About Us

Our Staff

• Pastors & Senior Leadership

  

  Dr. Clayton Oliphint

  Senior Pastor
  972.235.8385
  clayton@fumcr.com
  

  

  Lynnita Jessen

  Executive Director
  972.996.0114
  ljessen@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rev. Pavielle Jenkins

  Senior Associate Pastor
  972.996.0132
  pjenkins@fumcr.com
  

  

  Kristen Ceaser

  Director, Strategic Initiatives
  972.996.0118
  kristen@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rev. Cheryl Bishop

  Pastor, Faith Formation, Women's Ministry, Caring Ministry
  972.996.0136
  cbishop@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rev. Julia Castleman

  Pastor, Youth Ministry
  972.996.0144
  jcastleman@fumcr.com
  

  

  Dr. Dan Flanagan

  Pastor, Senior Adults, Caring Ministry
  972.996.0148
  dan@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rev. Allison Jean

  Pastor, Modern Worship and Welcoming
  972.996.0103
  allison@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rev. Scott Luginbill

  Pastor, Faith Formation, Men's Ministry, Caring Ministry
  972.996.0149
  scott@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rev. Sarah Marsalis-Luginbill

  Pastor, Missions & Community Engagement, Young Adults
  972.996.0110
  sarah@fumcr.com
  

  

  Connie Presley

  Admin Ass't to Sr Pastor & Exec Dir, Wedding Coordinator
  972.996.0116
  cpresley@fumcr.com
  

• Welcoming Ministry

  

  Rev. Allison Jean

  Pastor, Modern Worship and Welcoming
  972.996.0103
  allison@fumcr.com
  

  

  Julie Dean

  Assistant Director, Welcoming
  972.996.0156
  jdean@fumcr.com
  

  

  Tammie Haug

  Assistant, Welcoming, Faith Formation
  972.996.0104
  thaug@fumcr.com
  

  

  Mallory Pickering

  Engagement Coordinator
  972.996.0146
  mpickering@fumcr.com
  

  

  Teresa Cave

  Welcoming Associate
  972.996.0154
  tcave@fumcr.com
  

  

  Janet DuBose

  Welcoming Associate
  972.996.0154
  jdubose@fumcr.com
  

  

  Katie Clines Goza

  Welcoming Associate
  
  kgoza@fumcr.com
  

• Caring Ministry

  

  Karen Varner

  Director, Caring Ministry
  972.996.0138
  kvarner@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rev. Scott Luginbill

  Pastor, Faith Formation, Men's Ministry, Caring Ministry
  972.996.0149
  scott@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rev. Cheryl Bishop

  Pastor, Faith Formation, Women's Ministry, Caring Ministry
  972.996.0136
  cbishop@fumcr.com
  

  

  Dr. Dan Flanagan

  Pastor, Senior Adults, Caring Ministry
  972.996.0148
  dan@fumcr.com
  

  

  Mallory Pickering

  Engagement Coordinator
  972.996.0146
  mpickering@fumcr.com
  

  

  Matt Walker

  Associate, Caring, Leadership Development
  972.996.0134
  mwalker@fumcr.com
  

  

  Susan Watson

  Membership Coordinator
  972.996.0153
  swatson@fumcr.com
  

• Missions & Community Engagement

  

  Rev. Sarah Marsalis-Luginbill

  Pastor, Missions & Community Engagement, Young Adults
  972.996.0110
  sarah@fumcr.com
  

  

  Tracy Thomas

  Asst Director, Missions & Community Engagement
  972.996.0147
  tthomas@fumcr.com
  

  

  Leslie Kring

  Assistant, Communications, Missions, Sr Adults
  972.996.0142
  lkring@fumcr.com
  

• Music Ministry

  

  Michael Lightfoot

  Director, Music Ministry
  972.996.0123
  mlightfoot@fumcr.com
  

  

  Ian Gill

  Associate Director, Music Ministry
  972.996.0151
  igill@fumcr.com
  

  

  Caitlin Molechat

  Director, Student Music
  972.996.0127
  caitlin@fumcr.com
  

  

  Kim O'Neil

  Director, Children's Choirs; Admin Asst, Music Ministry
  972.996.0108
  koneil@fumcr.com
  

  

  Dr. Hyun Kyung Lee

  Organist, Music Associate
  972.996.0126
  hlee@fumcr.com
  

  

  Valerie Czechowski

  Director, Modern & Online Music Ministry
  972.996.0119
  valerie@fumcr.com
  

  

  Antoine Spencer

  Pianist, Youth Choir Accompanist
  
  aspencer@fumcr.com
  

• Online Ministry

  

  Rohini Drake

  Creative Director
  972.996.0157
  rdrake@fumcr.com
  

  

  Mallory Pickering

  Engagement Coordinator
  972.996.0146
  mpickering@fumcr.com
  

  

  Kyle Henson

  Content Creator
  
  
  

  

