Edward has served Heights Church as Executive Director since January 2022 and as Director of Music since 2016.  Previously he served this church as Associate Pastor for Music and Worship from 2005-2008.  In the interim period he was Founder and Executive Director of Imperial Arts, a professional fine arts organization in Fort Bend County.  Prior to serving Baptist Temple, he served in similar capacities at Trinity Baptist Church of Katy and First Baptist Church of Conroe.

In his current roles, Edward oversees every aspect of the church’s life, including programming, public relations, fundraising, member care, and all music and worship activities.  He both coordinates and supports the church staff in their specific areas of ministry, and provides counsel to the church’s lay leadership.

Edward studied Voice, Music Theory and Composition, and Opera as an undergraduate and graduate student at Hardin Simmons University in Abilene.  While in Abilene he served as Assistant to the Director of the Abilene Collegiate Opera, and in various capacities for the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, the Historic Paramount Theatre, and several churches in Abilene and the surrounding area including the historic First Baptist Church of Abilene where he was Director of College Music.  He also completed advanced study in opera at Whitman College in Washington State, and nonprofit leadership at the George Foundation in Fort Bend County.

Edward was raised at Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston where his tutelage in church music and administration began.  He was licensed to ministry in 2004, and was ordained as an Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 2013 by the St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church of Houston.

A sixth-generation native Houstonian, Edward is married to Robyn, a professional artist, published illustrator, and gallery director, and they live in Richmond, Texas.  They have two grown daughters.

Shannon has served as Church Administrator since February 2021.  She was the first hire of the staff restructuring component as result of the self study.  Shannon continues to serve as a Choral Scholar as she has since 2018.

Shannon is originally from Los Angeles, and came to Houston to study voice and opera at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston.  There she earned the Bachelor of Music degree in Applied Voice Performance.  She made frequent appearances on the Moores Opera Houston stage both in staged productions and choral concerts, and she appeared with the University’s choirs on international tours and competitions.  Shannon has also taught voice to private students.

In her role as Church Administrator, Shannon manages the day to day operations of the church including facilities, finances, and the church’s relationships with Trinity Classical School and other organizations.

Shannon’s partner is Javier, and they have a young daughter, and make their home in Richmond, Texas. 

BM in Music Education, Lamar University; MM in Music Education, McNeese State University; Advanced Study in Organ and Church Music, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Retired Music Educator and Regional Coordinator, Houston Independent School District; Former Director of Music, Calder Baptist Church, Beaumont, and Pines Presbyterian Church, Houston 

BS in Psychology, University of Houston; MS in Human Resource Management, Houston Baptist University; Advanced Study in Piano, Sam Houston State University

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Former Executive Vice President, Houston Baptist University; former Music Associate and Pianist, Tallowood Baptist Church, Houston

AA in English, Blinn College; BS in Computer Graphic Design, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; MBA, Houston Baptist University

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