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Clergy and Staff

Meet the dedicated staff at St. Luke's United Methodist Church! We're a group of passionate individuals working together to equip our congregation to live and love like Jesus. Each member of our team plays a vital role to support you on your faith journey. How may we serve you today?

Clergy

Dr. Tom Pace

Senior Pastor

Rev. Katie Montgomery Mears

Executive Pastor

Rev. Colin Bagby

Lead Pastor branches

Rev. Yesly Antu

Pastor of Hispanic Ministries Gethsemane

Rev. Amy Sumrall

Pastor of Outreach

Rev. Aoci Elize

Pastor of African Ministries Gethsemane

Rev. Cliff Ritter

Pastor of Caring Ministries

Rev. Ryan Trushenski

Pastor of Caring Ministries

Executive

Dr. Tom Pace

Senior Pastor

Rev. Katie Montgomery Mears

Executive Pastor

Jennifer Gould

Executive Director

Peggy Henderson

Executive Assistant

Adult Ministries and Connecting

Katie Brown

Director of Adult Ministries

Louise McEvoy

Adult Ministries Coordinator

Drew Scoggins

Leadership Development Coordinator

Kathy Neely

Adult Ministries Associate

Lauren Ruhl

Connecting Ministries Associate

Sarah Butler

Connecting Ministries Associate

branches Modern Worship

Rev. Colin Bagby

Lead Pastor branches

Carrie Lelsz

branches Worship Leader

Lauren Holmes

branches Media Lead

Business & Administration

Stacey Brewer

Director of Finance

Madeline Beem

Human Resources Generalist

Sonya McCormick

Payroll Accountant

Andrea Mann

Accounts Payable Specialist

Melissa Labukas

Contributions Specialist

Caring Ministries

Rev. Cliff Ritter

Pastor of Caring Ministries

Rev. Ryan Trushenski

Pastor of Caring Ministries

Mary Schuler

Senior Adult Ministries

Elizabeth Boudreaux

Caring Ministries Associate

Roz Strain

Caring Ministries Coordinator

Children's Ministry

Lori Fahrbach

Director of Children’s Ministries

Adrian Chandler

Nursery Coordinator

Molly Brechtel

Assistant Nursery Coordinator

Bevin Barrett

PM Pals Coordinator

Rachel Fisher

Communications Specialist

Kiara Langford

Children's Assistant

Liz Coit

Sunday School Coordinator

Michael Mosby

Children’s Church Coordinator

Communications

Suzi Pitts

Director of Communications

Sally Penning

Assistant Director of Communications

Brianna Reeves

Communications Coordinator

Leslie Campos

Communications Associate

Contemporary Worship

Dr. Tom Pace

Senior Pastor

Rev. Katie Montgomery Mears

Executive Pastor

Ashley Bandara

Contemporary Worship Leader and Coordinator

Thanushka Lewkebandara

Contemporary Worship Music Director

Facilities

Bob Richard

Director of Facilities

Susan Cole

Manager of Facilities Administration

Anona Karnaky

Facilities Assistant

Charity Alfred

Facilities Administration Assistant

Nick Gonzalez

Maintenance Technician

I.T. & Web Development

Robert Elliott

Director of Technology

Shawn DuRee

I.T. Manager

Jonathan Alfred

I.T. Support Assistant

Media

Keiland Holleman

Media Manager

Lauren Holmes

branches Media Lead

Grant Supak

Gethsemane & The Garden Media Lead

David Barber

Media Specialist

Angel Melendez

Multimedia Graphics and Design

Erin Sovereign

Digital Media Designer

Kobe Lake

Lead Videographer

Music & Fine Arts

Sid Davis

Director of Music and Fine Arts

Grace Roman

Associate Director of Music and Fine Arts

Randy Murrow

Associate Director of Music and Fine Arts

Justin Bair

Associate Director of Worship and Music

Monica Griffin

Director of Bridges Academy

Jim Roman

Organist and Artist-in-Residence

Victoria Shorokhova

Organ Scholar

Rob Landes

Organist Emeritus

Online Ministry

Katie McNew

Director of Online Ministry

Outreach

Rev. Amy Sumrall

Pastor of Outreach

Amy Kelley

Outreach Director-Gethsemane

Charity Autry

Associate Director of Outreach

Karen McCarver

Outreach Associate

Marci Pampe

Director, Kids Hope USA (Sutton)

Getrida Deleo

Outreach Associate

Student Ministries

Rob Dulaney

Director of Student Ministries

Savannah Burch

Associate Director of Student Ministries

Kylie Campbell

Associate Director of Student Ministries

Matthew Mercado

Associate Director of Student Ministries

Connely Lambert

Associate Director of Student Ministries

Cat Kershner

Student Ministries Administrative Assistant

Christian Medrano

Student Ministries Intern

Weddings, Baptisms & Memorial Services

Karen Smith

Baptism & Memorial Services Coordinator

St. Luke’s Family of Ministries

Gethsemane Church

Julie Ellerbrock

Campus Director

Rev. Yesly Antu

Pastor of Hispanic Ministries Gethsemane

Rev. Aoci Elize

Pastor of African Ministries Gethsemane

Rev. Amy Sumrall

Pastor of Outreach

Amy Kelley

Outreach Director-Gethsemane

Arnold Arreaga

Communications Coordinator

Grant Supak

Gethsemane & The Garden Media Lead

Juana Tavico

Children’s Ministries Coordinator

Kevin Martinez

Assistant Facilities Manager

Luther Todd

Administrative Assistant

Marci Pampe

Director, Kids Hope USA (Sutton)

Getrida Deleo

Outreach Associate

Nick Finnegan Counseling Center

Mary Elizabeth Hand

Executive Director

Jacel Houston

Marketing Specialist

Ashley Guillory

Lead Admin

April Henderson, LPC

Client Services Specialist & Counselor

Lauren Huschka

Donor Relations Specialist

Natalie Lowry

Grants & Events Specialist

Heather Timmis, MA, LMFT-S

Clinical Director & Counselor

St. Luke’s Day School

Debbie Weymouth

Director of St. Luke’s Day School

Christy Dulaney

Assistant Director and Assessment Coordinator

Claire Frazier

Facilities, Events and Resources Manager

Sarah Scott

Office and Finance Manager

Bianca Davis

Program Coordinator

Anne McIntyre

Program Coordinator

Rachel Green

Staff Systems Coordinator

Summer Camp

Derek Calderon

Director of Summer Camp

Kiara Langford

Summer Camp Dean

Main Campus

3471 Westheimer Road,
Houston, TX 77027

branches

3471 Westheimer Road,
Houston, TX 77027

Gethsemane

6856 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77074