Meet the team.

Lannie Younger

Senior Pastor
Meet our pastor, Brother Lanny Younger.  He comes to us from Osage Baptist Church, where he was a pastor for 32 years.  Brother Lannie has pastored Southern Baptist churches for the past 52 years.  He and his wife, Gwen, have been married for 56 years and have three adult daughters and 16 grandchildren.  Pastor Lannie and Gwen live on a small farm in Carrollton.  Gwen taught kindergarten in Berryville for 20 years before she retired in 2012.  Pastor Lannie has an open-door policy and invites you to come by and get to know him.

Andrew Coop

Pastor of Worship and Worship Media
Andrew was born and raised in Texas and calls Liberty City his hometown. He graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Worship Arts and gratefully joined the staff the following November. He points to a series of events beginning in high school when God started calling him to serve in the hill country of Arkansas. His aim at Freeman Heights Baptist Church is to enable and equip his Christian brethren to sing to God praises rooted in their gratitude for what He’s done and in their understanding of who He is.
Christol Hutchison
Financial Secretary

Meet Christol Hutchison, our Financial Secretary.  Christol has been attending Freeman Heights Baptist Church since 2017.  While attending Freeman Heights, she has served as General Secretary, Custodian, Youth Director, and Sunday School Teacher for the 3-4 year-olds.  Christol has been married to the love of her life, Weston Hutchison for 24 years.  They have two adult sons, Dalton Hutchison of Berryville, and Jacob Hutchison and wife Madison of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.  In addition, they have two fur babies and two grand-fur babies.