Bryan Hickerson played five years in the Major Leagues with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Colorado Rockies.  He also was a pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants minor league system for two seasons.

Being ministered to by UPI during his playing/coaching years sparked a passion to one day "serve Christ through baseball."  The Lord opened a door for part-time service with UPI in 1997, and in 1998 Bryan accepted the call to full-time ministry.

He is currently the director of UPI's ministry to the military.  Please visit our military page for information about this area of UPI.

Bryan and his wife, Jo, have four children (Emily, Joseph, Claire, and Thomas).

Philippians 3:13-14
No, dear brothers, I am still not all I should be, but I am bringing all my energies to bear on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, [14] I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God is calling us up to heaven because of what Christ Jesus did for us.