Church Staff
Sugar Land First United Methodist is a church with more than 3000 ministers; each member of the church is a part of the ministry of our church. Our vocational staff, the people who work at the church, are here to serve the church through leadership, discipleship, prayer, organization and encouragement.
Pastoral Staff
| martin [dot] nicholas [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Martin Nicholas) | Senior Pastor | 281-634-8900 |
| phil [dot] grose [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Phil Grose) | Pastor of Care & Prayer Ministries | 281-634-8902 |
| erik [dot] gragert [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Erik Gragert) | Pastor of Connectional Ministries & Men's Ministry | 281-634-8903 |
| ben [dot] lohmer [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Ben Lohmer) | Pastor of Young Adult Ministry | 281-634-8915 |
Ministry Staff
| linda [dot] haskew [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Linda Haskew) | Director of Ministries and Operations | 281-634-8906 |
| becky [dot] orin [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Becky Orin) | Nursery Director | 281-634-8955 |
| dena [dot] lee [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Dena Lee) | Director of Children’s Ministry | 281-634-8957 |
| jimmy [dot] fenwick [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Jimmy Fenwick) | Middle School Student Ministries Director | 281-634-8912 |
| adam [dot] hawks [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Adam Hawks) | High School Student Ministries Director | 281-634-8913 |
| craig [dot] gilbert [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Dr. Craig Gilbert) | Director of Music Ministries and Worship Arts | 281-634-8901 |
| kip [dot] johnson [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Kip Johnson) | Director of Missions, Director of Children/Student Choirs | 281-634-8922 |
| steven [at] theparc [dot] org (Steven Kelly) | Director of Recreation Ministries, Executive Director of the P.A.R.C. | 281-634-8924 |
| elaine [at] theparc [dot] org (Elaine Jones) | Director of Out of School Care | 281-634-8926 |
| sara [at] schoolforlittlechildren [dot] com (Sara Cook) | Director of School for Little Children | 281-242-5437 |
Support Staff
| carole [dot] baker [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Carole Baker) | Financial Secretary | 281-634-8907 |
| bookstore [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Donna Barnett) | 1st Place Bookstore Manager | 281-634-8960 |
| denise [dot] errington [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Denise Errington ) | Director of Society of St. Stephen | 281-634-9825 |
| Brian Granquist | Organist & Accompanist | |
| vanessa [dot] larson [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Vanessa Larson) | Administrative Assistant to the Senior Pastor & Communications Associate (Print) | 281-634-8908 |
| gayle [dot] malone [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Gayle Malone) | Facilities Manager | 281-634-8934 |
| nicole [dot] mock [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Nicole Mock) |
Administrative Assistant for Program Ministries |
281-634-8923 |
| receptionist [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Laura Nabors) | Receptionist | 281-491-6041 |
| deborahjo17 [at] comcast [dot] net (Deborah Schlafer) | Wedding Coordinator | 281-980-0220 |
| kathy [dot] thomas [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Kathy Thomas ) | Director of Finance and Human Resources | 281-634-8952 |
| cindy [dot] wenz [at] sugarlandmethodist [dot] org (Cindy Wenz ) | Ministries Secretary for Associate Pastors and Worship Director | 281-634-8909 |
