Staff & Officers

Paul was born and raised in Birmingham, AL and graduated from Auburn University in 1986 with a degree in Business Administration. It was at Auburn that he met his wife, Connie. They were married in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and moved to Jackson, MS where he attended Reformed Theological Seminary graduating with a Master of Divinity in 1991.

Upon graduation, Paul served as a Campus Minister with RUF, the campus ministry of the PCA, at Tennessee-Martin where the Banksons lived for 5 years. They moved to Macon, GA in 1996 to work with RUF at Mercer University and then Paul joined the pastoral staff at First Presbyterian Church of Macon as an Assistant Pastor in 1999.

In 2004, Paul and his family moved to Warner Robins where he served as a church planter and then organizing Pastor of Houston Lake Presbyterian Church. In December 2014 he completed a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree through Reformed Theological Seminary of Orlando.
Paul and Connie have three sons and a wonderful daughter in law, Andrew & Christina, Stephen, and Matthew.  Paul enjoys grilling, camping with his family, and Auburn sports (War Eagle!).

Elizabeth is originally from Michigan, and attended Geneva College in Pennsylvania, where she met her husband, Joe, and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. She considered herself a northern girl until Joe’s job moved them to Georgia two years ago, and she fell in love with the South. Elizabeth has always had a passion for church music, from being the youngest member of her church’s choir, to directing their handbell choir at 16, to being an accompanist at various churches throughout her life. She is thrilled to lead music here at Houston Lake PCA and considers the members  a second family.