Ken Merrifield

“Janet and I are excited to walk through this journey with you at New Life Bible Fellowship. We’re confident that, through this journey, we’ll gain a better understanding of God's heart and will grow closer in relationship both to Him and to each other. Our belief is that God will reveal Himself and His will clearly to us as we seek Him diligently.”

Ken has been the senior pastor of NLBF since January, 2005. His spiritual gifts are as a Pastor / Teacher and in Intercession. Ken is the founder of a missionary support ministry known as White Flag.  The purpose of the ministry is to empower national pastors to reach their own people and to be a liaison between American churches and international ministries.

Between 1994 and 2002, Ken was a church-planting missionary in Constanta, Romania. He established and developed a new church, facilitated short-term missions team visits, and served as a professor of Old Testament Survey at Constanta Cross-cultural Missions School. He was licensed by the Church of God in 1990. Education: Dallas Theological Seminary - M. A. in Biblical Studies; Dallas Baptist University - B. A. in Theology and Sociology.

Ken and his wife Janet were married on December 18, 1987.  They have five children, Hannah, Grace, Rebecca, Karis, and Caleb. Ken and Janet met during their Senior year in High School and dated throughout college. They married one week after Ken graduated from college. Janet is a trained special education teacher. She has spent the last 10 years rearing their children.  She sees rearing godly kids as one of her primary ministries.



Phil Anderson

"Hi, I’m Phil Anderson, the Community Life Pastor here at New Life Bible Fellowship. I am passionate about helping believers overcome their fear of man and go into the world and boldly witness for Christ. I would love to encourage, train, push and support you to go further and do more for God than you ever though you could.

"My wife, Suzie, and I were married in 1974. We have three adult children: Aaron, Michelle and Marcella and three granddaughters: Reneah, Brianna, and Sierra. We’ve lived in DeSoto since 1994.  We’re giving our lives in ministry to help this church accomplish God’s mission and vision."

Pastor Phil has been on staff since August of 1994.  His pastoral responsibilities include Children’s Ministry, Evangelism Ministry, and Communications Ministry.  Prior ministry experience includes six years as Associate Pastor in Germantown, Ohio.. He holds a graduate ministerial degree from Anderson School of Theology. Prior to ministerial training (1985-1988) he spent eleven years in sales in Houston, Dallas, and Casper Wyoming.