Leadership
At Oak Hill Bible Church, Jesus is the Chief Leader and we strive to follow His direction above all (Eph. 1:22, 23). We also have a team of elder-pastors that provide oversight to the ministries of our church as the New Testament prescribes (Titus 1:7, Acts 14:23, 1 Tim. 3:1-7). Our elder-pastors love God and his church and would be glad to get to know you or answer any questions you have about our church family.
pastor michael goacher
Dr. Michael Goacher was raised in central Texas and came to faith in Jesus in college. He married his California sweetheart Chelsy in 2013 and they've been blessed with two super-busy children, Gabriel and Everly.
Michael is passionate about seeing people encounter God through his word, bringing clarity to the church's mission and helping people find their place to serve. He has served in urban poor ministry, youth ministry, singles ministry, was a teaching pastor, and also served as Lead Pastor of a church in Orange County California for 12 years before coming to serve at Oak Hill Bible Church. When he's not focusing on ministry related tasks, he enjoys spending time with his family exploring Austin, working out, playing guitar or watching the latest episode of The Voice or Fixer Upper.
Michael attended the University of Texas at Austin for a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication, Dallas Theological Seminary for a Masters in Christian Education, and completed his Doctor of Ministry in Discipleship through Talbot School of Theology at Biola University.
Elder - todd erdner
As an Elder at Oak Hill Bible Church, Todd is passionate about helping young folks find Jesus and grow in knowledge and obedience to him. Todd has been involved in different high school and college ministries for over 20 years.
Todd grew up in a loving Christian home but didn't understand the Gospel until his junior year in college when Todd trusted Jesus as his Savior. After graduation Todd served as an intern at Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto California in the college ministry. During this time an amazing young woman came into Todd's life and eventually Todd convinced her to marry him. Todd and Michelle have been married for 23 years and have 13 kids.
For school, Todd attended Vanderbilt University for a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Math, Stanford University for a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering and Dallas Theological Seminar for a Masters of Arts in Biblical Studies. Todd also holds three United States patents in microprocessor design.
elder - Rick Hewlett
Rick has been an Elder at Oak Hill Bible Church for many years, faithfully serving and pouring into the lives of this family of faith. He came to faith in Jesus at the age of twenty after attending a Navigators group and hearing the gospel.
He has been involved in teaching Bible Studies, providing pastoral care for the home-bound and giving leadership to youth. He's retired now after a long career working for the State of Texas, but he's as busy as ever.
For fun Rick likes spending time with family, reviewing history and exploring current events. His current passion is teaching the power of God's word by leading people in scripture memory. Rick has been married to his wife Cynthia for 34 years and has four grown sons.
elder - Chris lawless
As an Elder, Chris serves in any way possible to advance the gospel of Jesus in and through Oak Hill Bible Church. He and his wife Karen have three children and as a couple, they exercise their gifts of hospitality by hosting people in their home and regularly meeting with anyone new at OHBC.
Chris leads a weekly home group, teaches in the Sunday morning Adult Sunday School as needed, and also preaches in services as called upon. Chris is an enthusiast of racing, dirt-bikes and boating. Professionally, he provides leadership to projects in the semiconductor industry here in Austin.
