| Andy Nixon |
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Lead Pastor of The Loft Before joining the staff of The Woodlands UMC, Andy served United Methodist churches in Arkansas for 13 years. Most recently he served as senior pastor of First United Methodist Church of Maumelle, a suburb of Little Rock. A graduate of Washington and Lee University and Yale Divinity School, Andy enjoys the academic side of Christianity. |
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| Terence Hagans |
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Pastor of Young Adults Terence was born and raised in America’s Finest City—San Diego, CA. When he was 14, he found out that Jesus is awesome, and decided to
become a Christian. Back in his high school days, he studied hard,
pretended to be a wrestling superstar, and decided he wanted to become
President of the United States of America. During his freshman year at
Stanford University (don’t get too impressed… after all, he only
majored in Sociology), Terence joined the Army Reserve and later Army
ROTC. About a year before he graduated from college, he realized that
God was calling him to be something much cooler than the President—he
was calling him to become a pastor. He spent the next three years at
Duke University’s Divinity School, where he studied theology during the
day, and served as the RA for an undergrad fraternity at night. Now
Terence has the best job on planet earth—he gets to hang out with young
adults and spread God’s love all over the place. In his free time,
Terence loves to run, watch movies and hang out with friends, talking
about deep, interesting or random stuff late into the hours of the
night. Among his more noble ambitions, Terence eagerly awaits the day
when he will become the first preacher ever to be featured on the cover
of GQ Magazine. |
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| Rozlyn Tunstall |
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Loft Logistics Rozlyn is a native of Richmond, Virginia and moved to The Woodlands in
the fall of 2006. Prior to moving to Texas, she attended Virginia
Commonwealth University and graduated with a B.A. in Political Science.
Her initial plan was to do policy research for the private sector but
later discovered the Lord had something else in mind. She joined the
staff at The Loft in July of 2007, where she was given the title “Loft
Logistics.” She enjoys her job immensely and considers The Loft Church
her home. When Rozlyn is not working at The Loft she enjoys salt-water
fishing, boating, western horseback riding, antique shopping, movies,
politics, reading, and gardening. |
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| Dori Barber |
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Director of Drama Ministry Dori Barber discovered her interest in drama at age three when she insisted on acting out her bedtime stories. Since that time just sitting and listening has always been a little on the boring side. Dori has a BFA in Theatre from Southwestern University and years and years of experience in youth ministry. She is a preacher’s daughter who told God she would never work for a church. Never say never. Dori’s passion is about communicating the truth of God’s love, and she sees the use of drama and other visual arts as an often neglected but greatly needed instrument to do that. Getting to work at the Loft with an amazingly creative team of people who are driven to proclaim truth yet always looking to do this in culturally relevant ways is super energizing for Dori. She is grateful to be part of such a church. |
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| Jackie Key |
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Worship Leader “Home is where the furniture is”… |
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| Matt Brouwer |
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Worship Leader Matt Brouwer was born and raised in the Canadian town of Truro, Nova Scotia. He began his music career in college when he formed a band with friends. This band eventually led to Matt’s debut CD, which garnered international attention, received two Vibe Awards was nominated for a Juno Award, and produced two top 10 CCM radio singles. The album had strong Christian and gospel roots influenced by the music Matt grew up with in the church. Matt first appeared on the Billboard Charts with a Sheryl Crow cover “I Shall Believe” (CCM AC) and had a top 5 single on the New Music Weekly Indie Top 40 Chart with the original, “Surrender”. |
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| Ashley Ellis |
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Director of Small Groups |
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