Mark Farish - Sr. Pastor
Mark is from Irving, the former home of the Dallas Cowboys. He has been pastor at Lake Highlands since 1992. He graduated from Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and pastored 3 other churches prior to LHBC. He and his wife Teresa, who is a school teacher in Garland, have 2 kids--Mindy, an '09 graduate from Texas A&M (Whoop!) and David.

Trey Groves - Worship & Music Pastor
Trey came to  LHBC in the Fall of 2007, after having served in several churches--the most recent of which was a church start in Indianna. He is not new to the neighborhood, however, because he grew up in the White Rock Lake area and graduated from Bryan Adams High School. He is also a graduate of Howard Payne Univ. Trey and his wife, Tami, have 5 kids-- Taylor, Quaid, Mav, Jillian, and Gianna.

Ashley Hayes - Children's Ministry Coordinator
Ashley joined us in August of 09, coming from the deep South . . . south Oak Cliff that is. A graduate of Duncanville HS and Howard Payne U, Ashley has served on a couple of church staffs and been with the North American Mission Board working with kids in Tahoe City, Calif. Ashley directs our Life After School program and coordinates children's ministries at the church. She loves kids and their families.

Kyle Roseberry - Student Ministry Pastor
Kyle is the newest member of our staff having joined us in October 2011. Although he is originally from Garland, he wandered around awhile (the Army and Arizona to name a couple of places) before returning to Texas. We are glad he did (return, that is!) and he brought his wife Amy and their three children Kailey, Tatum and Micah.

Kari Kloepper - Preschool / Mother's Day Out Director
Kari is in her third year as director of our program and has experience with us beyond that title. She had been a teacher here and also had a child that "graduated" from our preschool, so she knows the place inside and out! Kari and her husband, Chris, are proud Aggies (Whoop!) and parents of Jacob, Katie, and Hope.

Mary Ann Farish - Financial Secretary
Mary Ann joined LHBC in 1998 and the staff of LHBC in 2004. She happens to be married to Mark's brother, Tim, and has three children: Rachel, Daniel, and Lizzy. Mary Ann is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University, although it was still a college when she went there.

Kim Kelley - Secretary
Kim joined the staff in March of 2006 and brings her creative skills to the office. Kim is married to Shawn (who is our web site guru) and they have 1 daughter, Leah. Most of the time, hers is the friendly voice you get when you call. (No, we didn't mean that she is only friendly most of the time...)

Brandon Bachtel - Our Newest Mission Pastor
Brandon recently left his position here as Student Pastor to start Stonepoint Church in Wills Point, Texas. We are helping fund this new church start and encourage folks in the Terrell to Canton area (the greater Wills Point area) to try them out. Check them out at www.thestonepointchurch.com