About Us
Introduction
In 1908 a group of believers decided it was time for a congregation of Christians to be a solid voice for New Testament Christianity in the Arkansas River Valley.
Please allow us to introduce ourselves to you. We are simply a group of Christians. We love God and His Son Jesus Christ. We love each other with a deep brotherly love, and we love the world around us and hope to make it better. We are happy to be Christians, nothing more and nothing less.
We have taken the Word of God as our example and as our guide for living our lives.
Our assembly times together are for the purpose of encouraging each other and worshiping. We do this with times of singing, praying, giving, lessons, and sharing the Lord’s Supper together weekly. During this time you will see many people smiling and enjoying the fellowship we have with each other. If this sounds good to you, we would welcome a visit from you when you are in our area.
Elders
Nathan Almond is an educator, coach, and family man who has been active for many years at Pleasant Valley. He teaches men’s and adult classes, brings the church Sunday morning announcements, preaches sermons, and serves in multiple areas.
Joe McCoy is an engineer who has taught leadership and business classes in local universities. He has taught adult classes, teen classes, and some lessons in the auditorium. He and his wife Alysia have 4 sons. Before becoming an elder, he served as a deacon, while teaching and helping with technology work.
Mike Moxley is an engineer that works in the refining industry. He serves the church as a song leader and Bible class teacher. Mike also enjoys working with the young people on Vacation Bible School and Leadership Training for Christ. Mike and his wife Shari of 30 years have four children and one grandchild.
Lonnie Myers serves as Superintendent of the Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School District. Lonnie also serves as an Adjunct Professor and University Supervisor at Harding University. He has a total of 48 years in the field of education and enjoys teaching Bible classes. Lonnie and his wife Karen attend to the Personal Edification Program PEP Groups.
Ministers
Roger Russell moved to Van Buren from Kentucky in 2004. His God given talent is preaching and teaching the word of God; he has more than 44 years’ experience in ministry. Roger graduated from Southern Christian University with a Bachelor of Arts in Bible in 1980 and a Master of Arts in Bible in 1981. He began his first full time ministry in Enterprise, AL in 1980 and has since preached for congregations in Georgia, Michigan, Kentucky, and now Arkansas. In 1977, he married Greta Nolen from Carrolton, GA and they have 2 daughters. Allison is a second-grade teacher and lives in Benton, AR with her husband, Jerry Klitz. Ashley is a middle school art teacher and lives in Alma, AR with her husband, Lonnie Combs and their four children, Kiersten, Ari, Leith, and Rei.
Wendyl and Eva Heffington were married on August, (Friday 13th) 1965. We are graduates of East Central State University in Ada, Oklahoma. Wendyl graduated from Whites Ferry Road School of Preaching and has preached full time from 1979-2013. Wendyl and Eva have two daughters, Shelly Bynum and Kimberly Parsons. Kimberly and husband, Joel, live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Shelly and husband, Larry, live in Van Buren, Arkansas. Wendyl and Eva have two grandchildren, Caleb Bynum and Cana Bynum DeLeon. Wendyl and Eva moved to Van Buren, AR in June of 2013 to work with the Pleasant Valley church of Christ as a personal evangelist. His time is devoted to teaching the gospel in home Bible studies and follow-up studies with new Christians.