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
Leadership Team - leadershipteam@ubcwaco.org
Ben Raley
Britt Duke
Andy Clark
Aleigh Ascherl
Marcus Franklin
Shelly Taylor
Katie Robinson
Margo Shanks
HR Team - hrteam@ubcwaco.org
Craig Nash
Kristen Howerton
Abbey Mackey
Finance Team - finance@ubcwaco.org
Colton Towns
Julie Sievers
Ethan Cohen