Rev. Darnell Fennell, Transitional Minister
Rev. Darnell Fennell is a new church planter in Houston Texas. After completing seminary at Pacific School of Religion, he returned to Houston in 2014 to start a Just Love a Disciples of Christ and United Church of Christ new church plant. Just Love is a missional faith community created by those who have marginalized by church and society, working together for wholeness for all people rooted in a theological ethic of living out a Just Love. Darnell has a background in community organizing and education. Darnell has a big imagination for the future of the Church, and he lives out this imagination as a church planter and as the Director of Social Entrepreneurship with the National Benevolent Association. Darnell seeks to live as a faithful leader by engaging new questions of God and new ways of engaging God that promote community, sustainability, and viability.
 

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Lucille Vasquez
Administrative Assistant
She came on staff as our Administrative Assistant in September. She worked as an Accountant/ Business Coordinator, at UTMB for 27 years and retired in 2010. She worked part time as a Financial Assistant for Memorial Lutheran Church for 6 years. She loves spending time with her family and grandchildren.

Scott Smeltzer
Music Director
Scott Smeltzer has been the music director at First Christian Church in Texas City since 2004. Originally from Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, Scott went to college at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania, and has a bachelors of music in music education. In addition to worshiping with First Christian, Scott is the music teacher at Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School in Texas City, and has been teaching music in public schools since 1995.

Joe Vasquez
Maintenance
He worked at UTMB Campus Police for 26 years and retired in 2009. He has been with First Christian Church in Texas City since 2014.