Reverend Dr. Michael A. Evans\, Sr. was elected M ayor of the City of Mansfield\, Texas\, in December 2020. He is the proud pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield where he has served fo r more than 30 years. \;
\n\nMayor Evans received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Pre-Law) from the University of Texas at Arl ington. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Texas Christian Uni versity&rsquo\;s Brite Divinity School. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Baylor University\, where he has also served as a member of t he board of regents for the university. \;
\n\nMayor Evans was elected to the Mansfield Independent School District Board of Trustees for three terms\, serving from 2007 to 2016 including two years as board pres ident. He also served as an administrator with the Tarrant County College District\, with coordination and oversight responsibilities for the distri ct&rsquo\;s ESL and Adult Basic Education Centers. He was a member of the TCC Board of Trustees from 2016 to 2020. \;
\n\nHe serves as a consultant on race relations for church\, county\, and state officials and is a passionate Mansfield community advocate. As part of this advocacy\, he is has founded several organizations that work for the betterment of in dividuals and the community:
\n\n&bull\; \; \; \;BBC Educational En richment Corporation\, which has helped more than 1\,000 young people thro ughout the southeast Arlington-Mansfield-Kennedale area with tutoring serv ices\, career exploration and summer job placement. \;
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\n\nMayor Evans a lso served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy from 1990-1998 as a reserve chaplain. He is director of the Life Touch Cottage Ministries Inc. \, a Christian education and evangelism organization serving children and youth in Nigeria&ndash\;West Africa. He is the former director of African American Ministries for the Baptist General Convention of Texas\, where he also served two consecutive terms as president of the convention serving more than 5\,300 churches. He currently serves on the advisory council of Tarrant County Habitat for Humanity\, the Methodist Mansfield Medical Cent er Advisory Board and the Texas Commission of Law Enforcement Advisory Boa rd (Mansfield). \;
\n\nBorn the oldest of six children and a na tive of Houston\, Mayor Evans has been married to Mrs. Lisa C. Evans\, his high school sweetheart of more than 34 years. They have two adult childre n and a beautiful granddaughter. \;
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