Randy and Elizabeth are both currently serving the church full-time. They have a vision from God to see Northeast Texas transformed by God’s power and love as it is demonstrated through God’s people, His Church.
Soon after the church began in 1991, Randy and Ed were appointed as its co-pastors. Randy continued to serve as the county Extension agent - agriculture for Morris County, a position he held since 1982 and Dr. Brockway continued his veterinary practice. After a couple of years, Randy was set in as the pastor and Ed as the associate pastor. In August 1996, Randy resigned his position as county agent and began full-time service as the church’s pastor. Elizabeth resigned her position as 6th grade teacher at Paul Pewitt and began her full-time service to the church in September 2003.
Randy has been aware of the call of God on his life since 1973 when he experienced the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Since that time, Randy has been teaching, preaching, and ministering in various capacities: preaching at youth meetings; organizing Bible studies on both his high school and university campuses; serving as the Chaplain of the 2000 member Corps Of Cadets at Texas A&M; and as youth leader, worship leader, and preaching elder of local churches before being called to the office of pastor.
Elizabeth has a heart to see everyone experience the love and joy of God. She has come along Randy’s side and provides a very valuable support to her husband as well as the whole congregation. In addition to assisting Randy with the daily needs of the congregation, Elizabeth’s ministry also includes administration, secretarial duties, teaching, counseling, overseeing the ladies’ ministry, and supervising the nursery.
Randy and Elizabeth were married in 1982 and have two daughters. Anna was born in 1984 and Emily was born in 1986. Emily attends high school at Paul Pewitt and Anna is a student at Texas A&M University. Elizabeth, a native of Fordyce, Arkansas, graduated from Southern Arkansas University in 1978 and taught school until their children were born. She resumed teaching when Emily started to school and taught until her resignation in May 2003. Randy was born and raised in Lancaster, Texas and has a B.S. Degree in Agricultural Education and a Master’s Degree in Education from Texas A&M University. He had an eighteen year career as a county Extension agent – agriculture in Kaufman and Morris counties before being called into full-time ministry.
Edwin B. Brockway and his wife Joyce have been married since May 1965. They
have three grown children, Jason Brockway, M.D. who is in family practice in
Kilgore, Texas with his wife Deborah and their four children, Nathan, Andrew,
Sharon, and Luke. Jeremy Brockway is their second son; he works as a computer
draftsman for a metal building company in Tyler, Texas. Their third child, Jennette
Brockway is a teacher of visually impaired children and lives in Mt. Pleasant,
Texas.
Dr. Brockway received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Kansas State
University in 1971. He served in the U.S. Army as a Captain in the Veterinary
Corps during the Vietnam War. He was stationed in Alameda Naval Air Station
in Alameda, California and the Presidio Army Base in San Francisco, California.
After military duty he spent five years in private veterinary practice in Lawrence,
Kansas, before answering the call of God in his life by attending Christ for
the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas from 1978 to 1980.
He has been ordained in the ministry since graduating from Christ for the Nations
Institute in 1980. He and his wife and children spent three years in the Tribal
Homeland of Transkei in the Republic of South Africa from 1982 to 1985. Dr.
Brockway was employed as a state veterinarian for the state of Transkei. He
and Joyce started a church in their home while they were in Africa. They ministered
to many people who would come and go from their house church.
When they returned to the United States from South Africa, Dr. Brockway purchased
a veterinary hospital in Hughes Springs, Texas where he has been in practice
since 1986. Dr. Brockway has been with Church on the Rock; Daingerfield from
it’s beginning. He and Pastor Randy Seybert served as co-pastors when
the church first began. Pastor Randy Seybert assumed the role of senior pastor
after short time, and Dr. Brockway has served as Associate Pastor and member
of the board of Elders since then.
He ministers with the praise team in leading worship and with solo music, and
teaching and preaching.
Joyce has served as Sunday school teacher, children’s leader, and organizer
of Christmas programs; and in many other ways in the early years of the church,
and has spent the past few years as volunteer church secretary. Since she has
become so involved in missions she is happy to be replaced by a permanent church
secretary.
Joyce and Dr. Brockway have been involved in short term missions for the past
few years. They have been to Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Panama with Danny and
Peggy Thornton to assist in equipping children’s teachers to minister
to the children of their nations. Joyce has been making “Muppet”
style puppets since 1980 and has sent puppets for ministry to children, to nations
all around the world with various missionaries. This current ministry involves
teaching national workers to make puppets, and equipping children’s teachers
with puppets to use for reaching thousands of children for Christ in developing
nations. Dr. Ed assists Joyce in this ministry and also ministers in music and
the ministry of helps and teaching during the mission trips.