More of steven's story
Steven is the husband of his beautiful wife Lisa, who he married in 1995. He is the father of four children: Morgan, Nathan, Casey, and Micah. Pastor Parker is passionate about building community in the kingdom of God: worshiping Christ together with God’s people, developing a sense of spiritual kinship among diverse people, and ministering alongside others to serve “the least of these” in the name of Jesus.
A few things you might not know about our pastor and his family:
Steven and Lisa Parker are Rio Grande Valley natives and were high school sweethearts, graduating from Lyford High School together in 1994.
Pastor Parker is a volunteer chaplain for Weslaco PD and part of Weslaco’s Office of Emergency Management team during various bad weather events.
The Parker family loves the Dallas Cowboys and the San Antonio Spurs.
Pastor Parker is the longest tenured pastor in the history of First Baptist Church Weslaco.
The Parkers are active in community events in Weslaco and throughout the Mid Valley.
The Parkers enjoy shared meals with friends and family and quiet times binge watching their favorite shows.
They can often be found cheering at Weslaco football games, swim meets, and other local sporting events.
Steven’s favorite pastime is his work establishing their small homestead and rabbitry, raising goats and meat pen bunnies for his kids’ livestock show projects.