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-Jason Peters
For the past 10 years, Jason has served on the staff of churches with roles in college ministry, family ministry, discipleship, and as a lead pastor focused on preaching and teaching. He also served on the staff of Young Life. Jason shares his passion for ministry with his wife, Maggie, who also had an extended career with Young Life, has ran children's ministries, as well as taken thirty plus hours in seminary and graduate counseling courses. They are grateful for the abundant blessing of their three children: Marigrace, Faith, and Clark.
A life-long learner, Jason has a MA Theological Studies, MDIV, and MA in Biblical Greek. He studied biblical Hebrew at the Hebrew university of Jerusalem. He has a deep passion for bringing God’s Word to life in a variety of equipping contexts. In addition to local church ministry, Jason is adjunct professor of biblical languages at Grace Biblical Seminary. Walking alongside a church family and helping people grow in their faith, as well as making disciples is what Jason is passionate about.
Jason and Maggie are blessed that the Lord has chosen to bring their family to OHBC. "We are excited and expectant for the Lord to transform this city with the gospel, praying OHBC will do great things for our King!
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
Chris was blessed with a family that deeply loved the Lord while growing up and he was saved by God's grace through faith in Christ early in life. He is married to the love of his life, Karen, and was blessed with three wonderful children: Brittany, David and Kevin, as well as two beautiful grandchildren.
He is passionate about engaging people where they are, teaching and discipling his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. He has a heart to serve God's purpose through hospitality and fellowship and enjoys opening up his home. When he is not serving Oak Hill Bible Church, he spends time with family and enjoys anything with an engine--flying, driving, motocross.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Maryland, served in the United States Air Force in both the US and Japan, and has served more than 25 years in the business world as a high technology executive and venture capitalist.
