Staff
Senior Pastors Ty and Heather Bean
Ty Bean's road toward a life of ministry began in 1992 when he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, to attend Master's Commission at Phoenix First Assembly of God. Immediately following graduation Ty joined Phoenix First staff as Rodeo Pastor. For six years he worked with Athletes International Ministries, pastored the Arizona High School Rodeo Association, and traveled the nation speaking. In 1998 he became the Pastor of Cowboy Junction Church in Lovington, New Mexico. In 2001 he married Heather Cox of Hobbs. Heather was working as a registered nurse and leading the College and Career group at the church she attended. In August of 2003, their first child arrived. Brady Dawson Bean has been a joy and a blessing. Two and a half years later, Hudson Taylor Bean completed the Bean Bunch. Ty and Heather have a heart for God and to see His will be done in their liv
es, as well as, in Cowboy Junction Church. Cowboy Junction's and Ty and Heather's vision is to reach the world for Jesus and to make a difference. With God as our source, the possibilities are endless.
Pastor Ty
Email: cowboyjunctionchurch@yahoo.com
Bean's Blog: http://tybean.blogspot.com/
Pastor Heather
Email: heatherbean@cowboyjunctionchurch.com
Keeping It Real: http://heatherbeansblog.blogspot.com/
Youth Pastor Clay and Cigi Hardin
Cigi Allen Hardin is a 2002 graduate of Lovington High School. She went on to attend New Mexico Junior College on an academic scholarship. She was a member of the NMJC Rodeo Team and active at Cowboy Junction Church. After graduating in 2004 with an Associates in Science, Cigi attended College of the Southwest on an academic and rodeo scholarship. Again she pursued her college rodeo career with great success. In December 2006, Cigi graduated with a Bachelors degree in Science majoring in Secondary Education and minoring in Physical Education. Prior to graduating in December, Cigi was hired in August by the Lovington Public School System as the Middle School Physical Education teacher. This career choice confirmed her passion for working with kids. In 2003, Cigi began volunterring with the youth group and CJC. Anything from Bible studies to human videos she was willing to fill a need. In the spring of 2008, Pastor Ty and Heather approached Cigi about coming on staff as the full-time youth pastor. The kids loved her and she was making a difference. Cigi finished out her 2008 year commitment with Lovington School System and on June 1st she officially became the youth pastor of Cowboy Junction Church. On December 11, 2010, she married her best friend, Clay Hardin. Clay joins her now in the roll of Youth Pastor. They both look forward to watching God's plan unfold!
Pastor Cigi
Email: cigiallen@cowboyjunctionchurch.com
Cigi's Blog: http://cigisblog.blogspot.com/
Junction City Kid's Church Pastors Jon and Krissy Gibbs
We are excited to have the opportunity to join Cowboy Junction Church as your new children pastors. Our journey together began when we had our first date at a christian bible study, seven years ago. God blessed me when I married my husband in 2008 after courting for four years. We have gone to college together and have pastored children and youth together. We also have helped plan vacation bible school, and children's camp together.
Currently Jon is a special needs teacher at Hobbs High School and Krissy is a kindergarten teacher at Junction Christian Academy. We are excited to become a part of a church that is growing rapidly because they are spreading the love of Jesus. We believe that God has made this wonderful opportunity possible. We believe that God has sent us to join this church, and we look forward to serving God with you.
Joshua 1:9 "The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
Junction City Preschool Directors/Tot Town Danny and Ashley Criswell
Danny and Ashley Criswell were both born in Hobbs, NM. Danny graduated from Goddard High School in Roswell in 1996, and Ashley graduated from Hobbs High in 2001. They have three children; Destiny, Desirae, and Danny Ray Jr. Danny and Ashley and their family began attending Cowboy Junction in December of 2009. From the first day they were here, they were hooked. Danny can remember Ashley telling him after service that this is where she wanted to be, as long as the kids enjoyed it. As soon as the kids saw them they ran up and shouted, "Can we go to church here, please!" They knew it was a fit for them immediately. The Criswell family loves ministering to the children and have a passion to direct each one to Christ. Children are their futu
re, and they feel privileged to have the opportunity to teach them about the Lord. They want to show that learning about Jesus is fun! Young children are like little sponges, and they want them to soak up the Love of Jesus. We believe that if we lay a solid Christian foundation early, it is something that children can build on for the rest of their lives.
Worship Leaders Fabian and Lesley Grimes
Fabian and Lesley Grimes are the newest couple to join the staff of Cowboy Junction Church. Lesley McHam-Grimes grew up in North East Texas, where she began singing at the age of ten. Soon, she realized God's calling on her life in music ministry. Preparation for ministry came in many ways including singing with the gospel choir "Nothing But Praise" and at the Babbie Mason music conference in Atlanta, GA. In the fall of 2000, Lesley met her husband Fabian Grimes. Fabian, an accomplished pianist from Lovington, NM was involved in a local teen outreach where he played the keyboard. He also served as the worship leader for World Harvest Church in Lovington. In addition, he was the keyboardist for "One in Spirit" worship band. Fabian and Lesley were married December 21, 2001. 
Shortly thereafter they joined the worship team at Living Waters in Lovington, where they served for seven years before joining the Cowboy Junction family in the spring of 2009. Fabian and Lesley live in Lovington, NM with their three treasures, Camdyn, Kaytlyn, and newly adopted daughter Avery. The Grimes' greatest desire is to lead people of all ages, backgrounds, and circumstances to the heart of God through the power of praise and worship.
Administrative Assistant/Secretary Sadie Allen
Sadie Allen is the administrative assistant/secretary at Cowboy Junction Church. Sadie graduated from Lovington High School in 2007 and attended NMJC. She graduated in May 2009 from Master's Commission USA, in Dallas, Texas. A native Lea Countian, Sadie absolutely loves serving God through Cowboy Junction, as well as, Junction Christian Academy. She is the Physical Eduation Instructor and a part-time aide.
Sadie Allen
Email: cowboyjunctionchurch@yahoo.com
Office Number: (575)631-8920
Junction Christian Academy Director Crill Allen
Crill Allen, Director at Junction Christian Academy, graduated from Eunice High School (1974) and Sul Ross State University with a bachelor's degree in AgBusiness (1981). She received her teaching certification from the College of the Southwest (1996) and earned a Master's Degree of Education in Reading and Literacy from Walden University (2007). After teaching in the Lovington Public School stystem for twelve years, Crill was able to fulfill a long-time dream to start Junction Christian Academy at Cowboy Junction Church. It has been a desire for many years to provide a Christian school for Lea County students offering an academic education of excellence, as well as, an education with a strong Biblical foundation. Crill's prayer is that the community will be blessed by the ministry of JCA!
Crill Allen
Email: crillallen@yahoo.com
Junction Christian Academy's Blog: www.junctionchristianacademy.blogspot.com
Blessings Equine Therapy Director Corrina Casler
Corrina Casler is a 1996 graduate of Ruidoso High School. After graduating she married Shane. Corrina has always surrounded herself with horses. She grew up traveling the racehorse circuit with her parents. She added her experience with special needs childreen while working for the Ruidoso and Lovington Public Schools. God combined the two passions and Blessings was born. Shane, Corrina, and their daughter Bailie live on a ranch in Crossroads, NM.
