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                                                                                 Reverend Dr. Allison Andrews                                                                                       drallison20@gmail.com

                  903-521-3810           

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 

Appointments

  • 2018- present  pastor for Bascom United Methodist Church

  • 2016-2017 to present  pastor for a "two point charge" at First United Methodist Church, Bascom United Methodist Church

  • 2013- 2015  Vibrant Church Initiative preacher for the Texas Annual Conference

  • 2011-2013       Pastor of Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church

  • 2006 – 2014     Associate Pastor, Marvin United Methodist Church, Tyler, Texas,  Concurrently                                                           responsible for:  Single Adult Ministry, Women’s Ministry, and Senior Adult Ministry                                                                            Additional responsibilities:  regular preaching in both traditional and contemporary services, teaching,                                           pastoral care

  • Boards and Positions: former board member of Tyler Day Care Nursery, former Hospice of East Texas board member, former East Texas Symphony Orchestra board member, former Lakeview Conference Center board member,  Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary Chaplain, civic theater participant, past and current chairman for the Board of Trustees for the Northwest District of the United Methodist Church, past and current Texas Rose Festival sponsor,  a member of the Women's Fund, supporter for St. Paul Children's foundation for 13 years 

  • 2004 – 2006    Associate Pastor, Pollard United Methodist Church, Tyler, Texas           Work area responsibilities: Women’s Ministry, Missions, Evangelism, Assimilation, and General Pastoral Duties

  • 2003         Moved family to Tyler, Texas

  • 1993 – 2002     Associate Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas ; Dr. William H. Hinson, Dr. Steve Wende – Senior Pastors; Concurrent responsibilities: Women’s Ministry, Evangelism, Assimilation, Missions                                                    Additional responsibilities included: preaching, pastoral care, Indigent Ministry, teaching the 150 member Adelphi Sunday School Class

  • Executive Director of the Downtown Campus of First United Methodist Church of Houston                                                    Duties included: Liaison between Senior Pastor and other Pastors and Staff, responsible for developing and implementing all church programming and integrating all aspects of the church with overall church goals and mission statement. Served on the Texas Annual Conference Evangelism Committee during the 1990’s.

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  • Other Work Experience

  • 1987      Missionary,  Mission Service Project, El Paraiso Colonia (near Mission, Texas),  Served 6 months as a Missionary on the Texas – Mexico border.  Work resulted in the establishment and building of a church in the poor immigrant Hispanic community of El Paraiso.                                                                                                                                             

  • Ordination

  • May 1993                    Deacon, Texas Annual Conference

  • May 1995                    Elder, Texas Annual Conference

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  • Education

  • December 2011,       Doctor of Ministry Degree in Applied Ministry with a concentration on Conflict Resolution,                                                                  Graduate Theological Foundation, South Bend, Indiana

  • January 1992             Masters of Divinity, PerkinsSchool of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

  • 1991-1992                   Clinical Pastoral Education, Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas;  Completed 2 Basic Units and 3 Advanced Units

  • December 1988         Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, Cum Laude and with Departmental Distinction,                             Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

  • Personal

  • Single                 

  • Children:  Caroline (23) 1995, Andrew (21) 1998                                                                                             

  • Community Volunteer Work includes: Tyler Day Nursery, East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Junior League of Tyler, and Tyler Independent School District, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, St. Paul Children’s Foundation, Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Chaplain, Board of Directors for Hospice of East Texas, Board of Directors for Lakeview Methodist Conference Center, Board of Directors for East Texas Symphony Orchestra, chairman for the Board of Trustees for the Northwest District of the United Methodist Church,  civic theater participant, sponsor for the Texas Rose Festival, member of the Women's Fund, thirteen year supporter of St. Paul Children's Foundation, mission work in East Tyler and Houston                                                                                                                               

 

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