After ministering in the Los Angeles area for twenty years, Pastor Scott and Shelly Kirkland have returned to their native west Texas. Bro. Scott grew up in Abilene, graduated from Cooper High School, and went on to Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. Shelly graduated from Merkel High School and received her degree from McMurry University in Abilene. They served on staff in Borger, Texas for three years before the Lord called them to Southern California. Pastor Kirkland taught on the faculty of Pacific Baptist College for fourteen years and pastored an inner-city church in Gardena. The Kirklands have one son, Chandler, who is pursuing his Master's at West Coast Baptist Bible College in Lancaster, California. They are excited to be back home and ministering to the great people of Texas.