HOUSTON—John Ogletree, founding pastor of First Metropolitan Baptist Church in Houston and former chairman of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board, will allow his nomination for BGCT second vice president.

Bob Fowler, a Houston attorney who succeeded Ogletree as Executive Board chairman, will make the nomination during the BGCT annual meeting in Houston, Nov. 16-17.

John Ogletree

Ogletree, past-president of the Texas Baptist African-American Fellowship and former moderator of Union Baptist Association, has demonstrated through service he is “a man for all Texas Baptists,” Fowler said.

“I would describe him as a comfortable leader who is reflective and affirming of those he seeks to lead,” he continued.

Ogletree’s civic involvement serving on the CyFair Independent School District board and the experience he gained during the more than two decades he was a practicing attorney further demonstrate the breadth of his leadership abilities, Fowler added.

“I want to be part of the continuing effort by the BGCT to relate to all its churches,” Ogletree said. “I believe my background will help me to speak effectively to that diversity.”

He expressed his desire to work as “part of the team” as the BGCT faces “the challenges before us,” pointing specifically to financial constraints caused by the nationwide economic downturn.

Ogletree praised BGCT Executive Director Randel Everett for the Texas Hope 2010 vision that “has rallied us and given us a target.” The threefold emphasis on praying, caring for the hungry and sharing the gospel with every Texan by Easter 2010 is “something churches in every corner of our state can embrace,” he said.

Ogletree was born in Dallas and earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Arlington before obtaining his doctor of jurisprudence degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston.

He was called into the gospel ministry in 1982 and three years later was ordained at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Houston, where he served as minister of Christian development. In 1986, he became founding pastor of First Metropolitan Baptist Church in northwest Houston.

He has been involved with Mission Houston and was instrumental in forming the Redemption Community Development Corporation.

He and his wife, Evelyn, have three sons, Johnny, Joseph and Jordan; one daughter, Lambreni; and six grandchildren.

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