ANDIE PELLICER
LEAD PASTOR
Spouse:
Jeremy
Kiddos:
Four incredible daughters: Two teens, and two toddlers
Pets:
Four fluffy dogs: Pearl, Ruby, Frost, and Mica
Education:
B.A. in Christian Studies, Grand Canyon University
M.Div from Fuller Theological Seminary
Favorite Movies:
Moulin Rouge
Romeo + Juliet
Labyrinth
My Neighbor Totoro
Paul Blart Mall Cop (the original, not the sequel, but I will watch the sequel if that's my only option)
The Ghostbusters Franchise
Comfort TV Shows:
Psych
Only Murders in the Building
Schitt's Creek
The Great British Bake Off
Scooby Doo
Top Five Books:
God is a Black Woman by Dr. Christena Cleveland
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People by Nadia Bolz-Weber
Hidden Riches: A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East by Christopher B. Hays
Wildwood Chronicles Series by Colin Meloy
Favorite Albums (in no particular order, except Dear Wormwood, which is definitely first):
Dear Wormwood // The Oh Hellos
Elton John and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road // Elton John
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars // David Bowie
The Blue Album // Weezer
The Colour and the Shape // The Foo Fighters
Man in Black and Folsom Prison Blues // Johnny Cash
If I Wasn't a Pastor I'd be a...
Pastry Chef, Therapist, Lawyer, or Middle School Teacher
TOPH WHISNANT
Community Pastor
Education:
BA in English & Religon - Carson Newman College
MDiv - George W. Truett Theological Seminary
3 places you need to try in Waco:
El Crucero - best mexican food in town
Curry Up and Wok This Way - incredible Thai food
Laziza - fresh mediterranean food
Books I Love
The Pastor - Eugene Peterson
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
Jesus the Son of Man - Khalil Gibran
Albums I love:
Blue Album - Weezer
Left and Leaving - The Weakerthans
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik - Outkast;
Happenstance - Rachel Yamagata
Best TV Comedy of all time:
How I Met Your Mother (and yes, I loved the ending)
Ted Lasso is making. a run for this title
3 Jobs I've Had:
Delivery Driver-Pizza Hut (near campus)
Ski Chaplain- Tahoe Resort Ministries
Display Specialist - Bath and Body Works
Toph@ubcwaco.org
JAMIE MCGREGOR
Worship & Arts Pastor
Spouse: Adair McGregor
Pets: Duncan (Dog), Tiny (Dog), Simon (Cat), Penny (Cat)
Education:
BA in Religon (Bib. Studies & Bib. Languages), Carson-Newman College
MDiv (Theology), George W. Truett Theological Seminary
MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling (in progress), Tarleton State University
Some Movies I Like:
Pig (2021)
Children of Men
Interstellar
Calvary
Some TV Shows I Like:
Silicon Valley
Battlestar Galactica (RIP)
The Righteous Gemstones
Some Fiction I’ve Appreciated:
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
His Dark Materials Series by Philip Pullman
The First Law Series by Joe Abercrombie
The Stormlight Archive (series) by Brandon Sanderson
Some Nonfiction I’ve Appreciated:
Life’s Too Short To Pretend You’re Not Religious by David Dark
Evangelical Theology by Karl Barth
God of the Oppressed by James Cone
Flame of Love by Clark Pinnock
The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry
Walking On Water by Madeleine L'Engle
Albums I Like:
Every Frightened Rabbit Album
Every Leonard Cohen Album
The Dark, Dark Bright by There Will Be Fireworks
Curse Your Branches by David Bazan
Romantic Works by Keaton Henson
Sprained Ankle by Julien Baker
Brother, Sister by mewithoutYou
Mean Everything to Nothing by Manchester Orchestra
Other things I like:
Pizza
Hot Dogs
Jamie@ubcwaco.org
NICOLE DIZDAR
Kid’s Pastor
Education:
BSEd in Elementary Education- Baylor University
MEd in School Counseling (in progress)- Texas A&M International University
Kids:
Georgia Beth- 5, loves to pretend she is Stitch from Lilo & Stitch
Marko River- 3, can run a mile without stopping
Marin Joseph- 1, has yet to sleep more than 4 consecutive hours in his life
Favorite Places I’ve Visited:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Masilinica, Croatia
Lima, Peru
Favorite TV Shows:
How I Met Your Mother
Narcos
Chopped
The Bear
Hobbies I’ve enjoyed:
Competitive Irish Dancing
Building LEGO sets
Learning how to code
Favorite Books:
The Montessori Toddler by Simone Davies
The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy
JESS ERHART
Office Administrator
Education:
BA in Social Work (in progress), Baylor University
Some TV Shows I Like:
New Girl
Schitt's Creek
Hacks
The Righteous Gemstones
30 Rock
Only Murders in the Building
Stranger Things
Some Fiction I’ve Appreciated:
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
A Psalm for the Wild-Build by Becky Chambers
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Beartown Trilogy by Fredrik Backman
Ninth House & Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Some Nonfiction I’ve Appreciated:
Educated by Tara Westover
Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson
You Are Your Own by Jamie Lee Finch
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy
Albums I Like:
About U by MUNA
All music by boygenius
All music by Julien Baker
if i could make it go quiet by girl in red
Historian by Lucy Dacus
The Story by Brandi Carlile
Tapestry by Carole King
Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
Reputation by Taylor Swift
Ask Me About:
The US Women's National Soccer Team
My book related tattoos
Hiking in Cameron Park
Crochet projects
Leadership Team - leadershipteam@ubcwaco.org
Ben Raley
Britt Duke
Andy Clark
Aleigh Ascherl
Marcus Franklin
Shelly Taylor
Katie Robinson
Margo Shanks
Staff Support Team - staffsupport@ubcwaco.org
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken
Abbey Mackey
Finance Team - finance@ubcwaco.org
Jonathan Hill
Ethan Cohen