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Church Staff
Bill Lovell
Pastor
Bill serves as MPC's third Senior Pastor. A native of Tupelo, Mississippi, and a 1982 graduate of Ole Miss, Bill had a career in politics before attending the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. Since 1989, Bill has served churches in Boston, Vancouver (Canada), and Dallas. For 23 years, he worked as a minister in The Episcopal Church. In 2012, he was received into the Presbyterian Church in America. He began life in the PCA as the founding Pastor of Christ Church Carrollton, a church plant just five miles south of MPC in Old Downtown Carrollton. Metrocrest united with Christ Church in 2021.
Bill is married to Leslie, his wife of 37 years, and together they have five kids and eight grandkids. Their hobbies include their five kids and eight grandkids.
Laura Stites
Administrative Assistant
Laura joined the Metrocrest staff team in October of 2015 as the church's administrative assistant. Laura was born and raised in Pineville, Louisiana. She and her husband Craig were married in 2005 and relocated to the Metroplex that same year. Together they have three children; Abigail, Camille, and Matthew. She also has a step-daughter named Hannah that lives in Houston.
Laura and her family currently live in McKinney and attend Chase Oaks Church. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with the kids, collecting makeup, crafting, and baking.
C.K. Huckaby
Youth Director
C.K. grew up in the local area. After studying engineering at OU, he went to London, England, where he graduated from the Cornhill Training Course, a ministry training program. While in the UK, he met and married his wife Maurane. Today, they have a very active toddler named Caden and a newborn named Alfie!
C.K. serves part-time as our Youth Director and works full-time as a Chaplain at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He is also studying at Reformed Seminary, Dallas, to be a Chaplain in the military.
C.K. and Maurane have a passion for encouraging young people to look to, and lean on, the cross and each other.
Nick Rhodes
Music Director
Nick is a native Texan, with only a brief stint out of state to complete an undergraduate music degree at the University of Arkansas and a graduate music degree at the University of Oklahoma. He plans, organizes, and directs all music for corporate worship at Metrocrest Presbyterian Church while simultaneously serving as an elementary computer science teacher in Frisco, TX. Nick has a deep love for music, leading God's people into singing His praises, and a heart for children and youth growing in Christ.
Nick and his wife Raquel have been married for five years. While at home, they spend most of their time playing and laughing with their very active toddler!
Church Officers
Elders:
- Rick Bajema (Class of 2027)
- Bill Camp, Clerk (Class of 2027)
- Paul Hartgrove (Class of 2029)
- Pastor Bill Lovell, Moderator
- Larry Perry (Class of 2029)
- James Woods (Class of 2027)
Deacons:
- Haniel Cuevas (Class of 2029)
- Dalton Dallas (Class of 2029)
- Vianny D'Souza, Clerk (Class of 2027)
- C.K. Huckaby (Class of 2029)
- Brian Laird (Class of 2028)
- Joseph Muñoz (Class of 2029)
- Brian Ray, Chairman (Class of 2027)
Safeguarding Committee
Metrocrest is committed to being a community free from harassment and abuse of all kinds. If you ever experience harassing behavior from anyone at Metrocrest, please contact a member of the Safeguarding Committee.