Pastor

Pastor Field Thigpen grew up at Memorial and began preaching at 16 years old before leaving in 2002 to begin ministry as a youth minister and associate pastor. After 5 years in youth ministry and 4 years in his first pastorate, Field and his family returned to Bogalusa in 2011 to serve as Pastor. 

Bro. Field is also a Pastoral Care Associate at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital where he is involved in chaplaincy ministry each Thursday. A graduate of Leavell College (BA) and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM), he is currently a PhD senior resident at NOBTS in the field of Biblical Theology. He is occasionally an Adjunct Instructor for Leavell College, teaching in the fields of biblical studies, preaching, and pastoral ministry.

Field and his wife Allisha have been married over 15 years. They have two teenagers, a daughter and a son, as well as a young daughter.