KIDS Ministry

I grew up in a Christian home in the Carrollton, Texas area and came to know the Lord when I was six years old. He met me in “big church” as the little kids called it. I had been attending all the children’s ministry events —Vacation Bible School, Sunday school, Wednesday night events, so I had been hearing conversations about who Jesus is and that He died for our sins — but I really believe the Holy Spirit met me in the pews of that Baptist church and grabbed a hold of my six-year-old heart that morning, April 1, 2001. As we grow older, we learn more of what it means to be a follower of Jesus, but this is why I love working with kids: the moments of getting to see when lightbulbs go off in little six-year-old minds of “Oh, this is who Jesus is” and seeing their childlike faith. I believe that it can happen because that’s my story.

I went to Dallas Baptist University originally thinking I would become a teacher, but in my junior year God called me to fulltime ministry of working in the church with families and children, most especially individuals and families with special needs. I knew without a doubt that I wanted to be in the local church working with families and kids, so I changed my major to Christian Studies, then got my master’s at DBU in Children’s Ministry with a Special Needs Ministry interest. Shortly after, God called me to a church in College Station and I served as the Special Needs Director for three and a half years. That’s when I ended up here at Christ Chapel, through a connection of my mentor. God clearly said this was next for me and I’m so excited to be a part of what God is doing here. I’m so glad I followed the Lord’s leading to change my major at DBU because I feel like if I had not been obedient in that step, all the other steps of obedience wouldn’t have happened. Truly, in my life I’ve realized that it’s so important to listen to God’s leading. When He asks us to obey, we have to because blessings always come on the other side obedience.

Away from work I love to bake, go on walks, cook, watch Hallmark movies and have deep conversations with my friends. Christmastime is my favorite season and I’m big into musicals. Above all, I love spending time with people. I’m a people person and, really, don’t know a stranger. You’ll always see me with a smile on my face, so stop me and say hi when you do!

I taught high school family and consumer science for 26 years. Retiring from the education field in December 2010, I visited Christ Chapel for the first time the next summer at Women in the Word Bible study. I met two wonderful women at my table – Cheryl Stockdale and Beverly Raynaud. I am so grateful to both ladies because I kept coming back! I started out volunteering, then worked part-time in Children’s Ministry. God has blessed me by providing this wonderful staff that I get to work with daily.

I developed a personal relationship with Jesus Christ at the age of 9 during a James Robinson revival at Rosen Heights Baptist Church. Over the years I have grown as I have studied His Word and been involved in different Bible studies.

In my spare time I love to bake, sew, collect antique furniture and attend antique auctions.  I also collect roosters, hearts, birdhouses and welcome signs. My favorite author is Grace Livingston Hill. I also volunteer as a mentor at South High Mount Elementary School.

I grew up in a Christian home attending church weekly with my parents and grandparents. However, it wasn’t until I was 12 that I began a relationship with Christ. My father had just passed away and  an acquaintance hugged me in the school cafeteria one day, telling me to “Look to the Lord as an earthly father now.” This comment spurred in me a desire to have a personal relationship with Christ.

After graduating with an education degree from Texas A&M, I moved to Fort Worth for my teaching position and began attending Christ Chapel. My husband and I were married at Christ Chapel in 2007.

My husband is a football, basketball and track coach. We have three young children. I love to cook, spend time with my family and shop with my mom. In the fall, we love to cheer for the Bearcats on Fridays and the Aggies on Saturdays!

I was raised in the church and baptized in middle school, but it wasn’t until my freshman year of college that I began my walk with Christ. Thanks to a bold believer who poured into me, I began an amazing journey deepening my relationship with our Savior. The Lord continues to challenge me, encourage me and stretch me to become more like Him.

My husband and I both began coming to Christ Chapel in 1999 when we were sophomores in college at TCU. We weren’t even dating at the time, but volunteered in Children’s Ministry together teaching Sunday school. Since then, I have volunteered in Middle School, High School and served at the Children’s Ministry Welcome Desk. Now that my husband and I have three kiddos, we see the fruit of Children’s Ministry each day in them. I’m excited to be a part of the heart change in each child that walks through the door at CCBC.

My husband David and I have been married for 15 years and have both attended CCBC since 1999. We have three crazy awesome kiddos – Lincoln, Ashlynn and Finn. We live in Aledo and love the slower pace of  “country living”. I love working out – I have completed multiple triathlons and two Spartan races. I also have my own business giving kiddos swim lessons in the summer and am a Redskins fan by marriage- don’t judge!

I grew up in a church that was very works-oriented. I had never really studied the Bible myself until college when I read the book of Romans. The Lord used that experience to open my eyes to the truth. It was exciting and changed my life. Even to this day, Romans continues to surprise and teach me about the Lord.

Retracing the steps of how I joined Children’s Ministry, I can see God’s hand in it all the way through. I was searching on Christ Chapel’s website to sign up my daughter (17) to volunteer at Kids Kamp when I came across the job opening. One step led to another and here I am!

I’ve been married to my husband, Chad, for 29 years. We have five children and three dogs. When I’m not busy with all of them, I love to cook, do Pilates and read.

When I was growing up, my family was very active in our church. I knew from an early age that I wanted to follow Jesus. It wasn’t until I had a child and became involved in a Bible study that I realized that being a Christ-follower was more than going to church on Sundays. I marvel at God’s hand in my life as He began to teach me about His character. I have been blessed to hear excellent messages on Sunday mornings, at Bible study and through the children’s curriculum that we teach on Sundays. I am still a work in progress and God continues to show me the depth of His love for me and the richness of His grace.

