Meet the Staff 
“The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelist, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.” Ephesians 4:11 - 13.
The staff at First Church, Coppell is a dedicated team of professionals. If you have any questions or if you need pastoral assistance or counseling, please call on us. You can reach any member of the staff by clicking on our email address below or by calling the church office at 972-462-0471. For a directory of extensions, scroll down to the bottom of this page. We will be happy to help you in any way we can. We look forward to seeing you soon.
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Dennis A. Wilkinson, aka Dennis the Minis--ter Dennis was appointed as Senior Pastor in June of 2004. He came to Coppell after serving nine years as Senior Pastor of Floral Heights UMC in Wichita Falls. Previous appointments were at FUMC Commerce, FUMC Van Alstyne and Waples Memorial UMC in Denison. His other service in the Conference has included: Co-Chair of Children's SEEK Camp (for special needs children); Chair, NTC Camping Committee; Registrar, NTC Board of Ordained Ministry, Division of Preparations and Qualifications for Elders; Chair, NTC Commission on Equitable Salaries; Secretary, NTC Commission on the Status and Role of Women. He attended seminary at The Iliff School of Theology (MDiv '80) in Denver and his undergraduate degree is from SMU (BA '70). Between those times he served six years in the Air Force as a pilot -- or as the staff says, "What?! You flew…?" He retired from the Air Force Reserve as a Chaplain, thereby living out his fascination with the Sixties protest song by Eric Burden and The Animals, "Sky Pilot." Dennis and Linda celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in July '06. Linda is a Speech-Language Pathologist in Coppell ISD.
fall of '07, a graduate student studying Public Policy; Graham, age 26, a singer/songwriter in Austin; Aaron, deceased in '03 at age 26, a singer/songwriter in NYC. Interests include traveling, concerts, movies and (dreaming about) flying. |
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Rev. Susan Bryan – Congregational Care & Adult Christian Formation Susan is an ordained deacon and a licensed professional counselor, and has been on staff at FUMC since June of 2006. She and her family live in Carrollton. Husband Bill is a pharmacist. Daughter Brittany just graduated from UNT in Social Work and in August will go to Congo, Africa as a missionary for one year. Son Brandon just graduated from Newman Smith HS and will go to UNT next year. They have one very spoiled cat, Angel. In her spare time, Susan enjoys reading, traveling, retreats, antique shopping, good movies, chocolate, and silence and solitude. |
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Rev. Jennifer Scott - Pastor of Children's Ministries Jennifer grew up in Jenks, OK and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Oklahoma State University in 1995. She graduated Perkins School of Theology (SMU) with a Master of Religious Education in 1997 and returned to Oklahoma to work in the local church. Jennifer was ordained deacon in the Oklahoma Annual Conference in June, 2004 and came to FUMC Coppell that same month. Her husband Toby is an Operations Manager for Saddle Creek Corporation in Fort Worth. They have one son, Charlie, who is 3 years old and was recently "dethroned" as the youngest staff member at FUMC. His new sister Abby took over that role on April 11, 2008. In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys playing with her "boys" and their new princess and hopes to return to marathons again someday. |
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Rev. Ashleigh Joyner- Associate Pastor
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Nathan Frank Nathan joined the staff in July 2006, leading the strong and enriching music program at First United Methodist Church. Nathan is a Magna Cum Laude graduate from University of North Texas with a degree in voice and has a Masters Degree in Choral Conducting at Southern Methodist University. For the past several years, Nathan has taught private voice lessons in the Dallas area while sharing his love of liturgical music as Director of Music Ministries at Waples United Methodist Church in Denison and Director of Choral Music at First United Methodist Church of Plano. Also, Nathan is the director of a professional choir called Domine that sings music of the 17th and 18th centuries. In addition to his musical interests, he can be found reading, fishing, or out on the golf course. |
Henry Waters Deanna Goodman Deanna loves leading our children and their volunteers in music ministry. Deanna and her husband Kendall have four terrific kids. Andy Packard |
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Drew Sher |
John Scott John is a life long Methodist who has been part of the church staff since August 2005. He grew up in DeSoto, TX and graduated with a B.S. degree in Mathematics with a biblical study minor from Dallas Baptist University. He got into the ministry during college interning for a local UMC and has been involved in youth ministry for five years. In his spare time, John likes all types of sports, especially soccer and ultimate Frisbee. He also enjoys changing his hair and facial hair style, to keep people on their toes. |
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Kelly Williams Christian Education & Confirmation Heather Shaw Dena Nichols |
Anne Hinkle Amy Richardson Rusty Nickols
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Susan Walsh Kay Thomas Kathy Baker |
Staff Directory
Ministers
Rev. Dennis Wilkinson, Senior Pastor; ext. 213 dwilkinson@fumccoppell.org
Rev. Jennifer Scott, Pastor; ext. 208 jscott@fumccoppell.org
Rev. Susan Bryan, Pastor; ext 215 sbryan@fumccoppell.org
Rev. Ashleigh Joyner, Pastor; ext. 214 ajoyner@fumccoppell.org
Music
Nathan Frank, Director; ext. 216 nfrank@fumccoppell.org
Deanna Goodman, Children's Music Director; ext. 228 dgoodman@fumccoppell.org
Henry Waters, Associate Director of Music (Youth); ext 203 hwaters@fumccoppell.org
Andy Packard, Accompanist
Education
Jennifer Scott, Pastor/Children's Ministry ext. 208 jscott@fumccoppell.org
Kelly Williams, Confirmation kwilliams@fumccoppell.org
Heather Shaw, Children's Ministry, Special Needs hshaw@fumccoppell.org
Dena Nichols, Director of Stringfellow School ext. 220 dnichols@fumccoppell.org
Youth
Drew Sher, Director of Youth, High School Minister; ext. 217 dsher@fumccoppell.org
John Scott, Middle School Minister; ext. 237 johnscott@fumccoppell.org
Business
Anne Hinkle, Director of Finance; ext. 212 ahinkle@fumccoppell.org
Amy Richardson, Financial Assistant; arichardson@fumccoppell.org
Susan Walsh, Executive Administrative Manager; ext. 200 swalsh@fumccoppell.org
Kay Thomas, Administrative Assistant; ext. 211 kthomas@fumccoppell.org
Kathy Baker, Administrative Assistant; ext. 210 kbaker@fumccoppell.org
Rusty Nickols, Operations Manager; ext. 234 rnickols@fumccoppell.org
Wedding Information
Susan Walsh; ext. 200 swalsh@fumccoppell.org



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