Rev. Mike Ramsdell | Senior Pastor |
Mike has served as Senior Pastor of First Methodist Mansfield for fifteen years. Mike is passionate about focusing the church around the mission of loving God, loving others, and serving the world. He is one of the leading United Methodist ministers in the area of the church's expansion in worship and mission. Mike and his wife Rhonda have three children and six beautiful grandchildren. Mike blogs at mikeramsdell.com.
Rev. Sharon Reid | Executive Pastor |
Sharon has been serving as our Executive Pastor since 2006. Other roles include ten years as Student Ministries Director and three years Adult Ministries Pastor, Sharon has served First Methodist Mansfield since September 1993. In her current role, Sharon shares in the strategic planning and leadership of the church and staff with our Senior Pastor. Sharon and her husband Ron have three sons and two grandchildren. Sharon blogs at www.pastorsharonreid.com.
Rev. David Alexander | Teaching Pastor |
David currently serves as our Teaching Pastor. In his role, David shares the preaching responsibilities with our Senior Pastor and also produces our GPS Bible study guide. David and his wife Stephanie have one daughter, Anna, and a son, Jack. David also regularly blogs at www.davidsbucket.com.
Rev. Caesar Rentie | Celebrate Recovery Pastor | 
Caesar is the father of two daughters and is a chaplain at Methodist Hospital of Mansfield. He has an amazing story, one that carries him from football at Oklahoma, to an offensive lineman in the NFL, having played for the Chicago Bears and other pro teams, to a call to ministry in the United Methodist Church. Caesar has a great story of grace and shares the good news in engaging and powerful ways.
Rev. Dr. David Chavez | Spanish Language Worship Pastor |
David is an Elder in the United Methodist Church and has served as a District Superintendent in the Central Texas Conference for six years. He retired from full time ministry in 2009 but David is definitely still in ministry. He has a passion for reaching new people with the love of God and developing young pastors for ministry. He and his wife Cecilia (Ceci) have been married 49 years and have three children.
Rev. Dr. Jim Gause | Pastoral Care |
Jim is a retired Elder in the United Methodist Church. He serves as our Care Pastor; visiting members and extended family members in hospitals, rehab, and assisted living centers. He has a PhD in Counseling Psychology with an office in the Mission Center and is available for marital counseling. His wife Jackie, is an ordained Deacon and served our church for 11 years. They have five children.

