Meet Our Founder and Pastors
Layne and his wife Marsha have been leaders in recovery ministry for over 20 years. Both Pastor Layne and Marsha will tell you that Christ-centered, 12 Step recovery saved their marriage. The Masons moved to Central Arkansas in 2007. They have attended First Assembly North Little Rock since then.
Pastor Layne is the founder of Forever Free. He is an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God, a 2012 graduate of Southwestern Assemblies of God University (now Nelson University) with a BA in Pastoral Ministries, and a 2024 graduate of Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS) with a Master of Leadership and Ministry. Pastor Layne is on staff and serves as the Recovery Pastor at First Assembly NLR.
Marsha is the heart and soul of the Forever Free and makes sure that all areas of responsibility are covered every Tuesday night. She also serves as the primary trainer of leaders and volunteers.
Their passion is to show others that, with a Bible-based recovery program and Jesus Christ at the center, life change and FREEDOM is possible!
Layne and Marsha have four adult children (Gregory, Adam, Heather and Ashley) and eight grandchildren (Maddox, Joey, Alexis, Marlie, Greyson, Taytum, Ashlynne, and Hudson).
