| Meet Our Staff
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We are currently seeking qualified individuals to serve in the following position:
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JAN AHLGREN has served since 1991 as our Director of Weekday Ministries for the Lakewood Little People Child Development Program. She holds a degree from the University of Texas at Austin in Special Education with Early Childhood and has done postgraduate studies in social work. Prior to coming to Lakewood in 1987, Jan taught second grade, Title I programs, pre-K and special education, and worked as a supervisor for continuing education for mentally challenged adults through MHMRA. Jan has been married to her husband Al since 1981 and the Ahlgrens have two sons, Greg and his wife, Carmen, and Chad and his wife, Pat, and two daughters, Megan and Lauren. RHONDA AULICK has been a part of the Lakewood staff since 1998. She currently serves as the Administrative Coordinator at LUMC, managing the front office, assisting in scheduling and facilities maintenance and overseeing the production of weekly bulletins, newsletters, etc. She and her husband Jack have one married daughter, Whitney.
STEVIE BERRYMAN is our Director of Adult and Children's Hand Bells, overseeing the Chancel Hand Bell Choir for adults and the TLC Chimes, our children's hand bell group. She graduated summa cum laud from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in Letters and a minor in Latin. While in college, she served as the Small Group Coordinator and Graduate Intern at the Wesley Foundation, as well as a children’s choir director at McFarlin United Methodist Church in Norman. Stevie currently rings with the Houston Bronze Ensemble, Houston’s only professional, auditioned hand bell choir. When not in rehearsal, she is a professional quilter. She has served in churches around the country in a variety of ways, including Director of Christian Education, Pre-School Director, and Hand Bell Choir Director. Stevie and her husband, Paul, have two young children, Evan and Portia.
ERIN CARLYLE is our Nursery Coordinator, having joined the staff in April 2008. She has a degree in Elementary Education with a specialty in Early Childhood from Sam Houston State University, and was a Kindergarten teacher for six years (and loved every minute of it!). As our Nursery Coordinator, she hopes to give the youngest attendees of our church a terrific introduction to the love of God. She strives for the nursery to be an exciting, comfortable, safe environment with a caring, friendly atmosphere that children and their parents are eager to return to each week. She and her husband Jeff have been married since 1998 and have two children, Callie and Jackson. They have been members of LUMC since 2002.
BETTY CHRISTIAN has served as the Director of Student Ministries at Lakewood since the fall of 1989. Betty and her husband, Tommy, have a real passion for working with teenagers. With statistics showing that 89% of adults who profess Christ as Savior make that decision as a teenager, she feels these teenage years are a critical time in the spiritual life of students. Betty and Tommy have two children, Jason and Jeni. Betty attended the University of Hawaii. She was appointed the Houston Northwest District Youth Coordinator in 1998 by Dr. Elijah Stansell, and also serves as vice-president of TYME (Texas Youth Ministry Enrichment) and as secretary for the Texas Conference Division of Youth Ministry.
EDDIE ERWIN is our Director of Junior High Ministries. Eddie, a native of west Houston, comes to Lakewood having graduated from the University of Oklahoma in May 2004, where he received a bachelor's degree in psychology. While in college, Eddie worked as a summer youth intern at St. Peter's United Methodist Church in Katy and at Klein UMC, and most recently, as an intern and co-interim Director of Middle School Ministries at McFarlin Memorial UMC in Norman, Oklahoma. In addition, Eddie has worked as a lifeguard and volunteered with the Wesley Foundation at OU, the juvenal prison ministry in Central Oklahoma, and with U.M. ARMY in the Texas Conference. His hobbies include biking, mountain and rock climbing, SCUBA diving and fly-fishing. Eddie and his wife, Emily, were married in July 2004 and have two children, Quint and Kate.
