Our Ministering Evangelist

Branden Mims is a scripturally sound gospel preacher, who has been counted faithful to be placed in the ministry. He was baptized into Christ in 2003, at the Locust Grove Church of Christ. In 2007, while attending Georgia State University, he decided to attend Southwestern Christian College. The Leaderships of the West End Church and the Greentown Heights congregation raised enough support to bring this effort to fruition. Branden Mims graduated from Southwestern Christian College in May of 2011, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies.

While attending Southwestern Christian College, he received the G.P. Bowser award for sound preaching and teaching, He was recognized as The Dallas Post Tribune’s student of the week, president of Tau Phi Kappa ministerial fraternity and he was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society. Since Bro. Mims entered the ministry he has preached around the country and has been a participant on several national events. He has spoken at the Ministers Institute Conference in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. He is a frequent speaker on the annual Southwestern Christian College Lectureship. He has also been a participant on the Northeastern Lectureship held in Harlem, New York. He has served as intern to the Newark Church of Christ, Greenville Avenue Church of Christ, West End Church of Christ and the Avenue F Church of Christ. He has had the privilege of being mentored by great men of God such as, Dr. James Maxwell, Dr. Eugene Lawton, Dr. Shelton Gibbs III, Bro. Orpheus Heyward and Bro. William Waller.
Branden Mims became the full time Ministering Evangelist to the Swope Parkway Church of Christ in September of 2011. He is blessed to be one of youngest pulpit evangelist in the brotherhood of the Churches of Christ. His future plans include obtaining a Masters of Divinity and Doctorate degree. He looks forward to a lifetime of effective ministry in the Kingdom of God.