Worth Baptist Church

Dr. Mike and Mrs. Becky Patterson

Dr. Patterson was saved at age 15 and started preaching in 1967. He married Becky McCoy on Dec. 27, 1969. He graduated from Tennessee Temple in 1972 with a BA in Bible. He received his honorary doctorate at Great Plains Baptist Seminary in 1986. He and Becky have five children.

He served as assistant pastor for Rolling Hills Baptist Church for two years. He served in Tlalhuapan, Morelos working in a church already founded by Dr. Ralph McCoy and served for 18 months during language study. He served eight years in Tepoztlan, coordinated three building programs, and founded a Bible institute. The first graduate became pastor and has started 18 other missions and preaching points. He started Mount Abarim Baptist Church in 1984 (Now the largest Baptist church in the state), 6 missions, 2 satellite churches, and founded Mount Abarim Baptist Institute & MK School. He has been active in Latin American Sword of the Lord Conferences for 12 years.

He was appointed general director of Mount Abarim Baptist Mission in April of 1996. In October 1996, he was elected President of Mount Abarim Baptist Evangelistic Association by the board of directors.

“Anything good that has happened in our ministry the Lord has done and to Him be the glory. The myriad of mistakes, shortcomings, and failures are all mine.” ~M. Patterson