Jeremy Peifer
Pastor & Intergenerational Discipleship
My name is Jeremy Peifer; I am the pastor here at Eagle Springs Baptist Church in McGregor, Texas.
I was raised near Herndon, PA – a small Appalachian logging/mining/farming/dairy area on the banks of the Susquehanna River. I enlisted as an infantryman in the Army reserve component when I was in high school; graduating college five+ years later, I was commissioned a Regular Army Infantry Lieutenant and reported to Georgia, then Hawaii. In 2000, I was sent back to Georgia for training, and reported into Fort Drum, NY in September 2001. In the next three years I deployed on combat tours to Afghanistan twice, then was sent to teach in Fort Polk, LA.
God moves in His ways and according to His will. In the trauma and loss of those first two deployments, I was in a condition of brokenness in January 2006 - I recognized my sinful, lost condition, realized no works of my own could save me, and accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.
My wife, DeAnna, was born in Houston, TX; as a child, her family moved to Oklahoma. We met in 2005 and were married in 2006; that began the adventure of being a married Army officer in the Global War on Terror. Rapidly, we were transferred from Louisiana to Kentucky to California to Virginia to New York to Kansas to South Carolina. During this period (2007-2019), we lived in nine houses, and accumulated seven children, three more combat tours to Afghanistan, two secular master’s degrees, and a lot of exposure as we moved from church to church.
My call to ministry came during my tour as the III Corps G5 Chief of Strategic Plans, in Fort Hood TX; I had brought DeAnna home to Texas, and we had found a church home and family. I had ministered to my children all the years but began teaching adult Sunday School in 2020 at Eagle Springs Baptist, under the tutelage of an Independent pastor. Acts 9:5 overshadowed me: Jesus and Saul upon the Damascus Road - "…it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks."
I had read it countless times by November 2021; it was the final pin in the tumbler as I was facing medical retirement from the Army – I had been resisting Jesus’ call, and His preparation of me. In 2022, I was accepted to the Crown College of the Bible in Powell, TN, and completed their Master of Ministry in May 2024. I was called and ordained by Eagle Springs Baptist in October 2024.
I was raised near Herndon, PA – a small Appalachian logging/mining/farming/dairy area on the banks of the Susquehanna River. I enlisted as an infantryman in the Army reserve component when I was in high school; graduating college five+ years later, I was commissioned a Regular Army Infantry Lieutenant and reported to Georgia, then Hawaii. In 2000, I was sent back to Georgia for training, and reported into Fort Drum, NY in September 2001. In the next three years I deployed on combat tours to Afghanistan twice, then was sent to teach in Fort Polk, LA.
God moves in His ways and according to His will. In the trauma and loss of those first two deployments, I was in a condition of brokenness in January 2006 - I recognized my sinful, lost condition, realized no works of my own could save me, and accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.
My wife, DeAnna, was born in Houston, TX; as a child, her family moved to Oklahoma. We met in 2005 and were married in 2006; that began the adventure of being a married Army officer in the Global War on Terror. Rapidly, we were transferred from Louisiana to Kentucky to California to Virginia to New York to Kansas to South Carolina. During this period (2007-2019), we lived in nine houses, and accumulated seven children, three more combat tours to Afghanistan, two secular master’s degrees, and a lot of exposure as we moved from church to church.
My call to ministry came during my tour as the III Corps G5 Chief of Strategic Plans, in Fort Hood TX; I had brought DeAnna home to Texas, and we had found a church home and family. I had ministered to my children all the years but began teaching adult Sunday School in 2020 at Eagle Springs Baptist, under the tutelage of an Independent pastor. Acts 9:5 overshadowed me: Jesus and Saul upon the Damascus Road - "…it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks."
I had read it countless times by November 2021; it was the final pin in the tumbler as I was facing medical retirement from the Army – I had been resisting Jesus’ call, and His preparation of me. In 2022, I was accepted to the Crown College of the Bible in Powell, TN, and completed their Master of Ministry in May 2024. I was called and ordained by Eagle Springs Baptist in October 2024.
DeAnna "Dee" Peifer
Music Coordinator & Children's Discipleship
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Troy Fellers
Deacon
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Elmer White
Deacon
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Kevin West
Treasurer
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Carol Garced
Secretary
With over 20 years of experience in administrative and legal fields, Carol serves as Church Secretary with diligence and a servant’s heart. Her faith was renewed during the trials of COVID, when she trusted the Lord’s provision through a religious exemption—a season that deepened her calling to serve the body of Christ with her gifts of administration, organization, and media design.
Carol is the beloved wife of Victor (8 years), mother to three grown sons (Gabe, Richard, and Nick), and doting grandmother to Corvin and Eleanor. She finds joy in art, puzzles, and music, seeing creativity as a reflection of the Creator. Her life verse, John 13:34-35, mirrors her love for the church:
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
Carol counts it a privilege to support the ministry—reach out to her for assistance or encouragement!
Carol is the beloved wife of Victor (8 years), mother to three grown sons (Gabe, Richard, and Nick), and doting grandmother to Corvin and Eleanor. She finds joy in art, puzzles, and music, seeing creativity as a reflection of the Creator. Her life verse, John 13:34-35, mirrors her love for the church:
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
Carol counts it a privilege to support the ministry—reach out to her for assistance or encouragement!
Michelle West
Hospitality Coordinator
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Chuck Allen
Music Ministry Guitarist
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Jean Millsap
Music Ministry Pianist
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