West Branch - Staff

West Branch Staff

Evangelist Troy Carlson
Director, West Branch

While receiving training in Bible college to be an evangelist, Brother Carlson began working as a summer staff counselor at the Bill Rice Ranch. Following three summers of ministry, Brother Carlson joined the full-time staff of the Ranch as a staff evangelist and the program director of the summer camps. In 1999, the Carlsons moved to Flagstaff to take the reins of West Branch. God has used more than a decade of ministry with West Branch to give the Carlsons a love for the West—its people and its churches. He continues his work as an evangelist through local church meetings and West Branch on the Move. He and his wife Sara have two children, Abby and Nathan. The Carlsons’ home base is on the new West Branch property under development in Williams, Arizona.

Evangelist Wil Rice
President, Bill Rice Ranch

Brother Rice grew up with a first-hand view of revival ministry while traveling with his father, Evangelist Bill Rice III, and also seeing the summer ministries of the Bill Rice Ranch. Later God confirmed His call for Brother Rice to be an evangelist himself. Following his grandfather and father, both of whom served as president of the Bill Rice Ranch for 25 years each, Brother Wil Rice was installed to direct the ministries in the summer of 2003. As president, he directs the many facets of the Ranch including summer camps, seasonal retreats, and outreaches. He also travels frequently in local church revival meetings and regional conferences. He lives with his wife Sena and their three children on the Ranch outside of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He is regularly involved in West Branch ministries as a speaker and also provides much vision and leadership for the work in the West.

Evangelist Bill Rice III
Chairman of the Board, Bill Rice Ranch

While it was Bill Rice II, the founder of the Bill Rice Ranch, who had the original burden for a Bill Rice Ranch camp extension in the West, it was Bill Rice III who saw it come to pass. For many years, Brother Rice looked for property in the West to begin a new camp. The Lord brought that to pass in 1989 through miraculous means as West Branch was established in Flagstaff. With a life-long love for the West, Brother Rice is still very active preaching in the West and providing input for the developing ministries of West Branch. Still spending many months out of the year on the road, he and his wife Mary base out of the Ranch in Tennessee.

Bill Rice Ranch Staff

West Branch could not exist without the contributions of numerous full-time Bill Rice Ranch staff members who live in Tennessee. Ranch staff work day to day on West Branch responsibilities in accounting, graphic design, web design, publications, registration, and other areas of organization. Also, a number of staff have made trips to regional conference sites to help with music and children’s ministry. Some have traveled to our development site to help with maintenance, lumber milling, and other facility projects.

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