Craig and I came to Christ Chapel 14 years ago when we were searching for a church that believed the truth taught in the Bible and was not afraid to teach it. We both immediately knew this was the place for us.

I am married to my high school sweetheart, Craig. We have two great children – Owen, who is a student at Baylor and Rachel, who is a student at Trinity Christian Academy in Willow Park. I’m not real sure what spare time is, but in between shuttling Rachel to her sporting events and cheering her on, trying to put a meal on the table that isn’t frozen pizza and making sure you can’t write your name on the dust on our furniture, I like to read… and nap when possible!

Three months before my 22nd birthday, I went for a drive that changed my life forever. At this point, I knew of the gospel (I knew it was true), but I had not turned my life over to Jesus. What I thought was the end of a life filled with hopelessness was miraculously transformed into the beginning of a life filled with grace as I surrendered to Jesus behind the wheel.

Music has always been part of my life. Before Jesus, it was Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt who kept me out of trouble. After that significant day in my car, I knew God had to have put such a great passion in me for His reasons. My husband, Phillip, and I met in 2004 within a collegiate ministry. We were married in 2005 and now have three children. Christ Chapel is family to us. God’s grace has been evident in our lives and we are blessed to be in ministry at Christ Chapel together.

Coming to know Jesus has been a lifelong process – I accepted Christ when I was 13 at a youth camp and was baptized when I was 17. Then, in college, I found a group of friends that pulled me into Bible studies and prayer groups. That’s when I started to gain a firm foundation with the Lord, began walking with Jesus and really establishing my relationship with God.

My husband started attending Christ Chapel in 1997 when he moved here from Budapest, Hungary. Then when we got engaged in the year 2000, we started attending Christ Chapel together. I volunteered in Children’s Ministry two years after that and have been a part of the ministry ever since. Coming on staff with Children’s Ministry now feels like a natural fit and I’m very excited about it.

My husband and I have been married for 16 years and we have three kids: Mac, Lilla and Campbell. We love to travel and be all together.

I was raised in a Christian home and became a Christian when I was about five years old. I have always strived to do the right thing because I am definitely a rule follower, but I have learned that no matter how hard I try I will always fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). Every day I am amazed at God’s unconditional love and mercy!

When I was in college I attended a Baptist church with my parents and my boyfriend at the time (now husband) had been attending Christ Chapel since we were in high school. When we married, we decided that we would attend Christ Chapel together because, although it was a large church, it had a small feel to it. I began working in the Children’s Ministry in 2004. We have been at Christ Chapel now for 11 years and it has become our family. We are very blessed to be a part of it!

In August of 2002, I married my high school sweet heart. My husband has been my best friend for eighteen years now! God blessed us with our daughter, Judith, and sons, Jacob, Phillip and Elias. With four kids, I don’t know that “spare time” exists, but as a family we love the outdoors! We have spent a lot of time renovating houses over the years and I enjoy that creative process.

My husband and I heard about Christ Chapel for the first time when our friends sent us a letter about a mission’s trip they were going on with their small group. We called them and asked them about it and were so excited that they were in an amazing church that they loved and were given the opportunity to serve God at that capacity. Later on a mutual friend of ours ended up getting a job at Christ Chapel and heard that they needed a High School Girls Director and threw my name out to the High School Pastor as a candidate. He called me, I interviewed for the position, he offered me the position and we knew that Christ Chapel was going to be our new church family and home. My husband and I are so excited to be a part of a church with such a heart for God. We are blessed!

God’s grace is so abundant in my life!  At 6 years old, I believed that I was a follower of Christ and began living a life based on that belief, but it was far from the truth. I was living for my own glory and praise. I was concerned about how others viewed me and wanted them to focus on my goodness. Through God’s grace He brought me out of that mindset and into an actual relationship with him while I was at camp at 15 years old. He showed me how exhausting it is to live for myself and how heavy that burden is. His yoke is easy, His burden is light and I am so thankful for His saving grace.

My family consists of my wonderful husband, Micah, and my precious furry buddy named Remington. I absolutely love singing at the top of my lungs and have a hard time putting down a good book once I have picked it up. Flowers and plants make my heart happy and I aspire to have a green thumb one day although right now I still kill every plant that I own. Crafting is something that I would consider a hobby of mine. Thanks to Pinterest I have a limitless amount of crafting projects that I will barely scratch the surface of completing in my lifetime. Above all that, I am IN LOVE with Jesus Christ and pray daily that my thirst and relationship with Him grows. God has given me a passion for people, but especially for teen girls and it has been such a blessing building those relationships and walking through life with them.

As a child, I believed Jesus as my Lord and Savior as prayer, obedience and attending church were a high priority in my childhood home. God has blessed me and given me grace when I do not deserve it. God is faithful.

My daughter suggested we attend Christ Chapel when she attended several times with a friend. I love the way Christ Chapel shares the gospel for everyday life. There was a need for a sub in Children’s Ministry so I thought I would give it a try as I was no longer using my elementary education degree anywhere else. Children’s Ministry staff opened their arms to me. I’ve blessed to be able to serve the Lord by teaching preschool children ever since.

God has blessed me with seven wonderful grandchildren who are growing up in godly homes. I love gardening, sewing and spending time with family, especially my grandchildren.