JOHN HEMMENWAY, our Director of Music Ministries, retired from a distinguished 31-year teaching career within the Cy-Fair schools and is well known in the area as an accomplished musician and organist. A past president of the Texas Choral Directors Association and the author of several sight-reading texts, John has served as organist at several Houston churches, most recently First Baptist. He is a graduate of Houston Baptist University. In recognition of his contribution to th Cy-Fair schools, where the school choirs that he conducted were consistently awarded sweepstakes status for their performances, a new elementary school has been named in his honor. John and his wife Marian have been married for 30 years and have two children, Jason and Meredith.
ROBYN JOHNSON is the Director of Children’s Choirs. She attended the University of Delaware and holds a B.A. in Interpersonal Communication and a M.Ed. in Elementary School Counseling. She has enjoyed music all of her life and has participated in a variety of choirs, vocal training and other musical experiences. She studied voice in college as part of Delaware’s Vocal Merit program, and even had a three-year stint as a “rock star” performing in Delaware and Philadelphia. She currently sings with LUMC’s praise band, and has been involved with children’s music here for several years. She now combines her love of singing and working with children by directing the three children’s choirs. Robyn and her husband, Steve, have three children, Katie, Logan, and Ella, and have been members of LUMC since early 2002.
CHUCK KILMER joined the Lakewood staff in February 2008 as the Director of Finance. Chuck received his baccalaureate degree with honors from California State University at Stanislaus in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. Chuck is a retired Certified Public Accountant licensed in California. He has worked in public accounting as a partner in a CPA firm and as a CFO for a private company. He and his wife, Marilyn, are active members in the church.
DORI McANULTY is our Discipleship and Community Life Coordinator, having joined our staff in early 2001. She also serves as our interim IT guru. Dori is bilingual, graduating summa cum laud with a BBA in Management Information Systems from the University of Houston, and has over twenty years of previous business experience. Among other things, she provides administrative assistance for all of our age group ministries and serves as superintendent of church school and educational programs. She also provides support to our library ministry, and assists the pastors in the planning of special educational events, as well as maintaining our website and network. Beyond the church, Dori is a Safe Sanctuary trainer for the Texas Annual Conference and serves as Treasurer on the board of directors for the Texas Conference of U.M. ARMY. She and her husband, John, along with their two daughters Erin and Kellen, have been members of LUMC since 1995.
BETH PARNELL joined the staff in October 2002 and is currently serving as our Outreach and Member Care Coordinator. A native of Colorado, Beth studied at Colorado State University and the University of North Carolina, followed by later graduate research at Eastern Montana College. Her business career has included human resources development and retail experience, as well as bookkeeping and office management. Beth and her husband Joe live in Pinehurst and have been members of Lakewood UMC for several years. They have one son, "J", who is a graduate of Texas A&M.
ELIZABETH RAINES is our Audio/Visual Coordinator. A member of Lakewood UMC for many years, she has been an active participant in both the Chancel Choir and our praise band, Joyful Noise. Elizabeth oversees our team of A/V volunteers, who provide technical assistance during worship and special events.
LUIS RODRIGUEZ has served as Custodian of Lakewood UMC since early 1997. Originally from Ciudad Mante in Mexico, Luis is bilingual, and has a passion for keeping the church's facilities looking their best. He and his wife, Irene, have two children, Luis, Jr. and Alejandra, and the family is very active in their church.
JAYNE SEABROOK is our Administrative Assistant and has been on staff since the spring of 2007, and music is one of her great passions. Before moving here from Allen, Texas, Jayne taught private piano and voice lessons and was a music aide in McAllen ISD, and was a children's choir director for over 15 years. Jayne was born, raised and married into the oil business, with both her father and her husband taking jobs overseas. She has lived in South Africa, India, Turkey, Norway and China. Jayne and her husband, Trey, have been married since 1983 and have four children (Jessica, Trevor, Erica and Makayla) and two dogs.
