Dr. Dean Posey

Senior Pastor

Dr. Dean Posey is Senior Pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church in Arlington, Texas. Dean married his wife Diana in 1977. They have 2 grown children. In the ministry for almost 40 years, Dean has a B.A. in Religion from Baylor University, a Masters of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta and a Doctorate of Ministry from the same school. Dr. Posey is a dynamic leader who continually strives to bring faith into the lives of everyone he meets. At one point, Dean worked directly with ALPHA founder Nicky Gumbel in London, England to organize and facilitate the first ALPHA conference in the state of Texas. Dr. Posey has recently published his first book 12 Gifts We Can’t Afford to Lose. Dr. Posey has long been intrigued with the story of Noah and God’s faithfulness in his trials. Noah’s faithful obedience to God and the great narrative of how God saved Noah and his family from the ensuing flood as detailed in Chapters 6-9 of Genesis, is the story Dr. Posey uses to illustrate the eternal gifts God not only gave Noah, but faithfully supplies each of us with today. The question that Dr. Posey then asks is whether or not we are willing to not just receive the gifts, but to make the sacrifices necessary to put them to work in our lives. “How can we gratefully receive the gifts God offers?” he asks. “How can we embrace and apply those gifts so that our lives will be better for it? What hinders us from doing so? If the story of Noah and the ark teaches us about our Heavenly Father’s faithfulness, how can we apply these lessons to our daily lives?” With the same deep faith and personal anecdotes that have marked his sermons in almost 40 years of ministry, Dr. Posey explores each of the gifts that have come directly from God’s heart, proof that we have been blessed by his faithfulness.

Email Dean: dposey@trinityarl.org

Rev. Brenda Beaver

Associate Pastor

Brenda Beaver was appointed to Trinity in March of 2006. She currently serves as Trinity’s Congregational Care pastor. Brenda is a trained Stephen Minister and Stephen Leader, and she holds a license to practice social work in the state of Texas. Brenda received a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Education from Louisiana Baptist College in Pineville, Louisiana. She then received a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. Brenda completed a series of courses in United Methodist studies from Brite Divinity School at TCU, and was ordained as a Deacon in Full Connection in the Central Texas Conference in June, 2010. She has considered Trinity to be her “home church” since 1993. Prior to coming on staff at Trinity, Brenda served for 24 years as a social worker in the medical field and as a child abuse/neglect caseworker in both Louisiana and Texas. She has two adult children: her son, Daniel, who is married to Katie, and her daughter, Elizabeth. Brenda is also the very proud grandmother of Adelynn and Andrew.

Email Brenda: brenda@trinityarl.org

Betsy Spencer

Children’s Ministry Director

Betsy grew up at Trinity UMC and returned with her own family to lead the Children's Ministry. Betsy graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio with a Masters in Special Education. She has been involved in children's ministry for 13 years and thinks that leading Trinity Kids is a double blessing . . . she can share her faith in a worthwhile ministry and at the same time build a program that her own children can enjoy and grow in.

Email Betsy: betsy@trinityarl.org

Anne Marie Harmon

Children’s Choir Leader

Anne Marie Harmon is our Children’s Choirs Director and will be leading Music Camp this summer.

Email Anne Marie: annemarie@trinityarl.org

Eunha Chang

Organist / Music Associate

Eunha comes to us following 8 years of service at First United Methodist Church in Coppell. Previously, she served at St. James Episcopal Church in Dallas and Trinity UMC in Denton. Prior to coming to the US to study organ, she completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Church Music from the Presbyterian University of Seoul in Korea. She completed her Master of Music degree in Organ Performance at the University of North Texas, and she has completed some Doctoral work at UNT additionally. She is married and has two sons; they all reside in Carrollton. In addition to her role as organist, Eunha will direct our Kid’s Bells ensemble as well as serve as rehearsal and performance accompanist to Chancel Choir and to all of our small vocal ensembles.

Email Eunha: Eunha@trinityarl.org

Kendall Carter

Director of Music & Worship

Kendall Carter is the Director of Music & Worship at Trinity United Methodist Church, where he directs ensembles and guides the church's traditional music and fine arts ministries. He has held similar positions locally in Frisco, Plano, and Dallas. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Hardin-Simmons University with emphases in music education and church music. He received a Master of Music degree from the University of North Texas with emphases in choral conducting and music theory. In addition to his role at Trinity, Kendall is currently the Music/Artistic Director of the Frisco Chorale. He is married to Jessica, and they have one daughter, Julia.

Email Kendall: kendall@trinityarl.org

Tess Clark

Children's Ministry Program Director

Tess grew up at Trinity UMC. She graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Education. Then she graduated from University of Texas at Arlington with her Master in Mind, Brain, and Education. She taught for four years in Arlington ISD. She then joined Children’s Ministry in 2018 at Trinity UMC. Tess loves to see children grow in their faith.

