Dr. John D. Morgan was called to pastor the Sagemont Baptist Chapel, a mission of the First Baptist Church in Pasadena, Texas, on June 1, 1966. With his wife Beth (who passed away in 2017) and 14 others by his side, he set out to spread the gospel to a small suburban area southeast of Houston.
Dr. Morgan led Sagemont Church to become debt free in 1975, and under his leadership, Sagemont Church builds and ministers without borrowing and has a membership of over 21,000. Dr. Morgan is the author of the Financial Freedom Seminar, which has been presented to over one million people. He married the former Kathie Reimer in October of 2018. On June 9, 2019, Dr. Morgan announced his transition from Senior Pastor to Founding Pastor and continues to preach the 9:30 service on Sundays.