Pastor Ben has been the pastor of First Methodist Church since January of 2023. He grew up in the Fort Worth area and attended high school there. He is  an ordained elder in the Global Methodist Church and has a Master's of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. His undergraduate is in World Religions from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth. Prior to coming to Groesbeck, Ben served in Granbury, TX as an associate pastor at a large church. Some of Ben's joy's include spending time with his wife, Sydney, and his rambunctious dog, May Belle. Ben is married to Sydney who is also an Asbury graduate with a Masters in Theological Studies. Sydney grew up in Tennessee and Mississippi, but calls Mississippi home. Sydney works for Baylor University at Truett Seminary in their Wesley House of Studies. She predominantly helps Global Methodist pastors to earn their educational credits on the path to ordination.