Email Tess: tess@trinityarl.org

Karin Fleger

Karin has a degree in Elementary Education from Western Illinois University. She taught for 5 years in the Duncanville ISD. She was a teacher at TELC for 15 years before she became the Director. Karin has been married to her husband, Dave, for 22 years and they have two children, Jake and Cassidy.

Lisa Avery

TELC Assistant Director

Lisa was born in Naperville, IL but grew up in Woodbury, MN. She moved to Texas in 1986 where she met her husband, John. They have been married for 22 years, and between them, they have two daughters, two sons, and seven grandchildren

Email Lisa: telc@trinityarl.org

Dr. Tim Smith

Director of Connecting Ministries

Tim grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of a United Methodist pastor. A graduate of Tulane University and Perkins School of Theology at SMU, he is returning to the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex after 35 years in New Orleans. Tim received his doctorate from Fuller Seminary in Church Growth and Renewal. With three decades of experience in ministry, he is also a certified consultant to churches. Tim is married to Giovanna (or Gio), who is the Director of Sales for WFAA-TV, Channel 8. Their two children Luke and Mattie are in college in Louisiana. Tim and Giovanna have two cats and a Maltipoo dog. Tim is a dynamic, inspirational leader who loves teaching the Bible and equipping people to apply it in their lives. He thrives on visioning and strategic planning to reach people for Christ. He also has a passion for adult discipleship and spiritual transformation. When Giovanna lets Tim out of the house, he is also an avid golfer and loves eating out, attending festivals and seeing live music. He is also an avid football fan. Now empty nesters, they plan on “playing tourist” and soaking up all that DFW and Texas have to offer.

Email Tim: tim@trinityarl.org

Jeff Michell

Business Administrator

Jeff arrived at Trinity in 2008 after a career in business that included several different industries, and jobs that addressed accounting, marketing, and general management. He believes his responsibility at Trinity is to support the pastors, program staff, his coworkers, and church members in all they do to spread and live out God’s word. In practice that means provide a clean, safe facility; facilitate good communication; and provide good financial analysis and reporting. Jeff is married to Suzi. They have three grown children and three grandchildren. When he gets a chance Jeff enjoys fly fishing and an occasional round of golf.

Email Jeff: jeff@trinityarl.org

Christina Coffey

Office Manager

Christina grew up here in Arlington and graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in May of 2008 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. She has been a part of the United Methodist Church since she was very young and has been on staff here at Trinity since 2005, first as a part of our Student Ministries Staff and now as our Office Manager.

Email Christina: christina@trinityarl.org

Amy Ingram

Music Ministry Administrative Assistant

Amy has been a member of Trinity since she was in grade school, is married and has two daughters. As the Music Ministry Administrative Assistant she works closely with the Director of Music & Worship and other music staff to provide administrative, clerical, and communication support for the music ministry function.

Email Amy: amy@trinityarl.org

Tammy Ayres

Financial Assistant

Tammy began working at Trinity in 2004. She is responsible for receivables, payables and payroll for both Trinity UMC and Trinity Early Learning Center. Her previous experience was with Vought Aircraft where she worked for 13 years. Tammy was raised in Arlington, has 2 children and one grandchild.

Email tammy: tammy@trinityarl.org

Katrina Warren-Lake

Katrina was born and raised in Houston, Texas, she and her family relocated to North Texas in 2005. She and her husband have been married for 21 years, and they have three adult children. Katrina's hobby consists of volunteering with the nonprofit organization, that celebrates and support young adults on the autism spectrum, Awesome on the Spectrum located in Arlington, Texas.

Rev. Kevin Anderson

Associate Pastor of Sports Ministry

Rev. Kevin Anderson was appointed to Trinity in January of 2019. He serves as an Associate Pastor at Trinity and is responsible for growing the Sports Ministry at the main Trinity campus and the Trinity West campus. He received a bachelors degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Texas Tech in 2006. He served as a Student Ministries director for almost a decade before following a call to ordained ministry and attending Brite Divinity School at TCU in 2014. He graduated from Brite Divinity School with a Masters of Divinity in 2018. Kevin is married to Kathy, who is an elementary school librarian, and has two children named Carson and Courtney.

Email Kevin: Kevin@trinityarl.org

Essence Chicoine

Essence brings with her years of experience in music ministry. She majored in vocal performance at the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of New Mexico. She lives a life of worship and will always have a passion for praising God through music. She is currently the Contemporary Worship Leader and Youth Associate Director at Trinity. She is most excited about Trinity's new West Campus and the opportunity to build and grow the Worship Arts Ministry there. She enjoys music outside of the church and performs in musical theatre and operas whenever she gets the chance. Essence has been married to her husband Randy for 16 years and has 6 wonderful children.