Staff & Leadership

  • Rev. Marsha Engle Middleton, D.Min.

    senior pastor

    marsha@fumcgp.org


    Rev. Marsh 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 the 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

    FacilitIes manager

  • rita cleghorn

    Business Administrator

  • terry greer
    youth director

  • Jayme Jones

    Director of Children's Ministries & Office Administrator

  • Luisa Bustamante

    Nursery Care provider

  • Latisia Trevino

    Nursery Care Provider


  • eric shirey

    media

  • Niki Burdett

    webmaster

Church Council 2025

Staff-Parish Relations

Chair

Bob Miller


Members

Linda Toomer

Claire Skierski


Trustees

Chair

Ron Liles


Members

Tommy Garrett

Michael Belt


Finance

Treasurer

Gail Wills


Members

Chuck Edwards

Steve Young

Marcy England


United Methodist Men President:

Ben Gilmore