Elders

Danny Ballejo		Danny is one of the Teaching Pastors and is employed full-time at Danhill Containers. Danny and his wife Gloria have been a part of the Southside Family for over 20 years.
Paul Ferguson		Paul Ferguson and family came to Southside in the fall of 2005 after moving from Kaufman, Texas. Paul has been married to Lori for 18 years and has two boys, Zane and Nathan. He is the Information Systems Director at Brownwood Regional Medical Center. Paul loves traveling that includes Colorado, sailing, and going on cruises. He enjoys serving in the church in men’s ministry and as a sound technician during worship.
Bill McNeal		Bill is retired from the Life and Health Insurance Industry and the Texas Department of Public Safety. He and his wife Dorothy have attended Southside since it was Woodland Heights, in October 1962. In his spare time Bill likes to study and teach God's Word, and try his hand at gold prospecting and metal detecting.
Sam Nichols		Sam graduated from Howard Payne University in 1964 and went on to work at 3M for 32.5 years. Sam retired in 1999 but has been in real estate for the past eleven years. He married Pat in 1967 and they joined Woodland Heights Baptist Church in 1972; they have been at Southside since. Sam and Pat have two sons, Sammy II and Shawn, and are the proud grandparents of Grace and Sammy III.
Rusty Wheelington		Dr. Rusty Wheelington, the Assistant Professor of Christian Studies at Howard Payne University, has earned degrees from Dallas Baptist University (B.A.A.S), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.A.R.E.), and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ed. D.). He began teaching at HPU and has attended Southside since 2006. In his spare time, he likes to hang out with his wife of 20 years, Laurie, and their two sons Nathan and Caleb. He also likes to participate in triathlons, faith development, missions, drawing, and working in his yard.