Leadership and Staff

Meet the elders, ministers, deacons, and staff who help guide and grow our church through Christ-centered service.

Our Elders

Mike Barrios

Elder

Mark Hillis

Elder

Dick Holt

Elder

Charles Mars

Elder

Our Ministers

Since 2013 Matt has served at Woodland Hills in various ministry roles, currently as the Pulpit Minister since 2022. Before Woodland Hills, Matt worked in Youth Ministry at congregations in Tennessee, Georgia, and Arkansas. He holds a B.A.-Bible from Freed-Hardeman University (2010) and a M.Div. from Harding School of Theology (2024). Matt and his wife Addie both grew up at Woodland Hills, and have two wonderful daughters-Marjorie and Rosemary.

Matthew Mitchell

Pulpit Minister

Dennis started leading the singing portion of worship services at Woodland Hills in April 2004, after leading at four churches in the Memphis and Millington areas for almost thirty years. He has conducted song leading classes in many states over the years and has led the singing at many lectureships and workshops. Dennis and his twin brother Chris learned about churches of Christ through a Jimmy Allen campaign in Seattle, Washington, when they were seniors in high school. They had been raised by a Baptist father and Catholic mother and had attended Methodist and Presbyterian churches growing up. Dennis attended Columbia Christian in Portland, Oregon, and Oklahoma Christian in Oklahoma City, where he received his B.A. in Religion/Business. He and his wife Annette have four children: Casey, Amanda, Daniel, and Nicholas. Dennis and Annette love to travel.

Dennis Sangster​

Worship Minister​

Jacob started working as the Woodland Hills youth and family minister in May 2023. He has a strong passion for God's Word and for ministry. That passion led him to Freed-Hardeman University, where he graduated in May 2022 with a BS in Bible. It was there that he met and fell in love with Matti Poling, whom he married just a week after graduation. Jacob has done multiple youth ministry internships in Nashville, Tennessee and Conyers, Georgia. He is always seeking ways to improve his God-given talents to strengthen and grow the Lord's kingdom. He is an avid board game fanatic, but also enjoys video games and movies.

Jacob Smith

Youth Minister​

Our Deacons

Dan Amar

Deacon

Mark Mitchell

Deacon

Jim Hubbert

Deacon

Jonathan Pilgrim

Deacon

Larry Knox

Deacon

Ken Robison

Deacon

Want to know more?

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