About The Branch : Staff
Senior Leadership Team | |
Chris Seidman, Senior Minister  Chris has served in Ministry since 1991. He has served in places including, Gateway Church of Christ in Pensacola, FL, Richland Hills Church of Christ in the Ft Worth area and Southern Hills Church of Christ in Abilene. He has been the Senior Minister here at The Branch since January of 2001. He met his wife Tara during the time they were both attending Abilene Christian University and married her in 1992. They have 3 children, Skyler, Garrison & Cooper. | |
| Tim Ketchersid, Executive Minister Tim & Jeanne have been members of The Branch since August of 1991. They were married in 1981 and have three grown children. Since coming to The Branch they have served as volunteers in various ministries of the congregation including the children’s ministry, the worship ministry, the women’s ministry and the small groups ministry. Tim has served as both a Deacon and an Elder and is now serving on staff as the Executive Minister. Jeanne served on staff as the children’s minister for several years and now works for BSRP as a sales assistant. | |
| Steve Calvert, Associate Minister, Vista Ridge Steve and Gina married in 1979 and have three children, Katrina, Danica and Jared. He began full-time ministry the same year after graduating from Florida College. He later graduated from the University of Alabama. He has preached throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Africa and has been serving as Associate Minister at The Branch since July, 2007. He also serves as the Chaplain of the Coppell Fire Department and has served on the CISD Board of Directors in Coppell and as an Assistant Scout Master with Boy Scouts of America. | |
| Jason Burnett, Support Services Jason works at discovering, developing, and deploying technology and communication solutions that help our front line ministries work more effectively. He is always on the lookout for techniques that help get the right information to the right people at the right time. He completed his Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution from ACU and will complete a Masters in Organizations and Strategy in May 2009 from UT Dallas. Jason and his wife, Laura, have been married since August 2002, and members at The Branch since December 2002. They have three daughters: Laura’s nieces Bonnie (14) and Elena (8), and Clara (due May 21, 2009). | |
| Mona Swofford, Finance and HR Dan & Mona have been members of The Branch since 1992. They were married in 1981 and have three children; Jeff, Doug and Matt. Since coming to The Branch they have served as volunteers in various ministries of the congregation including the children’s ministry, the worship ministry, the women’s ministry and the small groups ministry. Mona began working part time at The Branch in 1997 and went fulltime in 2002. She is responsible for the Human Resources and Finance areas at The Branch. Dan has worked at Halliburton Energy Services since 1979. | |
Ministry Directors | |
| James Asplund, Worship Ministry | |
| Janice Ingram, Women’s Ministry | |
| Bro. Eddy Ketchersid, Senior Adults Ministry | |
| Ryan Rainey, Student Ministry | |
| Tim Scott, Children’s Ministry | |
| Richard Seymour, Guest Services Ministry | |
| For a complete listing of staff, see our contact page. | |