Pastor Mike Carlson was born and raised in Watertown, Wisconsin.  He was raised in a Christian home and was saved at the age of five.  As a senior in high school Pastor Mike answered the call of God to surrender his life to full time Christian service. 

Pastor met his wife, Karen, during college while they served the Lord together as Christian camp counselors.  They were married in 1994.  After graduating from Maranatha Baptist Bible College in 1996, Pastor Mike has served the Lord as a youth pastor and assistant pastor until he came to Berean Baptist Church in June, 2005.

The Carlson’s have two children, Meaghan and Jordan.

In May of 2006 Pastor Mike accepted the call to become Senior Pastor of Berean Baptist Church and we are excited as we look to the future for God’s blessings.

The Arnolds

Pastor Ron Arnold was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV.  At the age of 17, he moved to Florida were he first heard the gospel and gave his life to Christ. Shortly after becoming a Christian, Ron felt called by God to serve in ministry. Ron pursued God’s calling by attending and finishing his B.S. in Pastoral Studies at Clearwater Christian College in May 2006.

Ron met his wife Renee, who had finished her B.S. in Biblical Counseling at Lancaster Bible College, in the fall of 1998 and they married in the fall of 2001. Since then, they have been serving the Lord in Youth Ministries.

They currently have one daughter, Sofia, who was born Nov 2006.

In January of 2009, Ron accepted the call to serve God as Associate Pastor for Family Ministries at Berean Baptist Church.