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Lyle Benson
Pastor
Phone: 972-492-9393 x102
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Lyle Benson joined the Aldersgate UMC staff as Pastor in July 2011 after eight years of ministry in the Dallas area, having previously served as Pastor of Aubrey First United Methodist Church and most recently as Executive Pastor at Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church in Flower Mound. He and his wife, Kris, are honored to join the Aldersgate church family and eagerly anticipate the ministry opportunities that God has in store!
Reared in Holdrege, Nebraska, Lyle holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Nebraska and spent much of his career in the corporate world. He moved to Allen, Texas in 1983 and subsequently worked as a financial executive at ITT Capital Finance, GE Capital and Textron Finance. Blessed with three children and three grandchildren, Lyle and his family actively participated in their local church, during which time Lyle held key laity positions such as Chair of Administrative Board, Chair of PPR, Chair of Finance, Leader in the Walk to Emmaus and Stephen Minister.
In 2003, God called Lyle into full-time ministry, prompting his completion of the Master of Divinity degree in 2007 at SMU’s Perkins School of Theology. Lyle feels incredibly blessed by this wonderful journey in which God has led him each step of the way and eagerly anticipates God’s continued blessings at Aldersgate.
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Louanne Muller
Office Manager
Phone: 972-492-9393 x100
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Our office is staffed by Louanne Muller. Louanne's role is essential in keeping the office and business of the church running efficiently; she helps with accounting, payroll, membership records, and all of the day-to-day operations of the church. Her background as a legal secretary serves her well in this role.
Louanne has been a member of the congregation for several years, and her daughter and two granddaughters are also active at Aldersgate.
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Cathy Rogers
Youth Minister
Phone: 972-492-9393 x101
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Cathy Rogers answered the call to become Aldersgate's youth minister in the summer of 2003. She and her sister Tess are both members of Aldersgate, and Cathy served as a Senior High Youth Sunday School teacher for more than a year before joining the church staff. She completed coursework for certification from Perkins School of Youth Ministry in January 2007. She hopes to help the youth grow in their own spirituality and becoming disciples of Christ in service to others, and help them have fun doing it!
Originally from North Louisiana, Cathy was active in her church growing up, participating in Vacation Bible School as a child and as a leader, as well as in the Youth Choir. She later led the 3rd-5th grade Children's Choir. In 1987 Cathy moved to the Dallas area where she continued her career in travel and business management. She became active in the community as a member and and President in Rotary International and in the Spence Middle School Corporate Community Council. Cathy was always looking for ways to stay involved working with youth. Currently, Cathy also works part-time as a Sales Manager for Willow Music, Inc., which creates and distributes instrumental ambient and relaxation music.
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Cindy Carlisle
Coordinator of Children's Ministries
Phone: 972-492-9393 x101
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Cindy Carlisle has been on staff at Aldersgate since Feb. 2003 as Director of Children's Ministry. Cindy and her family have been members at Aldersgate since 1996. Cindy has volunteered in Children's ministries since 1996 teaching Sunday School, directing Vacation Bible School, and chairing the Children's Council. Cindy loves working with the children of Aldersgate and strives to create a nurturing church family for everyone.
Cindy grew up in a small town in Iowa and attended a small country church. At that time she experienced the importance of a church community shaping her life and providing a nurturing path to adulthood. Cindy has a B.S. degree in Medical Technology but her first love has always been working with children. Cindy's responsibilities at Aldersgate are coordinating all programs for children infants through 5th grade. She is responsible for the church nursery and all children's Sunday School classes. She works with the Children's Council to provide programs for the children and their families at Aldersgate.
Cindy, her husband Alan, and their two sons Nick and Steven live in Carrollton, TX.
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Mike Link
Director of Music Ministries
Phone: 972-492-9393 x105
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Mike Link became Aldersgate's Director of Music Ministries in June 2006. He directs the Chancel Choir, Adult Handbells and Orchestra, while administering all musical aspects of both the 8:45 and 11:00 Services.
Born and raised in Farmington, Illinois, 25 miles west of Peoria, Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education from Western Illinois University in Macomb and a Master of Music Education degree from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago. In addition, he has certification in church music from SMU: Perkins School of Theology, and course work in administration from Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi. He has taught instrumental and choral music in a variety of settings, from church kids' choirs to college courses, and currently teaches orchestra at Boyd High School in McKinney. As a singer, he has been a member of the Dallas Symphony Chorus, where he was featured in a solo with the chorus on the Annual 7-11 Christmas Concert at the downtown Meyerson. (This is what Mike calls his 45 seconds of fame.)
Mike is very excited to be part of the staff at Aldersgate, with all the different facets of music ministry.
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Victor (Vic) Sassone
Director, Adult Ministries and Lay Leader
Phone: 214-789-4173
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Vic and his wife Mary Ann have been members of AUMC since 2007. He retired from the business world in 2010 where he had a long career as an executive and consultant, and was pleased to join the staff in January, 2011. Vic's spiritual gifts are teaching, leadership, and administration. He is a Certified Lay Speaker in the North Texas Conference of the UMC. He is committed to using these gifts in service to Our Lord through his work here at Aldersgate.
Vic is a "naturalized" Texan having moved here with his family in 1979. Vic and Mary Ann have two grown children, Doug and Rebecca, four grand children, and two great grandchildren. Vic is an emeritus member of the world renown "Vocal Majority" performing chorus. He performed and competed with the VM for 24 years and has 7 international championship gold medals.
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