Faith, Love & Service
Faith, Love & Service
The church of Christ in Jersey Village is a vibrant and inclusive family, embodying the timeless principles of worship, love, and service as outlined in Scripture. From diverse backgrounds and walks of life, our congregation unites in a common purpose: to worship God in spirit and truth, to extend unconditional love to one another, and to serve the world around us selflessly. Rooted in the belief that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, we strive to live out its teachings in every aspect of our lives, finding guidance, comfort, and direction within its pages.
As heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, we embrace our unity in Jesus Christ, transcending differences of age, race, language, and ethnicity to form a close-knit community bound by faith. Grounded in the conviction that salvation is found exclusively through Jesus Christ, we are compelled by God’s love to share the saving message with the entire world. Guided by the Scriptures, we understand the steps necessary to enter into a right relationship with God, including belief in Jesus as the Son of God, repentance of sins, confession of Jesus as Lord, baptism for the forgiveness of sins, and faithful living in accordance with God’s will. With open hearts and arms, we extend a warm welcome to all who seek spiritual nourishment and fellowship, inviting visitors to experience the love and hospitality of our church family.
Meet Our Leadership
Meet Our Leadership
Our ministers, elders and deacons work together to shape the vision and direction of the church of Christ in Jersey Village as servant leaders.
Elders
Elders
Shawn Biggers
Elder
In 1996, Shawn married his college girlfriend, Christi, and they have been blessed with one son, Mason. Shawn and his family are originally from Dallas where he served as a deacon in their former congregation.
Robert Efird
Elder
Robert was born in Texas and graduated from the University of Houston – Downtown. He moved to Houston in 1982 and began attending the church of Christ in Jersey Village in 1983, where he met his future wife, Cindy.
Chris Hose
Elder
Chris was born in Richmond, VA. He lived in many different parts of the U.S. while growing up including Boston, MA, New York, NY, and Kansas City, KS and then returned to Richmond.
Gil Pipkin
Elder
Gil Pipkin was born in Texas and graduated from the University of Houston. He was baptized in 1996 and placed membership at Jersey Village.
Chris Ward
Elder
Chris was born and raised in Houston Texas. He has been gratefully married to his wife Lynn since 1991.
Deacons
Deacons
Marvin Bell
Deacon
Marvin Bell was born and raised in Elkton, Kentucky. He relocated to Texas to attend college, which is where he was first introduced to the gospel. Marvin earned his undergraduate degree in Biology from Texas College and a master’s degree in counseling from Prairie View A&M University.
Jared Cammon
Deacon
Jared Cammon is from Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Houston, Texas, in 2006. While attending League City Church of Christ, he met his lovely wife Sharee, and they were married in 2009. Jared, Sharee, and their children moved to Cypress in 2014 when he began working for Lonestar College as a professor of Engineering and Engineering Technology.
Scott Chitwood
Deacon
Scott Chitwood is a sixth generation Houstonian. He attended Texas A&M University where he received bachelors and masters degrees in Civil Engineering.
Alberto Cardenas
Deacon
Alberto Cardenas has been a deacon at Jersey Village Church of Christ since March of 2024. He and his wife, Carolina Rojas, were married on December 2, 2010, and then moved to Houston. They were baptized in October 2018 at Jersey Village.
Nick Lockhart
Deacon
Nick was born on the island of Dominica but grew up from the age of 7 on the island of St. Croix US Virgin Islands. He and Melody met while we were both students at rival high schools.
William Mann
Deacon
William Mann has been a deacon at Jersey Village Church of Christ since March of 2024. He and his wife, Joanne, have been married since November 13th of 2015 and began attending the Jersey Village congregation that same year.
Ricardo Ochoa
Deacon
Ricardo was born in Guerrero, Mexico and has lived in Houston since 2001. He was baptized in 2008 and married his beloved wife, Sarahi in 2011.
Kyle Survance
Deacon
Kyle was born in Ohio and moved to Houston following high school graduation in 1980.
He married Melissa Caraway in 1992. Kyle and Melissa attended the Lindale Church of
Christ where Melissa’s parents were longtime members and her father Gene was an
elder.
Luke Williams
Deacon
Lucas R. Williams was born and raised in Houston, TX. He has been happily married to Lynsey for 7 years and is the proud father of three children: Lane, Devyn, and Harlee.
What We Believe
What We Believe
At the core of our beliefs is that the Bible is the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16) and that every single word within its pages is true. We believe that the Bible gives us all we need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3).
We believe that the Bible is God’s love letter to mankind in which He expresses His desire that all men be saved (1 Timothy 2:4).
We believe that once we sin for the first time we are separated from God (Isaiah 59:2) and need to be reconciled back to Him before we can find salvation. We believe that God so loved man that He sent Jesus to die for our sins (John 3:16; Romans 5:8). It is the blood of Christ that purchased our freedom, redeemed us, from sin (Ephesians 1:7).
We believe that the Bible says that it is only in Jesus that we find salvation (Acts 4:12; John 14:6)
We believe that God has directed us to share the saving message of Jesus with the entire world (Matthew 28:18-20).
