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==Bethany Baptist Church in Lubbock==

==Bethany Baptist Church in Lubbock==

   

   

After Baptist Bible College, O'Brien joined the staff of Bethany Baptist Church, which opened in September 1973 under the founding pastor, Ross Junior Spencer (born June 12, 1933), originally from Red River County, Texas. First O'Brien was the music and youth minister, then associate pastor, co-pastor, and pastor upon Spencer's retirement from full-time ministry. Spencer thereafter served for nearly three years as an interim pastor in Andrews near Midland, Texas. Under Spencer, Bethany church conducted three week-long revivals per year and observed homecoming and various other special events. The late [[Louisiana]] Governor [[Jimmie Davis]], a gospel singer, addressed one of the early homecoming ceremonies. So did [[Curtis Hutson]], editor of ''The Sword of the Lord'' from 1980 until his death in 1995.<ref>http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/030208/obi_252869562.shtml</ref>

After Baptist Bible College, O'Brien joined the staff of Bethany Baptist Church, which opened in September 1973 under the founding pastor, [[Ross Spencer|Ross Junior Spencer]] (born June 12, 1933), originally from Red River County, Texas. First O'Brien was the music and youth minister, then associate pastor, co-pastor, and pastor upon Spencer's retirement from full-time ministry. Spencer thereafter served for nearly three years as an interim pastor in Andrews near Midland, Texas. Under Spencer, Bethany church conducted three week-long revivals per year and observed homecoming and various other special events. The late [[Louisiana]] Governor [[Jimmie Davis]], a gospel singer, addressed one of the early homecoming ceremonies. So did [[Curtis Hutson]], editor of ''The Sword of the Lord'' from 1980 until his death in 1995.<ref>http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/030208/obi_252869562.shtml</ref>

 

==Song leader, pianist, preacher==

==Song leader, pianist, preacher==