Dr. Mark Alexander, Senior Pastor
Dr. Mark Alexander was reared in Odessa, TX. After college, Mark spent 6½ years with the Exxon Corp. before answering a call to enter ministry in the United Methodist Church, where he is an ordained elder. He holds a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and is a past Beeson Scholar. He is married to Teresa (29 years) and together they enjoy two sons – Brad, a police officer in Midland, Texas and Matt, who serves in the U.S. Army. Their daughter, Lauren attends McMurry in Abilene. Mark enjoys family time, golf, movies, reading and outdoor recreation. He has served growing churches in Midland, Lubbock, Sweetwater and El Paso, TX.
pastormark@westernhillsep.org |
Rev. Bill Case, The Ridge
Hello, my name is Bill Case and I am the pastor of The Ridge. I have a wonderful wife named Wendy and two vibrant little boys named David and Ryan. We have been in ministry together for almost 13 years and are excited that you are considering joining us in our journey. I am passionate about living out our faith in Jesus Christ in community. All of us start somewhere and grow to love God and others with our real everyday lives. This takes authentic community and the indescribable love and grace of God. I hope you will find that community of love and grace with us.
Other things you might want to know about me are: My ministry experience includes eight years of youth ministry, five years as an associate pastor at Western Hills UMC, and now 2 years church planting in West El Paso; I have an undergraduate degree in Business from Baylor University (Sic’m Bears!) and earned my Masters of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary; I enjoy playing golf, good music, photography, playing guitar, and tasty food. Now that you know me a little, come by and let us get to know you better.
pastor-bill@THERIDGEep.com
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Rev. Amy Mercer, Mission & Discipleship 
Amy is an ordained deacon in full connection. She answered her call to full time ministry, after being an oilfield geologist for 10 years. She served on staff at two mission minded churches in Louisiana. Before moving to the desert and WHUMC in July 2009, she was the Director of Operations for the LA United Methodist Disaster Recovery Ministry (2006-2009) dealing with the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike. Amy is the proud mother of two (three counting Noel’s wife Jesi) LSU Tigers – Noel (an architect) and Katie who is in her last year of college.
“I have two mission fields – one that is sitting in the pews of our churches – unaware of the joys of discipleship and the needs of the community. The other mission field is in the community, the world itself.” She believes that concern and compassion for others is learned and taught by example, and that Christ alone supplies the love and strength to serve. And she believes that it is the church’s responsibility to form and to grow disciples and provide opportunities for them to serve.
amy@westernhillsep.org |
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 Jim Regin, Director of Music Ministries
Jim hails from southern California, holds a Master Degree in Music from San Jose State, specializing in choral conducting. He is a very accomplished and published composer, he plays a great jazz piano, and has the chops to direct our accomplished Chancel Choir. He has served churches in San Diego, Lake Oswego and Salem, Oregon. He has also served as the Repertoire and Standards Co-chairperson for the Oregon Choral Directors Association for Choral Music in Worship, teaching workshops and conducting classes in reading at regional conventions. Jim, and his wife Chantal, have two beautiful children and another ‘one the way’.
jim@westernhillsep.org |
Mitzi Underwood, Director of Youth Ministries
Mitzi is originally from Akron, Ohio, where she attended Kent State University and the University of Akron. She moved to El Paso in 2004 with her husband, Rob, and her two children, Mary and Robert. Mitzi enjoys spending her free time at home with her family, being outdoors, swimming, walking, gardening, and watching nature, especially hummingbirds.
mitzi@westernhillsep.org |
 Colleen McGuire, Director of Children’s Ministries
For those of you that don’t know me my name is Colleen McGuire. My husband Joe and I and our four daughters moved here two years ago from Austin, TX. We didn’t know anyone here but when God lead us to Western Hills we found family we just hadn’t met yet. What a blessing you all have been to us. I am excited to be your new Children’s Director and I look forward to God’s leading in this wonderful ministry. Growing up in Northwestern Montana there would be mornings where the freshly fallen snow would be so deep that it would be hard to walk through and I would often fall. I learned early on that if I followed in my father’s footsteps I did not have to struggle so much and I did not fall nearly as often. The Children’s Ministry is vitally important and I want you to know that I will follow in my Heavenly Father’s footsteps and He will lead and guide me.
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and and a light for my path.
colleen@westernhillsep.org |
Laurie McBride, Business Manager
Laurie is a native Texan but has grown up having lived in the oilfields of the United States, South America and Southeast Asia before graduating from the University of Texas, Austin. She has served as Business Manager in two United Methodist churches and her family has been privileged to be members in both churches where she served on staff. She is married to Tommy and they have two grown sons, Tate and Wade. As the Business/Facilities Manager at Western Hills she keeps up with the paperwork that relates to funds coming in and going out of the church, and the schedule of usage and maintenance of all of the church’s facilities.
laurie@westernhillsep.org |
Suzy Snow, Administrative Assistant
BIO COMING SOON
suzy@westernhillsep.org
 Mindy Archey, Publications
We would like to welcome Mindy Archey to the staff as our new Publications Assistant. She comes to us having done publications for United Methodist churches in Baltimore, MD and most recently, Albuquerque, NM. Mindy relocated to El Paso in the summer of 2010 after her husband, Rev. Jeb Archey, was appointed as the Sr. Pastor of St. Luke UMC on the East side of town. She is the proud mommy to two little girls, Katy and Addison.
mindy@westernhillsep.org
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