John Engstrom
School - Ole Miss '01
Position - Area Director
Year - FCA staff since '01
Hometown - Paragould, AR
Location - Southaven, MS


Bio - John was born in Wadsworth, Ohio and was raised in several small towns in Arkansas. After several moves his parents would end up in Paragould, Arkansas where he would spend all of this high school days. The youngest of three, John, was given a basketball at a very young age. A first team All-State player out of high school, he went on to play at Ole Miss. John was hampered by numerous knee surgeries throughout his college career that limited his time on the court, but he still played a key role on the team that ended up with the best record in school history 27-8 and made a run to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament his senior year. John was Co-President of his FCA huddle in high school and a key part of the Leadership Team at Ole Miss.

After graduation he came on staff with FCA starting in August of 2001. John now works along side the coaches and student leadership in the high schools of 4 counties in North Mississippi. In doing so he encourages coaches, organizes FCA events for the District 2 area, trains and equips student leaders, as well as, works with coaches and athletes to build and maintain effective huddle ministries on each high school campus.