MINISTERS, OVERSEERS AND STAFF

MINISTERS

All the Believers at Generations

ELDERS

Greg Harrell

Alan Latta

CHURCH SECRETARY
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Laurie Zieger

CHILDREN’S PASTOR

MISSIONS COORDINATOR

Laura Duncan

WOMEN’S PASTOR

HOSPITALITY DIRECTOR

Debbie Ellis

YOUTH PASTOR

Yvette Latta

SENIOR PASTOR

Alan Latta

CHURCH ELDER, Greg Harrell

Born in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Greg Harrell grew up and graduated from High School in Cloudcroft before going to the U. S. Coast Guard Academy, where he learned many valuable things.  After establishing a Rail Road career (and working for a while as an Air Traffic Controller), Greg - along with his lovely wife Marietta - began their own business in 2000, which continues to successfully serve the rail industry.

Upon joining our congregation in worship first time at the of 2001, the Harrell's have played an important role beginning especially during our church construction project that year, along with our many other gifted volunteers; after which they began serving in more spiritual ways by using their home for Verse by Verse Bible Studies as well as through strengthening couples' relationships with the Marriage Course they have written called, "A CORD OF THREE STRANDS."

SENIOR PASTOR, Alan Latta

Born into a pastor's family in St. Paul, Minnesota, Alan was raised in Liberia, West Africa and Bloomington, Illinois; before moving with his parents and siblings to Salisbury, Rhodesia - now known as Harare, Zimbabwe - where they planted a congregation in 1976; that has become New Life Covenant Church.

A year after meeting Yvette Selbin there, they married and moved to Houston, Texas; where Alan completed his B. A. in Theology and they started their own family, having two children, Summer Joy and Zane Alan; who later were blessed to grow up here in Granbury.

Since 1991, Alan has been our first Senior Pastor and he also continues to serve as one of our Elders.  His wife, Yvette is currently our Youth Pastor.  (Her Bio can be seen below).

In February of 2007, their son Zane married Miss Jamie Briscoe, a friend from childhood.  Five years later, their daughter Summer Joy was united in marriage  to Mr. Paul Okimoto.

Click below to see a picture of Alan and Yvette's growing family.

CHURCH SECRETARY, Laurie Zieger

Laurie is a Southern California girl, born and raised.  Then known as Laurie Johnston, she was a 4-H member for 10 years; raising and showing horses, pigs, dogs and sheep; but her favorite was goats.  After graduating from high school, She lived and worked on a farm in Switzerland with a 4-H Exchange Student Program.  Later, Laurie graduated from Saddleback College in Mission Viejo and was Church Secretary at Calvary Chapel of San Clemente for 5 years.

In the 80's, she met Gary Zieger - a dashing young man with a great smile and green eyes on the beach in San Clemente - to whom she has been married for almost 25 years.  Laurie loves being active, biking, hiking, walking and working out as well as making quilts, doing crochet and reading. 

CHILDREN'S PASTOR, Laura Duncan

Laura (Brown) Duncan is the daughter of Pastor-Missionaries to Canada, where she lived for 8 years on the Island of Digby, in Nova Scotia, before attending Oregon Bible College in Illinois; (now known as Atlanta Bible College).  She married Joe in '77, with whom she helped pastor 2 churches and who - for almost 20 years - was one of our Elders here at Generations Church. 

 

   With a heart for International Missions, Laura not only influences our children for the nations but also for our congregation; as she is also our MIssions Coordinator and helps to organize Short Term Mission Trips and Support Projects.  Most recently with Joe, they have led Monthly Outreaches to International Students at UTA. 

WOMEN'S PASTOR, Debbie Ellis

Debbie (Shutter) Ellis is the daughter of Raymond & Lela Shutter.  She was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas.  In October of 1976, Debbie married Randy Ellis who had just completed his Military commitment in the Army. 

In 1991, both she and Randy participated in the beginning prayer meetings that the Lord used to birth forth Shady Grove Church of Granbury, now known as Generations.  Ever since then, they have been very faithful members, which included Randy's having served as an Elder for 7 of those years up until 2007. 

Debbie began serving full time as the Church Secretary in '94 until September of 2008, when she became Generations' first full-time Women’s Pastor, and Hospitality, Benevolence, & Follow-up Coordinator.   

YOUTH PASTOR, Yvette Latta

As Senior Pastor’s wife, Yvette Latta has strategically served the Generations Congregation from our early days in various capacities; including Children’s, Women’s and Worship Ministries. A unique communicator, she is careful to give Jesus Christ the glory Who gives her special insight for encouraging people, wherever she goes.

As our Youth Pastor, her heart's desire is to raise up a team of leaders who are equipped and empowered to see the youth of this generation fulfill their God-given destinies.

Born in Zimbabwe, Yvette has lived in Texas since '78, where she and Alan have raised two wonderful children, Summer Joy and Zane; who are now married and each have a wonderful  child.

Click below to see a recent family photo.