Nichols Street Church of Christ

Douglas Anderson has been an elder at Nichols Street Church of Christ since 2000.  He is married to Sandra Anderson and they have 2 grown daughters and 4 grandchildren.  Before he retired he was a chemical/environmental engineer for PCS Phosphate (formerly Texasgulf Sulphur Company) for 26 years.  He graduated from Texas A&M and went into the Air Force for four years and then returned to graduate school before going to work at Texasgulf.  Sandra was a math teacher at Bay City High School.  Doug and Sandra grew up in San Antonio and attended the same congregation.  They have attended the Bay City congregation since the 1980’s.

David Carroll was led to Christ in 1969 with the help of Allen Brown (Minister) and Brenda Cartwright. David became an Elder in 1993 at 6th Street Church of Christ. David married Brenda Cartwright in 1971. They now have four grown daughters Kristi, Stephanie, Leslie, Shannon and seven grandchildren. David retired from Celanese/Oxea in 2010 after 36 years of service. David and Brenda are active in many different ministries of the Church.

Bob Noster has been an Elder at Nichols Street Church of Christ since 2000.  He is married to Sue Noster and they have 2 grown children and 3 grandchildren.  Bob and Sue are both retired.  Before he retired, Bob was District Manager for Jackson Electric Cooperative at Bay City.  Prior to working for Jackson Electric, Bob was a manager for Central Power and Light, where he worked for 26 years.  Sue was an Elementary School Teacher.  Bob and Sue have worshiped with the Church of Christ in Bay City each of the 3 times that they have lived in Bay City in their working careers.

Glenn has served as an elder at Sixth Street and at Nichols  Street since 1977.  He has been married to Suzanne (Suzie) for 53+ years.  They have three sons, three loving daughters-in-law, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.  Glenn retired in 1996, having worked in the Chemical Research and Manufacturing industry for 38 years.  In addition to serving as an elder, Glenn has taught an adult Bible class for almost 50 years.  He also leads our Finance Ministry, oversees our Educational Ministry and directs the Harvest House Food Ministry.  Suzie is a home maker.  She presently teaches the 3 and 4 year old children, and has taught a women’s Bible class.  She is active in Heart to Home, our women’s Ministry, and is bookkeeper and office person for the Harvest House.

John H Rawlings, Sr. was appointed as an elder in October of 2006 at Nichols Street Church of Christ.  He is married to Rita Rawlings.  Together they have five grown children and two grandchildren.  John and Rita both still work.  John has been a commercial fisherman for over forty years.  Rita is the assistant to the superintendent of Matagorda ISD.  John and Rita have worshiped at Nichols Street since they were married during May of 1999.

Willie Rollins has been an Elder at Nichols Street Church of Christ since 2006. He and his wife Audrey have 5 grown children and 8 grandchildren. Willie has been a small business owner for over 25 years and Audrey is retired from the Matagorda County Tax Office as Deputy Tax Collector after having served for 35.5 years. Willie is very active in community affairs and has served on the boards of numerous non- profit organizations. He is the original founder and organizer of the Boys and Girls Club of Bay City and Matagorda County where he still serves as a member of the board of directors. He is the visionary behind the Harvest Field Community Development Corp. a 501(3)C corp. which is currently being developed by members of the Nichols Street Church family. 

John Westbrook

Email: johnw@nicholsstreet.org

John concentrates on Involvement, Safety, Security, and Divorce Care.

John Westbrook has been an Elder at Nichols Street Church of Christ since January 2011.  He has worshiped at this congregation since 1981, and served a number of years as a Deacon with responsibility in education.  John is married to Lynda Westbrook and together share a heart for ministering to the divorced and separated.   They are the parents of 4 children.  John is the owner of Tyro Auto Sales, Inc. in Bay City, and Lynda is a homemaker.