We are not leaders. We are simply followers, humble servants of Jesus Christ.
Senior Pastor | Rev. Doyle Sharp
tumcpreacher@yahoo.com | (580) 658-2765 office | (405) 558-1289 cell
Rev. William (Doyle) Sharp feels he is first and foremost called to be a pastor. He plays golf for fun and exercise. He is an avid reader who enjoys music and spending time with his wife and family. He loves the Lord and finds fulfillment as an elder within the church.
He holds a BA degree which he received in 1998 from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, with a major in English and minor in Psychology. He obtained a Master of Divinity from Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, TX in 2002.
Pastor Doyle is married to the Rev. Dr. Janice Sharp, who is appointed to serve as the Senior Pastor at the First United Methodist Church of Duncan. They have a blended family consisting of his four children, Desiree, Adam, Isaiah and Aaron and her two children Carrie and Nathan. Together they boast seven grandchildren.
Pastor Doyle considers Tulsa his hometown. Prior to answering the call to ministry within the United Methodist Church, he worked for 10 years at American Airlines in Tulsa as a mechanic. He was a machinist in the engine shop for most of that time and lived on a small farm in Chelsea where he raised an assortment of animals. He attended Memorial United Methodist Church in Chelsea where he taught Sunday School and served as chair of many of the committees within the church.
As a mentor he enjoys assisting other clergy in the fulfillment of their calls into ministry. He is also chair of the District Committee on Ministries, and chair of the Wesley Foundation serving the Cameron University students in Lawton. He served as Elder Registrar for the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for four years.
Business Admin. Assistant | Ron Himes
marlowfumcsec@hotmail.com | (580) 658-2765
Ron Himes grew up in Rush Springs, OK, graduating from Rush Springs High School. He attended college at SWOSU in Weatherford, OK and later graduate school at OU before going to work at the Halliburton Research Center in Duncan. About the same time he met and married Jealena Kuntz at the Methodist Church in Rush Springs. They have two children, Kaitlyn Worley and Zachary, plus one granddaughter, Ellie. Ron retired from Stim-Lab Division of Core Laboratories before taking on the administrative assistant position at the church. He also consults part time to the oil industry.
Facilities Manager | Darla Underwood
(580) 658-2765
Darla Underwood
Pianist | Ted Robinson
(580) 658-2765
Ted Robinson
Nursery Staff | Brooklyn Minden