Our Staff

Rev. John De Young  —  Pastor

Rev. John De Young was installed at Cross of Christ on February 5, 2000. He is a graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, where he received his Master of Divinity degree in 1989. After his graduation he served his first call to Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church in Quartz Hill, California.

Pastor De Young was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Maryland until he attended Concordia College in Austin, Texas, where he met his wife, Tammy. The De Youngs have two children.

Email:  pastor@crossofchrist.org

Jackie Peña  —  Church Secretary

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Jackie! She comes to with many years of child instruction & administrative experience. 

 

Phone:  (972) 223-9340     Email:  secretary@crossofchrist.org

 

Stephen Brynestad  —  Organist

Stephen Brynestad was born in Fort Smith, AR to Rev. Dale and Julee Brynestad. He has three older brothers and two younger sisters. He has lived in Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, and Kentucky.

Stephen graduated with a degree in Music Education from Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, TX where he lived for 20 years. He has served as an organist at Messiah Lutheran and Kantor at Trinity Our Savior Lutheran, both located in Corpus Christi. He is now serving as the Kantor at Cross of Christ Lutheran. He is employed at Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center as an Event Manager.

Email:  organist@crossofchrist.org

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