Commission, we can have a Great church for our Great Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord.