Brandon has been the Worship Pastor at Tabernacle since January 2013. He married Karen Thompson, an MK from Ecuador, on August 5, 2000. The Hixsons have two beautiful children, Caleb and Caylin.

His passion is to cultivate relationships with people by connecting with them through music and worship. Brandon loves leading worship, writing and arrangement music, playing the saxophone, recording and engineering music and hanging out with his family. Brandon also loves cheesy 80′s music, jumping on the trampoline with Caleb and eating pizza!

For more information about Brandon and/or how you can get connected into the music ministry at Tabernacle, please contact him.

Carlos Gerke has served the youth and worship ministries at Tabernacle since 2019. He was born and raised in Brazil, where he started his work in ministry in 2017. Throughout the years, he has served in several mission trips, worship ministry, and prayer ministry.

He received his degree as a dental surgeon in 2017, but later was called to ministry full-time. Carlos is currently working on a master’s degree in ministry. His desire is to equip a whole generation to make difference in this world for the glory of God. He is married to Joy, and together, they love going to the beach.

Alicia Glenn and her family have been members at Tabernacle for 17 years. She has served in all areas of children ministry and has been on staff as the Preschool Minister since 2016. Prior to being on staff she has worked in Human Resources, management and recruiting in the heart of Downtown Dallas. Alicia has a heart for children of all ages and loves to see parents winning at discipling. Every single child is created in the image of God and loved by Him!

She and Shawn have been married for 25 years and blessed with four children: Austin, Ashley, Colby, Erin and our daughter-in-law Amber. Almost empty nesters, they share a passion for three things: faith, family and friends. Currently, Shawn serves in the Youth Ministry and they host the seventh & eighth graders small group in their home on Sunday nights. 

Angela Nelson has worked several years as a teacher in the weekday program at Tabernacle and became the Weekday Director in January 2021. Angela has been leading and working in ministry/childcare for more than 20 years and brings a diverse background into her new role.

Angela and Rick have been married for 22 years. They are blessed to have three adult sons and four grandchildren. Angela is otherwise known as Mimi and loves every minute. You can often find her crafting, napping, spending time with family, organizing or eating Mexican food.

Melissa Oliveira has been volunteering at Tabernacle since 2019, both as an intern for the youth and assisting with children’s ministry. Melissa is working on her bachelor’s degree in communications and plans to work in ministry as a missionary.

She has served in churches in North Dallas, Brazil and Italy, where she served in both youth and kids ministry, and as a teacher for English as a second language.

Tayler Price has served as our church receptionist since 2012. She is married to Luke and they have three children, Lilli, Brenden and Blakley. Drop by the church office and meet Tayler. Her friendly personality and helpful attitude will be a blessing to you. Tayler loves camping, reading, playing with her kids and solving our office logistics.

Jill has worked at Tabernacle since 1992.  She is married to Joe and they have two daughters. Jill works in the pastor’s office as his administrative assistant, where she is  a vital part of media, visioning and pastoral care.  If you need to contact Pastor Todd, call Jill and she’ll get you connected. Jill enjoys movies, concerts, reading and spending time with her granddaughters.

Jose Campos has overseen Facility Maintenance at Tabernacle since 2018. Jose is a master of many trades, bringing 25 years of experience to faithfully maintain and beautify the buildings on our campus.

Jose is married to his lovely wife, Irma, and they have four children: Angelica, Anna, Jose Jr. and Ariana. They have been members at Tabernacle for 27 years.