Here to Serve
Sugar Land First United Methodist is a church with more than 3000 ministers, each member of the church is a part of the ministry of our church. Our vocational staff, the people who work at the church, are here to serve the church through leadership, discipleship, prayer, organization and encouragement.
Staff Bios Online
Click on a staff member's name to get a brief biographical sketch, along with their email address.
Pastoral Staff
| Martin Nicholas | Senior Pastor | 281.634.8900 |
| Phil Grose | Associate Pastor, Director of Care & Prayer Ministry & Men's Ministry | 281.634.8902 |
| Associate Pastor of Connecting Ministries | 281.634.8903 |
Ministry Staff
| Linda Haskew | Director of Ministries and Operations | 281.634.8906 |
| Becky Orin | Nursery Director | 281.634.8955 |
| Dena Lee | Director of Children’s Ministry | 281.634.8957 |
| Jimmy Fenwick | Middle School Student Ministries Director | 281.634.8912 |
| High School Student Ministries Director | ||
| Director of Spiritual Formation for Students | ||
| Dr. Craig Gilbert | Director of Music Ministries and Worship Arts | 281.634.8901 |
| Kip Johnson | Director of Missions, Director of Children/Student Choirs | 281.634.8922 |
| Ben Lohmer | Director of Recreation Ministries, Executive Director of the P.A.R.C. | 281.634.8924 |
| Elaine Jones | Director of Out of School Care | 281.634.8926 |
| Sara Cook | Director of School for Little Children | 281.242.5437 |
Support Staff
| Carole Baker | Financial Secretary | 281.634.8907 |
| Vanessa Larson | Administrative Assistant to the Senior Pastor & Communications Associate (Print) | 281.634.8908 |
| Adam Clarke | Communications Associate (Web) | |
| Joyce Cohen | 1st Place Bookstore | 281.634.8960 |
| Denise Errington | Director of Society of St. Stephen | 281.634.9825 |
| Brian Granquist | Organist & Accompanist | |
| Donna Jensen | Assistant Director, Out of School Care | 281.634.8965 |
| Facilities Manager | 281.634.8934 | |
| Wedding Coordinator | 281 980 0220 | |
| Jackie Speight | Office Assistant for Program Ministries | 281.634.8923 |
| Kathy Thomas | Director of Finance and Human Resources | 281.634.8952 |
| Cindy Wenz | Ministries Secretary for Associate Pastors and Worship Director | 281.634.8909 |
