Ministry Staff

Bio pending

Dawn and Scott serve as contemporary worship leaders and directors of the Resonate Praise Team. They have enjoyed leading Resonate since 2003, and feel blessed to worship and encounter God each week with the congregation, not to mention serve alongside an amazing team of musicians who love the Lord and one another. The Hortons are long-time members of FUMC – Dawn was raised in our church – and they especially now appreciate the opportunity to raise their own two children,…

Michael “Mike” Link holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Illinois University (Macomb), a Master of Music Education degree from VanderCook College of Music (Chicago), a Master of Science degree from Concordia University (Austin) in Administration, and Certification in Church Music from Perkins School of Theology. Mike most recently comes to FUMC Allen from Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Carrollton where has been the past 17 years and University of North Texas as Adjunct Professor in Music Education where…

Adam Lubbers joined the FUMC Allen staff in July 2021 as our Director of Adult Discipleship. He came to us from Chapel Hill UMC in Farmers Branch where he served as youth minister and pastoral intern for three years.  Adam is originally from Granbury, TX, and became an active United Methodist in high school. He went to college at Abilene Christian University, where he studied history and the Bible. While at ACU, he met his wife, Courtney, and they were married…

Susanne Means is the director of our Special Kids Ministry. She grew up in Houston, TX, and earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas in Austin. After moving to Ft. Collins, Colorado, she earned her teaching certificate from Colorado State University. She returned to Texas where she met her husband, Mark. They have been married 18 years and have two sons, Cameron and Matthew. Susanne worked as a special education teacher in Allen for 14 years and has…

Jeff McPherson is one of our worship leaders at The Table, our modern worship service at 8:40am.  Jeff grew up at FUMC Allen and studied electrical engineering at the University of North Texas. He has served as a worship leader at FUMC Denton and at UNT’s Wesley Foundation. He has served at FUMC Allen as VBS Director, and he served as a full-time counselor at Bridgeport Camp and Conference Center. There he discovered a joy for working with and teaching…

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Martine Whitten joined our staff in September 2022 as FUMC Allen’s Co-Director of Children’s Ministry. Working in part-time capacity, Martine will be our first point of contact on Sunday mornings in the Children’s Wing, where she’ll be welcoming children and parents to Sunday School. She will also coordinate and communicate with our children’s Sunday School teachers. Martine and her family joined FUMC Allen in the fall of 2020. She and her husband Jack are parents to Rachel and Finn. Martine…

Myung-Jin (MJ) Wright joined our staff as our worship accompanist in August 2019. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree in piano performance from the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She has been pursuing a doctorate of musical arts at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton since 2012. MJ has worked as a staff pianist at the Juilliard School of Music, National University of Singapore, and Singapore Lyric Opera. She has also served as a…

Ed Whipple, our director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries, serves to guide our students in their journey with Jesus Christ. “I value the role of the church, and I desire to do my part in helping raise generations of believers in Christ.” Ed is pastor for our youth at FUMC Allen as well as the staff contact for our college and young adult ministries. He has directed numerous youth events, including local and international mission trips,camps, and retreats.  Throughout…