About Our Pastors
Cary Braggs
Pastor Cary L. Braggs, Sr. has been faithfully serving in ministry since December 2002. He has been married to his wife, Anise, since 2002, and together they have built a strong foundation rooted in faith and family. They are the proud parents of six children: Cary Jr. (CeeJay), Kamiri, Christopher, Kasimira, Cameron, and Caden. Pastor Cary’s journey in ministry began as a youth pastor from 2005 to 2008. In 2009, he enrolled at St. Louis Christian College and joined Halls Ferry Christian Church, where he continued to grow in his calling. He graduated with honors in 2014, earning a degree in Christian Ministry. Over the years, he has served as an elder, mentored youth, and been involved in various church programs. Since 2020, Pastor Cary and Anise have led the Marriage and Family Ministry at HFCC, helping couples build strong, faith-filled relationships. They also founded Legacy Marriages, a ministry dedicated to strengthening and preserving God-centered marriages for generations to come. In 2024, Pastor Cary became the Associate Pastor at HFCC, and his unwavering dedication to ministry led to his appointment as Co-Pastor in 2025. He remains committed to serving God, his church, and the community through teaching, mentorship, and leadership.
Jon-Michael Brown
Pastor Jon-Michael has been on staff at Halls Ferry Christian Church since 2003. Originally from Oklahoma, he began his education at the United States Air Force Academy. To pursue God’s call for ministry, Jon-Michael left the Academy and enrolled at Ozark Christian College where he attained a Bachelor of Biblical Literature and Bachelor of Theology in 2002. In 2005, he received his Master of Arts from Lincoln Christian Seminary. In 2017, he completed the teacher’s certification program through University of Missouri Saint Louis and was certified as a high school math teacher. Before coming to Halls Ferry, he served as youth minister at First Christian Church of Stilwell, OK and later, New Testament Christian Church in Keokuk, IA. From 2007 through 2017, he also served as a full-time professor at Saint Louis Christian College teaching Bible and ministry. Along with serving as co-pastor at Halls Ferry, Jon-Michael currently teaches math at Pattonville High School. He met his wife, Leslie, at Sunset Bible Camp in Mannford, OK. He knew from the moment he saw her, “there is a girl I could marry.” The two have been married since 2001 and have four children Lashae (‘03), Jon-Michael II (‘05), Jadon (‘14) and Leia (‘17).
Teguh Djaja
Teguh Djaja was born and raised in Indonesia. He wasn’t a Christian while he was growing up; he was a buddhist. But when he got to America he started going to Youth Group, and he decided to be baptized when he was 17 years old on November 19, 2005. He was living with his aunt in Moberly, MO in his senior year and decided to go to Central Christian College of the Bible (CCCB), where he graduated on December 12, 2012. While he was at CCCB, he was helping a local youth group at Timber Lake Christian Church. After he graduated he went to a lot of places as a Youth minister, including being a respite parent in a foster community, and working at a camp for at-risk children. Teguh started at HFCC on February 2, 2025, and he and his family are ready to settle down. Teguh’s passion is to put down a strong foundation in the lives of youth, especially in this generation. Teguh's hobbies are weight lifting, watching anime, playing video games, and hanging out with his family. You can find Teguh at the church, home, and at the gym. He and Becky Djaja met in St. Louis in 2017 and were married on May 19, 2018, and they have three children together (one due May 16th) and 1 from Becky’s previous marriage: Isaac Town (June 2012), Mirio Djaja (July 2020), Leon Djaja (Sept 2022), and Clark Djaja (April 2025).