Deacons (Page 4)

Michael (Mike) Smith and his wife, Heather, were married in 2000 after meeting in the Singles Group at Prestoncrest. They have 3 children and are members of the Families in Christ class. Mike has served as a Small Group leader and he and Heather volunteers in many areas at Prestoncrest. He works at Avaya, Inc. and has a BS degree in Finance/Economics and Management from Lipscomb University.

Michael Taylor and his wife, Kelly, were married in 1999 and have 2 children. They have been members at Prestoncrest since 1998. They are members of the Families in Christ class. Michael graduated from Harding University with a degree in Marketing and serves as the Coordinator of Safety and Student Discipline for Transportation at Crandall ISD. Kelly graduated with a BA in Spanish from ACU and works as an Assistant Principal at Mesquite High School. They both also have Masters…

Mike Kern grew up in Huntsville, TX & attended ACU where he met his wife, Jenny. They have been married since 2005 and have also been at Prestoncrest since 2005. They have 3 children and lead a discussion class on Sunday mornings. Mike received a BBA in Business Management and owns a commercial janitorial company, Environmental Cleaning Services. Jenny is a nurse at UT Southwestern. We believe Jesus is the Son of God and our hope is found in Him…

Mike LeStarge and his wife, Christy, have been at Prestoncrest since 2009. They were high school sweethearts and were married in 1993. Mike and Christy are members of the 24:7 Bible Class and Mike serves in Urban Missions and with the Together Forever ministry. They are the proud parents of three young adult children — one son and two daughters. Mike earned both his Bachelors & Masters in Accounting from UNT and he works as a CPA for a small…

Monte and his wife Julee have attended Prestoncrest since 2013. They have spent time serving in both the Youth Group (PCYG) and Children’s Ministries. They have been married since 1997 and have 3 children (Abbey, Brett & Chad). Monte graduated from Abilene Christian University with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and works at Groove Jones.

Nick Scott has worshipped at Prestoncrest since ‘07. He & wife, Leslie, married in 2010 & have 3 young children. Nick holds a BBA & Masters of Accountancy from ACU. He & Leslie serve as co-leaders of The Journey class. He also co-leads the adult & high school Financial Peace series. Leslie serves as an Administrative Assistant in the church office. Nick works as the Director of Corporate Accounting for Ashford Hospitality.

Nickgrew up just south of Detroit and graduated from Abilene Christian University in 2005. Nick and his wife Ashlee have been married since 2008 and members of Prestoncrest since 2011. They have 3 children (Aniston, Levi & Ledger) and are members of the Families in Christ class. Nick has been playing all his life and still does as a PE teacher in Garland ISD. Ashlee and Nick co-lead a small group for Prestoncrest’s Youth Group.

Patrick Sutton and his wife, Rebecca, have been married since 1996 and have three grown children. They have been members at Prestoncrest since 2001, and Rebecca has served as PC’s Children’s Ministry Director since 2012. Patrick has an MBA and BBA in Finance from Lamar University and currently works at Oncor.

Pauland his wife Lottie are parents to 3 boys (Vincent, Sway & Luke). Paul runs Growth Spurt Ministries, serving people who experience indirect trauma as they help loved ones during difficult life challenges. He is in graduate school at Abilene Christian University, studying to become a Marriage and Family Therapist. They first joined Prestoncrest in 2016 and left to serve elsewhere in education ministry in 2018, returning to Prestoncrest in 2020.

Rob and his wife Tanya have been married since 1984. They have 3 married children and 7 grandchildren. After graduating from Texas A&M University, Rob served in the Marine Corps and retired from Delta Airlines in 2019 after a 32 year flying career. Rob and Tanya have been members at Prestoncrest since 2021 and attend the SHOUT! class.

Roland has worshiped at Prestoncrest since 2009. He and his wife Susan attended Together Forever and married in 2017. They are members of the 24:7 class. He is the father of Liliana Esparza and stepfather of Shelley & Emily Stevenson. He serves in the Greeting and DivorceCare Ministries. Roland earned his BA from the University of Texas and is the Director of Technology Infrastructure for The Container Store.

Sam Visalli has been a member at PC since 2002. He and his wife, Courtney, met at Prestoncrest & were married in 2009. They have 3 young children. They are class leaders for the FOR12 class and Courtney serves as a nursery coordinator and teacher in the children’s ministry. Sam graduated from Oklahoma Christian with a Bachelors in Computer Engineering and is currently a Systems Manager at Texas Instruments.