Meet the Staff
Administrative Assistant - Suzie Miller
Suzie was born and raised in California and has worked as our Administrative Assistant for over 10 years. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from California State University Bakersfield. She and her husband, Grant, have three grown children and eight grandchildren - four granddaughters, and four grandsons.
Pastoral Intern - Soohyun Suh
Soohyun is our Pastoral Intern from SMU - Perkins School of Theology.
Traditional Music Director - Rachael Olivares
Rachael Olivares is originally from Northern Ireland and has lived in the DFW area from 2016. She graduated with a Masters Degree in Music and Vocal Performance from UNT in 2019. Rachael was the section leader at the Lake Cities UMC Choir for two years during her time as a graduate student. She loves the community at Lake Cities and is honored to now serve as Director of Traditional Music Ministries, growing and expanding the rich culture of music in the church for the glory of God.
Pastor Emeritus - John Peel
Lay Minister - Virgil Aldag
Virgil serves as Lay Servant at Lake Cities UMC.
Virg is a ‘follower of Jesus Christ’, a Husband, Brother, Father, and Grand Father. He became a ‘follower’ 28 years ago at First United Methodist Church – Euless.
He became a Lay Servant at Lake Cities United Methodist Church 16 years ago and has progressed to become a ‘Certified’ Lay Minister, now assigned to Lake Cities United Methodist Church.
Lay Servant - Susan Anderson
Susan serves as Lay Servant at LCUMC.
Susan became a Certified Lay Speaker in May of 2006 when she took her first advanced course, and she has never looked back. She has taken and/or facilitated approximately 14 different LSM courses, and is also an accredited teacher of LSM courses in the North Texas Conference. General conference of 2016 officially changed the name to Lay Servant Ministries, a name that better described the program.
Susan recommends LSM to anyone desiring to become a better servant in the church and to be better equipped “to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world”. For the latest information on Lay Speaking Ministries, go to https://ntcumc.org/lay-servant-ministries.
Patricia Nelson - Lay Servant
Patricia and her family have been members of LCUMC since 1975. Since then, she has sung in the chancel choir, assisted with the youth group, and been an active member of the UMW. She has also served two different times on our Footprints Preschool board, and as interim music director on several occasions.
Serving our Lord has always been a priority in her life. Several years ago, she heard about the Lay Speaking Ministry and saw it as an extension of Wesley’s purpose to assist in reaching those members in need and beyond our church out into our community. For several years, she has brought the service to Autumn Oaks Retirement Community, and has served as a delegate-at-large for the North Texas Conference.