Rev. Dr. Owen Ross

Board Member

Rev. Dr. Owen Ross

Rev. Dr. Owen Ross lives in Irving, Texas. Ross has been the Director for the Center of Church Development for the North Texas Conference UMC, since July 1, 2017. In this role, Ross leads the vitalization and church planting strategies for the United Methodist Church in North Texas and serves on the Bishop’s cabinet. Prior to this work, Ross served as the founding pastor of La Fundición de Cristo/Christ’s Foundry United Methodist Mission for fifteen years. A native of the rural East Texas town of Henderson, he holds a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in International Studies and Political Science from Texas A&M University, a Master of Divinity from Southern Methodist University, and a Doctor of Ministry from Asbury Theological Seminary. He has also done coursework at La Universidad de las Americas - Puebla, Mexico, and at Africa University - Zimbabwe. Ross’s term of office as an elected director of The Fund will expire in 2023.

Board Members

Ruby D. Anderson

Rev. David S. Bell

Roland Fernandes

Dr. Bruce L. Hartman

Rev. Mary Kohlstaedt Huycke

Dr. Maggie Jackson

George E. Johnson, Jr.

Charles King

Kristi Kinnison

Wayne Moy

Rev René A. Perez Avalos

Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle

Rev. Dr. Eduardo (Eddie) Rivera

Rev. Dr. Kristin Stoneking

Rev. Dr. Ron Swain

Carmen F.S. Vianese

Rev. Dr. Cynthia D. Weems

Rev. Sara A. White

Kay Yeager

Rev. Lisa Greenwood

David McCaskill

Curtis Vick

Paula Sini

Tom Stanton

Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson

Janet Mitchell

Justin Gould

Rev. Kathleen McShane

Derrick Scott, III

Director of Learning and Innovation

Krystol Wheeler

Leah Yancey

Chris Miller

Rev. Leroy Barber

Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez

Rev. Dr. Christopher Pierson

Cindy Thompson

Daniel Park

Angie Thurston

Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson

Derrick Scott, III

Eugene Kim

Lauren Hanks

Pamela Gray

Wendy Abel

Rev. Alicia Forde

Rev. William H. Lamar IV

Rev. Dr. Aleze Fulbright