C. CHAPPELL TEMPLE was appointed as the Senior Pastor at Lakewood United Methodist Church in June 2002, following a seven-year ministry at the First United Methodist Church of Alvin. He is a native of Houston and holds degrees with honors from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas (B.A., B.F.A.), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts (M.Div.), and Rice University in Houston (M.A., Ph.D.). In addition to ministering at Alvin prior to coming to LUMC, he has served as the pastor of First UMC, Brazoria; East Houston UMC; Katy FUMC (Associate); Lindale UMC; Ashford UMC, Houston; Airline UMC, Houston; and as the president of Lon Morris College, a church-owned institution in Jacksonville, Texas. He has also taught for many years as an adjunct faculty member at the Houston Graduate School of Theology, led in revivals across Texas, and worked in missions in Europe, Russia, Asia, and the Caribbean. Chappell's favorite church member and best friend is his wife, Julie, a former teacher. The Temples have two children: Andrew, a community planner in Sugar Land, and Angela, a graduate of Harvard Divinity School in Boston.
ANGIE TEMPLE is our Pastoral Intern. She received her undergraduate degree in history from Rice University and her Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School, and plans to do her doctoral work abroad at Durham University in Scotland. A seasoned missionary, Angie has served in Jamaica, Kenya, Kosovo and most recently, Haiti. She applies her creativity and indominable smile to a variety of duties and is a blessing to our church family.
BEN TRAMMELL is an Associate Pastor, having joined the staff as an intern in June 2006, followed by his appointment to LUMC in November 2006. A native Texan and home grown product of Lakewood UMC, Ben graduated from the University of Texas where he studied History and Business, and from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, completing the requirements for a Master’s in Divinity in December 2006. Ben is a veteran of many U.M. ARMY tours, Lakeview weeks and weekends, and as a youth served on assorted boards and agencies at the district, conference, jurisdictional and national levels. He affirms the ancient creeds of the church as well as Pat Green's declaration that John Wayne and Jesus are pretty cool dudes. Ben’s vocational passions include education and evangelism; he is only slightly less passionate about fishing and UT athletics. When not making him better at life, his wife Holly also serves at LUMC.
HOLLY TRAMMELL has served our children and families as the Director of Children’s Ministries for Lakewood since August of 2007. She has a degree in Education and Bible which she uses to share the love of Christ with the littlest members of our body. Holly loves her job planning events, organizing Sunday School for our children and teaching chapel for our Lakewood Little People pre-school. Having taught in public school for four years, Holly is happy to use her knowledge from classroom experience in our church environment, where her ministry forms relationships for eternity. Holly and her husband, known to the kids as “Pastor Ben”, have been married for four years and are expecting a son in April.
JUDY WALKER is our Assistant Organist, having joined the staff in January 2003. Judy is a single mom with three "nearly independent" children. Before coming to Lakewood, she was the organist at Cypress United Methodist Church for eleven years and at Park Place Baptist Church for seven years. Her degree is in Church Music with organ proficiency, with additional studies in music therapy. Judy is a Stephens Minister and lay chaplain, and also works as a RE/MAX agent, managing 40 area homes and doing the bookkeeping for two real estate corporations in her "spare" time.
SHARY WINKELMANN has been our Youth Choir Director since 2002. Although she works full time as the reading department chair at Hamilton Middle School, Shary's love of music AND youth compel her to extend that work to LUMC, where she can be found every Sunday afternoon during the school year, training young voices. But if you really want to see her smile, ask Shary about her grandchildren!
JACK WORSHAM has served as the Associate Pastor for pastoral care at Lakewood United Methodist Church since 1995. Having served in the Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church for over 40 years, he has spent about 25 years in the greater Houston area. The remainder of his ministry has been served in East Texas, in the Tyler, Texarkana, Longview and Lufkin areas. Jack has spent about 15 years facilitating Disciple Bible Studies. His wife is Suzie, whom he met and married while they were both students at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Suzie served for twenty years as an elementary school teacher prior to retiring in May 2007. Between the two of them, they have attended four United Methodist colleges and universities and have two grown sons.
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