Before coming to Hillcrest Church, Paul taught English and Spanish at the community colleges and was an administrative assistant at Brookhaven College. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Paul graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1985 with majors in English and Religion before attending the Graduate Program in Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University, the Escuela de Idiomas Cosatrricense y el Seminario Biblico Latinoamericano.

Originally from Beeville, Texas and then having grown up in Big Spring, Texas, Anita moved to Dallas in 1989 and joined Hillcrest Church in 1990. She has worked for 21 years now at Texas Twist, a Carrollton based pretzel bakery. Her administrative duties there keep her busy, but nights and weekends she is serving the Lord by Paul’s side!

Singing and playing guitar, Anita has been leading and helping with worship in every area of ministry that she and Paul have served in. Like Paul, she is known for her love and concern for people.

Paul and Anita have been happily married since 2001. They have seven children between them, 14 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.  They are excited about the work the Lord is doing in this 10th year of Mill Valley Fellowship!