Ben Graham (Pastor B)
Senior Pastor
Pastor | Veteran | Cowboy | Servant of Christ
Pastor Ben is an Army Ranger veteran who served his country through multiple deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). His military service helped shape his commitment to leadership, service, discipline, and the importance of working together as a team.
For the past 10 years, Ben has served in ministry, including the last six years as a pastor. Throughout his ministry journey, God has given him the opportunity to serve in many different areas—from children's ministry to serving and encouraging other pastors. These experiences have strengthened his belief that ministry is not about one person doing everything, but about God's people working together to accomplish His purpose.
Ben has been a cowboy all his life and comes from a rodeo family. His love for the Western way of life, the outdoors, hunting, and ranching has always been an important part of who he is. He believes these experiences provide many opportunities to understand and demonstrate the values of hard work, perseverance, responsibility, faith, and community.
Family is at the heart of Ben's ministry. He and his wife have been together for 16 years and married for 14 years. They have two children. Ben believes strongly in family ministry and in what he calls a “team mentality”—the understanding that every member of a family, church, or team has a role to play. When each person understands their role and works together with love, humility, and purpose, the entire family or team becomes stronger and healthier.
Ben believes his calling is simple:
Know the truth. Defend the truth. Teach people to live in the truth.
He believes Christians are called not simply to attend church, but to live life on purpose for Jesus—allowing their faith to influence their families, their work, their relationships, and the way they serve others.
His life verse is 1 Corinthians 10:31:
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
That verse reflects Ben's approach to life and ministry. Whether he is preaching God's Word, serving his church family, spending time with his family, riding horses, enjoying the outdoors, or waiting for hunting season, his desire is to live in a way that brings glory to God.
At Three Rivers Cowboy Church, Ben is passionate about helping people know Jesus, understand God's Word, strengthen their families, and discover the role God has given each of them to play in His Kingdom.
Live with purpose. Know the truth. Defend the truth. Live in the truth. And do everything for the glory of God.
Pastor Ben is an Army Ranger veteran who served his country through multiple deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). His military service helped shape his commitment to leadership, service, discipline, and the importance of working together as a team.
For the past 10 years, Ben has served in ministry, including the last six years as a pastor. Throughout his ministry journey, God has given him the opportunity to serve in many different areas—from children's ministry to serving and encouraging other pastors. These experiences have strengthened his belief that ministry is not about one person doing everything, but about God's people working together to accomplish His purpose.
Ben has been a cowboy all his life and comes from a rodeo family. His love for the Western way of life, the outdoors, hunting, and ranching has always been an important part of who he is. He believes these experiences provide many opportunities to understand and demonstrate the values of hard work, perseverance, responsibility, faith, and community.
Family is at the heart of Ben's ministry. He and his wife have been together for 16 years and married for 14 years. They have two children. Ben believes strongly in family ministry and in what he calls a “team mentality”—the understanding that every member of a family, church, or team has a role to play. When each person understands their role and works together with love, humility, and purpose, the entire family or team becomes stronger and healthier.
Ben believes his calling is simple:
Know the truth. Defend the truth. Teach people to live in the truth.
He believes Christians are called not simply to attend church, but to live life on purpose for Jesus—allowing their faith to influence their families, their work, their relationships, and the way they serve others.
His life verse is 1 Corinthians 10:31:
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
That verse reflects Ben's approach to life and ministry. Whether he is preaching God's Word, serving his church family, spending time with his family, riding horses, enjoying the outdoors, or waiting for hunting season, his desire is to live in a way that brings glory to God.
At Three Rivers Cowboy Church, Ben is passionate about helping people know Jesus, understand God's Word, strengthen their families, and discover the role God has given each of them to play in His Kingdom.
Live with purpose. Know the truth. Defend the truth. Live in the truth. And do everything for the glory of God.
Elise Graham
Children's Ministry
Teacher | Homeschool Mom | Servant of Christ
Elise Graham has a passion for children and a deep desire to see young lives transformed through the love and truth of Jesus Christ. She has served in children's ministry for more than 10 years and considers it a privilege to teach children about Jesus and help them develop a foundation of faith that can guide them throughout their lives.
Although Elise has earned multiple higher-level college degrees, she felt God calling her first and foremost to invest in her family. When she and her husband began raising their children, Elise chose to make her home and family her primary ministry. She has been blessed with the opportunity to homeschool her daughters from the beginning of their education, embracing the opportunity to be actively involved in their academic, spiritual, and personal development.
Elise also serves as a tutor within her local homeschool cooperative, where she continues to use her passion for teaching to encourage and educate other children. Teaching brings her tremendous joy, particularly when she has the opportunity to see God working in a child's heart and life.
Throughout her husband's ministry, Elise has faithfully served alongside him. She has served in every church they have been part of, both in official staff roles and behind the scenes as she supports her husband's calling. She believes that ministry is a partnership and that serving one's family and serving the church can be a beautiful part of God's calling.
At the heart of Elise's ministry is her love for children. She believes that children are not simply the church of tomorrow—they are an important part of the church today. Her desire is to help children know that Jesus loves them, understand God's Word, and discover what it means to live their lives for Him.
Elise considers it one of her greatest blessings to be able to teach children and witness the transformation God brings to their hearts.
“I love teaching because I get to watch God change hearts. What a blessing it is to be a small part of what He is doing in the lives of children.”
Elise Graham has a passion for children and a deep desire to see young lives transformed through the love and truth of Jesus Christ. She has served in children's ministry for more than 10 years and considers it a privilege to teach children about Jesus and help them develop a foundation of faith that can guide them throughout their lives.
Although Elise has earned multiple higher-level college degrees, she felt God calling her first and foremost to invest in her family. When she and her husband began raising their children, Elise chose to make her home and family her primary ministry. She has been blessed with the opportunity to homeschool her daughters from the beginning of their education, embracing the opportunity to be actively involved in their academic, spiritual, and personal development.
Elise also serves as a tutor within her local homeschool cooperative, where she continues to use her passion for teaching to encourage and educate other children. Teaching brings her tremendous joy, particularly when she has the opportunity to see God working in a child's heart and life.
Throughout her husband's ministry, Elise has faithfully served alongside him. She has served in every church they have been part of, both in official staff roles and behind the scenes as she supports her husband's calling. She believes that ministry is a partnership and that serving one's family and serving the church can be a beautiful part of God's calling.
At the heart of Elise's ministry is her love for children. She believes that children are not simply the church of tomorrow—they are an important part of the church today. Her desire is to help children know that Jesus loves them, understand God's Word, and discover what it means to live their lives for Him.
Elise considers it one of her greatest blessings to be able to teach children and witness the transformation God brings to their hearts.
“I love teaching because I get to watch God change hearts. What a blessing it is to be a small part of what He is doing in the lives of children.”