Staff @ WHUMC
Below is the staff directory for Western Hills United Methodist Church. To send email to a staff member, simply click on the email address next to the envelope icon.
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Pastor: Rev. Sela Finau
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Sela Finau is an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church. Prior to her current appointment, Sela served from 2016 to 2022 at Taylor UMC in Taylor, from 2013 to 2016 in the North District as pastor of Annetta UMC (Aledo) and Bethel UMC (Weatherford). Sela also served as an associate pastor at W.C. Martin UMC in Bedford, Texas, from 2011 to 2013. Sela holds a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) from Drew Theological School, Drew University, a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Perkins School of Theology, SMU; Master of Theological Studies (MTS) from Brite Divinity School, TCU; and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from UT Arlington. She is a native of the Pacific Islands of Tonga, where she was born. Her family migrated to Hawai’i at a young age and later relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Raised in the Wesleyan heritage and tradition, Sela is committed to her faith and excited to serve God through church ministries and partnerships in the community. At every opportunity, Sela spends time with her dog, Philo, and her family in the DFW mid-cities. |
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Administrative Assistant: Loretta
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Loretta has been with WHUMC since 2012 and has a strong administrative background. Her dedication is greatly appreciated here! office@westernhillsumc.org |
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Director of Music & Accompanist: Allen Brown
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Allen Brown has been the accompanist at WHUMC since 2000. In 2005, he became the hand bell director as well! He also is on the Praiz’n contemporary worship team. Email Not Available |
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Youth Director: Debbie & Mike Elrod
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Minister of Family Ministry: Terry Meyer
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Terry’s passion is connecting people to God and each other through small groups. Terry has been an active church member in several United Methodist congregations. He has served in lay leadership positions as lay leader, in youth and adult education, in evangelism, in outreach, youth group leader, in missions, worship leader, and Emmaus. Terry has a BS in Psychology from Western Illinois University (Macomb, Illinois) and MA in Christian Service from Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas). Terry has four grown children. His interests are reading, movies, music, and nature photography. FM@westernhillsumc.org |
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Richard Barlow, and Matt Elrod help meet the technology needs of the church by assisting with Sunday morning presentation needs. Richard also assists with audio needs as he can! |
