Women's Ministry

I was raised in a home where we talked a lot about the Bible and God, but I did not have an understanding of my need for a Savior and my role in sin. I was very aware of a God who was loving and had a role in history, but that felt distant to me. When I was in high school a friend who had a magic ministry did a show at our church for the kids and I got to watch. His presentation included a very clear description of how sin is part of us and entraps us, and how we can’t free ourselves from it. In that moment the Holy Spirit illuminated my heart, revealed to my need for a Savior and I accepted Christ. From then on I started reading my Bible with a new light, the Holy Spirit transformed my heart, and gave me a desire to know Christ more and walk with Him daily.

I started attending Christ Chapel when I came to college as a freshman and was immediately challenged. I loved the fact that Christ Chapel is a church that stands firmly on Scripture, and that it seeks to deeply understand the theology of salvation and make Christ known. I am excited to be serving in Women’s Ministry, because, not only is it a chance to serve alongside Kathy Harrelson, but I get to see what God is doing in our ministry downtown with the women who are coming to Common Ground and Women in the Workplace. I’m excited to see how the Holy Spirit moves in those women’s lives and be a part of something that is making Christ known in Fort Worth.

My husband, Phillip, and I have two boys, Linus and Simon. In my free time, I’m usually reading an assortment of books – most are picture books — but I’m also a part of two different (grown-up) book clubs.

“We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.” – Colossians 1:28

I discovered the truth that Jesus had died for my sins at the age of 26 after reading a gospel presentation on the opening pages of “Halley’s Bible Commentary.” I immediately bought a Bible and read it! It forever changed my life.

I have been married to Billy for 38 and a half years. (We met in the 7th grade at Stripling Middle School.) We began attending Christ Chapel in 1981, just a few months after it began. We had been looking for a great Bible church that fit our young family’s needs and knew immediately that this new fellowship was what we were looking for. And it met at the Texas Girls Choir building just around the corner from our home! We never left and in 1994 I joined the staff as the first Minister to Women for CCBC.

We have three grown sons, three marvelous daughters-in-law and six grandchildren (five boys and one girl). Billy is a veterinarian and we have had an animal hospital just up the street from Christ Chapel for the last 34 years. Family is the joy of our lives so it is a huge blessing that two of our children and their families live in Fort Worth. Their families attend Christ Chapel also and we see them often. Our youngest son is an Air Force pilot and his family is stationed in Okinawa. We are grateful for FaceTime and the opportunity to stay close to them even though they are far from Texas. With three sons and five grandsons, sports are a Davis family past time, especially baseball and anything Texas A&M! Gig‘em Aggies!

I trusted Christ when I was 17 after a cute boy spent several months sharing his faith with me and five years later, I got to marry that cute boy! Since then, the Lord has blessed me with other women and excellent churches that have guided me as my faith has grown.

When we moved to Fort Worth in 1999, we asked the only other people we knew in the city if they had a recommendation for a church to try out. They mentioned Christ Chapel. We intended to try several churches and then choose which we liked best, but we went to Christ Chapel our first week here and never left!

My husband, David, and I have two sons, Ben and Owen and one sweet King Charles Cavalier Spaniel, Ellie. In my spare time I like to walk the dog, read and bake.

Highly driven as a type-A perfectionist, I realized there was no way I could achieve my own standards much less God’s standards. In middle school, I first heard the gospel. Indeed I was far from perfect. Christ lived a perfect life and paid the penalty for my sin. By faith alone (and nothing I could do) in Christ alone, I received perfect righteousness and the joy of knowing Jesus. Soli Deo Gloria.

I started attending Christ Chapel because of its commitment to the Scriptures. I first volunteered one summer in the preschool ministry. I then had the opportunity to volunteer in the student ministry, then join the student ministry staff and now serve on the Women’s Ministry staff.

I have the most fabulous nieces and nephews: Austin, Owen, Beth, Grant, and Alyssa. I love learning new things, baking (especially chocolate), and sports.

I grew up in an awesome Christian home, so I was blessed to come to faith in Jesus at a young age. I was involved in church and youth group basically my whole life, but it wasn’t until college that I finally started understanding a lot of this stuff for real. It finally started clicking that this Gospel I said I believed in actually applied to every aspect of my life. I became involved in CCBC’s college ministry, got discipled, got to lead a Bible study and grew a ton!

Soon after college, I was able to join the College Ministry staff here at CCBC. I served there for 10 years and then joined the Women’s Ministry team, where I’ve been for the last 6 years. I love serving God by serving His church and I love getting to study the Word of God with women!

In my spare time, you’ll probably find me reading a book or hanging out with any of my 11 nieces and nephews!

God began to call me to Himself at a young age, but it wasn’t until I was on a Young Life retreat in Wisconsin as a freshman in high school that I understood Christ’s sacrifice for my sins.  As we drove away from the retreat center I remember looking out the bus window and realized that my life would not be what it would have been. I knew that coming to Christ also meant following Christ. Throughout my life God has sent mentors and ministries my way that I might experience the abundant life that He has promised us all.

Ted and I were about to have our first child when we felt God calling us to this wonderful little church called Christ Chapel. Over 40 years later, we marvel at the privilege of being part of such a wonderful group of believers. We have watched the faithful hand of God at work all these years and are thankful for all the ways He uses Christ Chapel to further His kingdom.

Ted and I have two grown kids that are married to wonderful spouses and three grandkids. We love hanging out together and are always up for a game of Cranium. Currently, we don’t have any pets. That is not okay with me. Other than that, you might find me reading, painting, writing dramas or cooking for lots of people…or hoping a stray dog wanders to our front porch.

My mom started a Good News Club in our neighborhood and I had the job of handing out the invitations to neighbors.  I didn’t fully understand the purpose of Good News Club at 4 years old, but several neighborhood kids gathered in our living room to hear Bible stories and memorize verses.  We didn’t have sugar in our house, so the tootsie rolls and candy bar rewards for learning salvation scriptures were motivating for me!  It was in the truth of those verses, I learned that I was a sinner who needed forgiveness and after seeing older kids pray and place their trust in Jesus, I decided to also “ask him into my heart”.  That decision changed my life and I grew to know Jesus Christ as He walked with me through the joys and heartaches of life.

David and I visited Christ Chapel for the first time 20 years ago and knew right away this would be our church home.  I had never been to a church with a Women’s Ministry! I joined a moms group and another mom invited me to attend Women in the Word with her.  With two toddlers and my Bible, I dropped them off in Wee Care and spent the day with women who loved studying God’s word and it’s still my favorite day of the week.  Many of the women who taught me then are still teaching me today and I have the privilege of serving alongside them.  God has been so good to me!

David and I have been married for 27 years and have two grown children, Hunter and Mackenzie, and Evie is a junior in high school.  I love to go on walks with my family, read and if the weather is nice play tennis with David.

I was raised in a Christian home and knew that Jesus loved me from a very young age. I knew that I was a sinner and I deserved death but that Jesus died for my sins, He took my penalty. However, it was not until my senior year of college that I truly began to pursue a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Since that decision, I find that that relationship grows more and more deeply with every year I spend pursing Jesus Christ.

God moved me from Yakima, Washington to Fort Worth, Texas right after my college graduation. As soon as I got here I began attending Christ Chapel after hearing about it from some family members. However, it wasn’t until I began seminary two years later that I joined the Christ Chapel staff. I began attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and became an intern at Christ Chapel within the same week. After graduating from seminary with my Master’s in Christian Education in December 2013, I joined the Women’s Ministry staff. These days, I help Sundays go smoothly as a worship service coordinator.