I am a lifelong United Methodist and grew up in the church, but college was the time where I really came into my faith and started building a relationship with God. I felt my call to ministry on a mission trip my junior year of college and it changed my life. Because of my experience as a college student coming into her faith, I am passionate about serving and creating spaces for all college students to have their own experiences. This is an age group that is figuring out, often for the first time, what they believe for themselves and the local church often leaves them behind. I am passionate about offering them a space to feel welcome and figure out their faith.

I am the brand-new director at SHSU’s Wesley but for the past year I served as the director of Tyler Junior College’s Wesley Foundation. It is a unique Wesley Foundation because it also functions as a private Christian dorm on campus. I have also served on the Conference’s Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry for the last 4 years, and on Lamar University’s Wesley Foundation Board for 2 years during my time in southeast Texas. The year after I graduated from college, I served as the Wesley Foundation intern at my alma mater in Austin. Campus ministry is my passion and I have always found ways to stay connected when full time campus ministry was not an option.

Here is a little about me as a person. I have my bachelors in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin and my masters of divinity from SMU’s Perkins School of Theology. I was ordained by the Texas Annual Conference in May of 2021.  My household is just me and my dog Ripley. She is an 11-pound terrier/chihuahua rescue. She was found outside my church a little over 4.5 years ago and we’ve been best buds ever since. Pre-pandemic I played roller derby for the Spindletop Rollergirls in Beaumont. It was such a fun stress reliever and one of the most welcoming communities I have been fortunate to be in. In the past year I have discovered a love of cycling through my local spin studio that compliments my half marathon training. As you might have guessed from the roller derby, I am a bit of an adventurer. I love to travel and if there is a fun adrenaline filled activity on these travels you can usually find me doing it. I ran the London Landmarks half-marathon with a fellow UMC pastor this past April and it was a blast. Overall, I am a pretty outgoing, energetic person. -Sadie