Pastor Elmore Garner

                       and

   First Lady Renae' Ussin Garner

Pastor Elmore Garner was born August 8, 1957 in Independence, Louisiana to the proud parents of the late Rev. Herbert Garner and Barbara Ann Sterling Garner. Together, his parents were blessed with three children; Judy Marie Garner McCray of Austin, Texas and Deborah Faye Garner Huey of Kernnisville, North Carolina. Pastor Garner is the last in this birth order. Pastor Garner is a native of Hammond, Louisiana.

      Pastor Garner is a graduate of Hammond High School, Hammond, Louisiana. After high school he attended Hammond Vocational Technical Institute of Hammond, Louisiana where he became certified as an Industrial Welder and Fabricator Student.

      In March 1981, Pastor Garner was called into the ministry. His pastoralship began at Saint James Baptist Church, Hammond, Louisiana. During this time he also pastored Sweet Home Baptist Church, Albany, Louisiana. Pastor Garner’s Evangelistic ministry has taken him all across this nation to places such as California, Colorado, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana.

       On July 22, 1978, Pastor Garner was, in holy matrimony, married to Renae’ Ussin Garner. Pastor Garner is the proud father of three; Elmarko of Dallas, Texas; Terrell and Tanya of Houston, Texas, and three grandchildren, Elijah, Kamile, & Micah.

      He was called to shepherd the Mount Calvary Baptist Church in January 1992. In 1995, he led a tour of believers from the Mount Calvary Baptist Church and surrounding area to Jerusalem, the Holy Land, where he preached God’s word and baptized those believers in the River of Jordan.

      Pastor Garner attended Union Baptist Theological Seminary, of New Orleans, Louisiana.  During his 20-year ministry, Pastor Garner has received various awards:

      Pastor Garner is actively involved with the Baptist Ministers Union of Lake Charles and Vicinity; Baptist Youth Week Observance; Holds the positions of Secretary for the Evangelical Board and Youth Director for the Louisiana Home and Foreign Mission Baptist State Convention; Serves on the Board of Directors of the Baptist Ministers Union American College Extension; United Way of Calcasieu Parish; The American Heart Association; NAACP of Lake Charles, and Calcasieu Parish Pastors on Patrol.

      Under his leadership at Mount Calvary, Pastor Garner has integrated many programs and ministries. Pastor Garner received a conferred Doctorate Degree from the Christian Bible College of New Orleans, Louisiana and earned his Master of Theology Degree in April 2001.

      His greatest desire is to serve Christ and to walk worthy of his calling. He loves the people of God with a pure heart. His Prayer is that they will have a strong committed relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior