Pat Hart became C.E. Associate of First Assembly in 1996, but her devotion to the church began a long time before that.  She has been a member for more than thirty years and served in various volunteer capacities prior to accepting a full-time position.  Her responsibilites include staffing, training, and administrating the Sunday school department and other "teaching" ministries of the church.

She is personally and professionally committed to teaching and training people of all ages and believes strongly that all children and adults are entitled to an effective presentation of the Gospel message at their level of understanding.  She is equally convinced that people never "outgrow" the need for discipleship training, since there is a clear spiritual mandate to "hide" the Word in our hearts.

Pat's educational background, "learning" commitment, and life experiences have uniquely prepared her for involvement in Christian Education.   She attended Watson Chapel High School, the University of Arkansas at Monticello, Central Christian University, etc. and has a B.A. in English and a Master's Degree in Pastoral Counseling.  She has taken a variety of courses from various universities at different times to prepare and equip her for new assignments that challenged her at various points in her life.  She taught high school classes in English, math, journalism, and French for twelve years at Watson Chapel, Star City, and Rison and now passionately teaches her favorite subject matter - God's Word. 

Her personal goal is to learn and grow so that she can make a positive difference in the lives of people, whether in classes or one person at a time. She has said that the only way she could leave teaching as a profession was to move to the "highest level" of instruction, the teaching that affects people's decisions for eternity.

Pat has two grown sons and one grandson and one granddaughter.  She says they are the "joy" of her life and that her "pride" in them is pride that even God would approve.