MCF ELDERS AND TEACHERS

PATRICK THOMPSON

Lead Teacher / ELDER

Patrick and his wife Kathryn moved to France in 2024 and he began serving as pastor of MCF in 2025. He was educated at Auburn University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Patrick has over 30 years of experience in local church ministry. He has a passion for the French language, teaching, developing leaders and planting churches in multiple languages. He and his wife Kathryn recently celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary and have two adult children PJ and Natalie.

JAMES ARNOLD

ELDER

James is the pastor of our sister churches in Nice and St Paul. James and his wife Jen with their five kids moved to the Côte d’Azur in 2008 from Denton, Texas where James was the Missions Pastor at Denton Bible Church for 15 years and also the teaching Pastor at Grace Bible Church.

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