Associate Pastor - James Jessup
Pastor Jessup came to Lakeside in November of 2016 after serving in North Carolina in a PCA church for 9 years. Before being called to ministry, he used his undergraduate business skills for 8 years in the textile and plastics industries. He has a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. He and his wife Christy have been married for 23 years and have 3 children.
Director of Children's Ministry - Melissa Johnson
Melissa has been teaching children in the DFW area since 2002. Her family joined the congregation of Lakeside in 2010. She and her husband Billy have been married for 16 years and have three children.
Director of Youth Ministry - Ben Thompson
After nearly two decades in the wilderness known as "not Texas", Ben and his family moved from central Pennsylvania back to Texas in 2018 so he could take an engineering job at Lockheed Martin in Grand Prairie. Born and raised in Little Rock, AR, Ben is a graduate of Baylor (2000) and University of Washington (2004). A rugged indoors man, Ben enjoys reading, gaming, cooking & grilling, and having long nerdy conversations about theology. He has been married to Yoanna since 2003 and they have two kids. They live in Flower Mound.
Director of Music - Dr. Hunt Whitehead
Dr. Whitehead is a life-long musician. He started playing the piano by ear at age four. He was a two-time Texas All-State Choir member and has used his musical talents at every church he has had along the way. Whether directing choirs, leading worship, accompanying or composing, music has been the steadying force in his life. He owns Whitehead Chiropractic in Keller.
Organist - Margaret Harper
Margaret became the organist at Lakeside in 2008. She had played the organ at her church in Alpine when she was a teenager. She feels blessed to serve the Lord again through music after 40 years of what she calls her "musical desert" Margaret has been married for 50 years to Tim. They have three grown children and three amazing grandsons.
