Pastor Smith was appointed to serve as Brookside Community Church's Senior Pastor in October of 2010. Prior to that, he served as Senior Pastor of Missionary Baptist Church in Clemson, South Carolina.

The attributes that best describe Pastor Smith as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development, and counseling. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like Brookside Community Church where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ.  Pastor Smith is committed to training the next generation of church leaders as he leads a weekly seminary-level class. Our pastor takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending the first hours of his day focused on Bible study.

Pastor John Smith graduated with his post-graduate degree in Ministry from Regent University in 1997.

Pastor Smith has been happily married for 30 years to his wife, Darlene. They have five wonderful children and three beautiful grandchildren.

Pastor Jose Rodriguez was appointed to serve as Brookside Community Church's Associate Pastor in April of 2012. Prior to that, he served as the Spanish Pastor of City Community Church in Houston, Texas.

 Pastor Jose leads our church family in worship every Sunday and preaches the Spanish service on Sunday afternoons. We appreciate his commitment to reaching the lost for Christ.

He graduated from Baylor University and married his lovely wife Rosa in 2000. They have three children: Gabrielle, Miguel, and Rosalinda.