Staff & Leadership

  • Rev. Marsha Engle Middleton, D.Min.

    senior pastor

    marsha@fumcgp.org


    Rev. Marsha Middleton, D.Min. serves First United Methodist Church Grand Prairie as Senior Pastor. Previously the Board of Ordained Ministry Officer for the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, Pastor Marsha served as a preaching pastor/pastor-in-charge of congregations throughout North Texas for 29 years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Religion from Austin College, a Master of Divinity degree from Perkins School of Theology, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Evangelism also from Perkins. Pastor Marsha is passionate about church renewal and has a heart for sharing Wesleyan faith with others. She is married to Blake, a software engineer. They have two young adult children, Hannah and Ben.

  • Julie Harding

    minister of outreach

  • Joaquin martinez

    lay minister of First United Methodist Church Ministerios en Español

  • Christian Anderson

    DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRY 

  • tony celaya

    worship leader of  Ministerios en Español and assistant youth director

  • rick cleghorn

    Facilites manager

  • rita cleghorn

    Business Admin.

  • terry greer

    youth director

  • Jayme Jones

    Director of Children's Ministries & Office Administraton

  • Jenny Romo

    Nursery Care provider

  • eric shirey

    media

church council 2024

Staff-Parish Relations

Chair

Jeannine Manley

Members

Frank Shull

Linda Toomer


Trustees

Chair

Dale Jones

Members

Tommy Garrett

Ron Liles


Finance

Treasurer

Gail Wills

Members

Chuck Edwards

Ron Wilhelm

Steve Young


United Methodist Men President:

Dave Crittenden