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REV. DR. STEVEN SWEET
Senior Pastor

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REV. PHILLIP STEINBACH
Associate Pastor

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Director of Adult Ministries

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JAN CALL

Director of Music Ministries

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KELLY DUKE
Director of Family Ministries 

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TINA GLASS
Director of Youth Ministries

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Director of Preschool Ministries

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NANCY KNIGHT
Director of Discipleship Ministries

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 MEET STEVEN AND ROCHELLE SWEET

Steven was appointed as Senior Pastor of Sierra Vista UMC in June 2009. Prior to entering pastoral ministry Steven worked professionally for fifteen years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He served in both clinical and administrative positions as well as maintaining a private practice. Steven and his wife attended Tarrytown UMC before entering full time service to the church. While attending Perkins School of Theology he served as a local pastor at Bertram UMC. After seminary Steven served as Associate Pastor at Tarrytown UMC, Senior Pastor at Wimberley UMC, Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church of Edinburg, and Senior Pastor at Manchaca UMC. 

Steven holds the following degrees: B.S. (Bachelor of Science), M.Ed. (Master of Education), M.Div. (Master of Divinity), and D.Min. (Doctor of Ministry). Steven is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed Child Care Administrator and has been recognized as a Diplomate of the American Psychotherapy Association. He has served on the Austin District Committee on Ordained Ministry, Austin District Superintendency Committee, Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, Board of Directors for the Rio Grande Campus Ministry, and the New Braunfels Hospice Ethics Committee. 

Steven is married to Rochelle, who treasures her Cajun heritage: she values cooking, lively laughter, and upbeat music. Rochelle is a hill country artist of some note. Steven and Rochelle have two grown sons. Steven says, "Perhaps there is no sweeter music to be heard than laughter in the hallways of a church."

 MEET PHILLIP AND DEBBIE STEINBACH


Rev. Phillip Steinbach was appointed as Associate Pastor of Sierra Vista in September of 2010.  He is a native of San Antonio.  He lived in Houston and Austin before entering vocational ministry in June 2000.  Prior to ministry Phillip had an 18-year career with IBM.  He is a graduate of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary where he earned the Master of Divinity degree in May 2000.  He is continuing his theological education at APTS and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree. 

Phillip is coming home.  He lived in West Texas for seven years, previously serving churches in Mertzon and Christoval.  Between 2007 and joining Sierra Vista,  he was the pastor of First UMC in Yoakum , TX and of Hope UMC.  

Phillip currently serves on the District Superintendency Committee in the Victoria District, the Conference Board of Church and Society, chair of the Yoakum Ministerial Alliance, member of the Board of Directors for the Yoakum chapter of Hands on Housing, and member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Cresent CASA.  

Phillip and Debbie Steinbach have been married for 33 years and have one adult son, David.  Debbie is a CPA and a partner in an accounting firm in Austin.  She spends about half of her ‘working time’ at home by ‘tele-commuting’ and about half of her time in Austin .

Debbie is a singer and participates in the music ministry at SVUMC.  She is also involved in church leadership in the Southwest Texas Annual Conference, having served on the Council on Finance and Administration for eight years, and she is currently serving on the Board of Pensions and Health Benefits and on the conference Audit Committee.  

 

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