Worth Baptist Church

Evangelist Benjamin Burks

Evangelist Burks is a Bible school graduate and has worked as an Assistant Pastor, Senior Pastor, and Staff Evangelist. He has been in ministry since 1984, and has watched through the years as family, friends, and acquaintances have had their lives wrecked because of the many addictions that Satan uses to destroy lives. He has seen the destruction up close and from afar, and grew tired of watching lives and families destroyed. God has given to him a burden and a tool to help people who are held captive by their addictions and stubborn habits. “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32)

Bro. Cory McGuire is the Music Minister at Worth Baptist Church.

Bro. Cory McGuire serves as Music Minister and teaches the Crossroads (Young Adult) Sunday School Class. He is also the Director of Camp Liberty in Oakwood, Texas.

He has grown up at Worth Baptist Church, and he and his wife Heidi have served in full-time ministry since 2009. The McGuires graduated from Pensacola Christian College and have four daughters, Emma, Kate, Abby, and Eden.

Pastor Tyler Gillit became Worth’s Senior Pastor in January of 2016 after he served on staff for eight years. Pastor Gillit graduated with a Bachelor of Biblical Studies Degree from The Crown College in 2006 and a Master of Ministries Degree from Crown Seminary in 2007 and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2024. He and Tori were married in 2006 and they have two children, Will and Anna. He is passionate about expository preaching and making disciples in Fort Worth and around the world.

Pastor of Worth Baptist Church

Dr. Willie W. Weaver was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but spent his formative years in Louisiana. He resides in Burleson with Carolyn, his wife of fifty years. God has blessed Dr. and Mrs. Weaver with two children and five grandchildren.

With a keen heart for missions, Dr. Weaver has always led strong, missions-minded churches known for innovative leadership of missions conferences. His desire is to continue pastoring, to win precious souls, and to take the Gospel to every creature.

Answering God's call thirty-five years ago, Dr. Weaver first pastored People's Baptist in Harrisburg, Virginia for seven years; then Calvary Baptist in Connersville, Indiana for twenty years, and beginning in 1997 through the present, Worth Baptist in Fort Worth, Texas. His local church background includes time as a youth director, and twenty and twenty-seven years in television and radio ministries respectively.

Dr. Weaver has served as Secretary, Vice-President and a three year term as President of the Independent Baptist Fellowship International (IBFI). He was also the President of the Norris Bible Baptist Institute (NBBI) for three years and has served as editor of the "Searchlight", the official publication for the IBFI. Dr. Weaver is presently an instructor at the Crown Southwest Norris Seminary, teaching various courses. He holds a B.D. degree from the Bible Baptist Seminary and an honorary D.D. from Louisiana Baptist University.

Dr. Weaver faithfully served as pastor of Worth Baptist Church from 1997 to 2015.

Dr. Bill and Marcy Patterson's main focus has been Bible translation and church planting, but they have also worked in training Bible translators, establishing Bible institutes, developing ministries for youth and children, and speaking in conferences. Dr. Patterson is the President of Mount Abarim Baptist Mission International and the Director of the Bethesda Children’s Homes in Tlapa, Mexico. They are member missionaries of Worth Baptist Church.

Bro. Tony Sengmany is the Youth Pastor at Worth Baptist Church.

Bro. Tony Sengmany joined the Worth Baptist Church staff as Youth Pastor in September 2016. He graduated from The Crown College with a Bachelor in Youth Ministry Degree in 2006 and a Master of Ministry Degree in 2007.

Before working at Worth, he served in youth ministry at Temple Baptist Church in Powell, Tennessee for eight years under the leadership of Dr. Clarence Sexton.

Bro. Tony and Rachel were married in June of 2007 and have four children, Jonathan, Esther, Joy, and Naomi.

Bro. Earl Sides is the Discipleship Pastor at Worth Baptist Church.

Pastor Earl Sides joined the Worth Baptist Church staff in March of 2016 and serves as the Director of Discipleship and the leader of Bridge to Recovery. He and his wife Niki have three sons, Cody, Colin, and Christian.

Before coming to Worth, he served as Youth Pastor, Associate Pastor, and Music Minister of Calvary Baptist Church in Cleburne, Texas under the leadership of Pastor Charles Payne. Bro. Sides has over thirty years of experience as a youth pastor in churches in Ohio and Texas.

Bro. John Foster is the Recovery Pastor and the director of the Bridge to Recovery program at Worth Baptist Church.

John Foster joined Worth Baptist’s staff in July 2016 in a custodial role while studying at Norris Bible Baptist Seminary. After graduating in May 2022 with a Bachelor of Biblical Studies Degree, Majoring in Bible and a Minor in Church Ministry, John began and is currently pursuing Biblical Counseling Certification.

In September 2022, John began leading the Overcomers Sunday school class, then in February 2024 took leadership of the Bridge to Recovery ministry. John and his wife, Holly, have been redeemed by God’s grace from the bondage of addiction, as well as other life dominating sins. God has called them to help others gain freedom over life dominating sin and live the abundant life Jesus came to give.

Spanish Pastor at Worth Baptist Church

Pastor Paul Bolívar graduated with a Bachelor of Biblical Studies Degree from West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, CA, in 2013. The following year, he began serving as Assistant Pastor and Music Director at Bible Baptist Church of Long Beach, CA, under the leadership of Pastor Luis Parada, where he served from 2014 onward. During that time, he was involved in outreach, worked with youth, and ministered weekly in public high school Bible clubs.

He married the girl of his dreams, Amber, in 2020, and together they have been happily serving the Lord since then.

In August 2024, Pastor Bolívar was called to be Worth Baptist Church's Spanish Pastor, officially starting on August 18, 2024, after arriving earlier that month. He is passionate about making disciples in the Hispanic community of Fort Worth, the Metroplex, and around the world.