  Ben Chamness

  Online Worship Producer
  972.996.0117
  bchamness@fumcr.com
  

• Children's Ministry

  

  Natalie Nenovich

  Director, Children's Ministry
  972.996.0121
  nnenovich@fumcr.com
  

  

  Wendy Jones

  Director, FUMCR Preschool
  972.996.0128
  wjones@fumcr.com
  

  

  Erin Oliphint

  Assistant Director, FUMCR Preschool
  972.996.0125
  erino@fumcr.com
  

  

  Riley Flores

  Assistant Director, Children's Ministry
  972.996.0129
  rflores@fumcr.com
  

  

  Cheryl Winnenberg

  Assistant, Children's, Youth & Sports Ministries
  972.996.0112
  cwinnenberg@fumcr.com
  

  

  Ashley Kelly

  Children's Ministry Engagement Coordinator
  
  akelly@fumcr.com
  

  

  Dede Woods

  Children's Ministry Associate
  
  dwoods@fumcr.com
  

  

  Lauren Cuddihee

  Children's Ministry Associate
  
  lcuddihee@fumcr.com
  

• Youth Ministry

  

  Rev. Julia Castleman

  Pastor, Youth Ministry
  972.996.0144
  jcastleman@fumcr.com
  

  

  Kim Curtis

  Jr. High Associate
  972.996.0109
  kcurtis@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rob Sommerfelt

  Youth Ministry Associate
  972.996.0159
  rsommerfelt@fumcr.com
  

  

  Cheryl Winnenberg

  Assistant, Children's, Youth & Sports Ministries
  972.996.0112
  cwinnenberg@fumcr.com
  

• Adult Ministry

  

  Rev. Scott Luginbill

  Pastor, Faith Formation, Men's Ministry, Caring Ministry
  972.996.0149 scott@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rev. Cheryl Bishop

  Pastor, Faith Formation, Women's Ministry, Caring Ministry
  972.996.0136 cbishop@fumcr.com
  

  

  Dr. Dan Flanagan

  Pastor, Senior Adults, Caring Ministry
  972.996.0148 dan@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rev. Sarah Marsalis-Luginbill

  Pastor, Missions & Community Engagement, Young Adults
  972.996.0110 sarah@fumcr.com
  

  

  Tammie Haug

  Assistant, Welcoming, Faith Formation
  972.996.0104 thaug@fumcr.com
  

  

  Leslie Kring

  Assistant, Communications, Missions, Sr Adults
  972.996.0142 lkring@fumcr.com
  

  

  Matt Walker

  Associate, Caring, Leadership Development
  972.996.0134 mwalker@fumcr.com
  

• Business Office

  

  Dianne Weideman

  Director, Finance
  972.996.0106
  dweideman@fumcr.com
  

  

  Stachia Brothers

  Contributions & Information Systems Manager
  972.996.0131
  sbrothers@fumcr.com
  

  

  Candice Singleton

  Accounts Payable Manager
  972.996.0133
  csingleton@fumcr.com
  

  

  Susan Watson

  Membership Coordinator
  972.996.0153
  swatson@fumcr.com
  

• Facilities

  

  Drew Presley

  Director, Facilities
  972.996.0124
  drew@fumcr.com
  

  

  Hawana Townsley

  Events Coordinator
  972.996.0145
  htownsley@fumcr.com
  

  

  Sam Asmah

  Building Services Supervisor
  972.996.0105
  sasmah@fumcr.com
  

  

  Bobby Cave

  Welcome Desk
  972.235.8385
  FUMCR.welcome.desk@gmail.com
  

  

  Ken Mitchell

  Welcome Desk
  972.235.8385
  FUMCR.welcome.desk@gmail.com
  

  

  Phillip Amarteifio

  Building Services
  
  
  

  

  Alvaro Delgado

  Building Services
  
  
  

  

  Kow Dougan

  Building Services
  
  
  

  

  Charles Kwarteng

  Building Services
  
  
  

• Worship, Communications & Media

  

  Eric Czechowski

  Director, Worship and Arts
  972.996.0130
  eric@fumcr.com
  

  

  Francy Collins

  Director, Communications
  972.996.0155
  fcollins@fumcr.com
  

  

  Rohini Drake

  Creative Director
  972.996.0157
  rdrake@fumcr.com
  

  

  Kevin Burns

  Ministry Associate
  972.996.0135
  kburns@fumcr.com
  

  

  Ben Chamness

  Online Worship Producer
  972.996.0117
  bchamness@fumcr.com
  

  

  Kyle Henson

  Content Creator
  
  
  

  

  Paige Hughes

  Communications Associate
  972.996.0150
  phughes@fumcr.com
  

  

  Leslie Kring

  Assistant, Communications, Missions, Sr Adults
  972.996.0142
  lkring@fumcr.com
  

  

  Claire O'Neil

  Worship Coordinator
  972.996.0122
  coneil@fumcr.com
  

  

  Tyler Payne

  Technical Director
  972.996.0115
  tpayne@fumcr.com