Daniel Samons - Elder / Pastor 

Elder Samons was raised in Little Rock by godly parents as a Reformed Presbyterian and later a member of a non-denominational church. He met his wife Kathryn at Rhodes College in Memphis in 1986 and married her on November 8, 1991. They are blessed with three children: Loren, Anna, and Andrew, all of whom are members of the Primitive Baptist church. Dan and Kathryn joined Harmony PBC in 2012 and he was ordained to the ministry on September 9, 2017 - five years to the day that they joined the church. On February 20, 2022, Elder Samons accepted the call to become the pastor of Harmony PBC. Like Elder Phelan before him, he is also a great grandson of one of our charter members, Ira B. Fuller. To hear more about Dan’s journey to the Primitive Baptist Church, listen to his M121 Podcast interview.

Neil M. Phelan, JR - ELDER

Elder Phelan was born April 18, 1952 to Neil and Norma Phelan. He married Marilyn Bryant on November 1, 1980 and has four children: Kelli, Ryan, Neil III, and Bryant. He and Marilyn joined the church in April of 1983. He began speaking in the church in 1986 and was ordained on April 7, 1990. Shortly after his ordination he served Mt. Paron Church near Fordyce. He was called to pastor Harmony Church in February of 1995 and served in that capacity until January 2022. Elder Phelan is the great grandson of one of our charter members, Ira B. Fuller.

In addition to almost 3 decades of service to Harmony PBC as pastor, Elder Phelan has written many profitable books on a variety of topics that have been of great benefit to the Lord’s people over the years.