Jonathan Hewett
Jonathan spent 14 years in itinerant evangelism prior to taking the position as pastor at FBC. He has a wife, Ellyn, and three grown children, Catherine, Josh and Lindsey. Stories about the kids frequently enter Jonathan’s sermons. Two of these kids are Fightin’ Texas Aggies and they’ve effectively converted their dad!
Short-term evangelistic mission trips have had a big impact on Bro. Jonathan and he has conducted numerous mission trips to Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil, Argentina, Nicaragua and Chile. He has also made multiple trips into South Africa, Togo and China. While he’s been at Carrizo, the church has gone to Nicaragua, New York City, Peru, Zambia, Cuba, Mexico and this year, Panama.
Jonathan has a bachelor’s degree from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and a Master of Arts from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Virginia. He served four Texas Baptist churches as a youth minister prior to entering full time evangelism. He has written numerous curricula for Lifeway Christian Resources and has conducted many Sunday School conferences for associations and for the state convention. Jonathan is currently the Associational SS Director and a member of the board of trustees for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth.