Staff

Justin Hyde

Lead Pastor/ Elder

Justin served as an Elder at Ecclesia Church in Houston for several years and is now Lead Pastor of Christ Church in Brenham. He has published several works including books and articles and is a current contributor to The Voice Bible project (Thomas Nelson), a new translation. He is the Co-Founder of The Work of the People, a local media company that produces provocative Christian films and resources for churches all over the world. He studied Biblical Languages at Houston Baptist University, Historical Theology at Oxford University, and is currently pursuing his M.A. in Religion at Reformed Theological Seminary. Justin lives in Chappell Hill, Texas with his wife Brandi and their son Jonas (5), daughter Betty Rose (3), and newborn son H. W. Justin blogs here.

Casey Cease

Community Pastor/ Elder

Casey is a founding Elder of Christ Church and the founder and Executive Director of Transform Ministries, a local non-profit that supports international missionaries committed to sharing the Gospel through word and through song. He and his family have been commissioned and sent by Crossbridge Church in Sugar Land to be a part of Christ Church. Casey received his M.Div from the Havard School of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Houston. He lives in Brenham with his wife Stephanie and daughter Braelyn.

Allie Buchman

Administrative Assistant

Third-born of seven children, Allie is quite used to the hustle and bustle of family life. Now she has teamed with Christ Church to serve the body of Christ as an administrative assistant.
Saved at the age of seven, and baptized at age ten, she was raised in a conservative family environment. She was also homeschooled , along with her six siblings. The Lord has gifted her with a love of music, which she conveys through hymns and classical pieces (or anything else she can get her hands on!) on the piano. Allie has played the piano for 11 years, and was the church pianist at her previous church. She now pours herself into her family, Christ Church, music, and babysitting! She lives in Brenham with her ever-shrinking family and their dog, Ginger.

Beth Pierce

Ministry Intern

Beth is an intern at Christ Church and works as a tutor at Blinn College. She is currently an English major at Blinn and has founded "The Cord" which represents the beginning of a student run newspaper on the Blinn Campus. She plans to transfer to the University of Texas later next year where she will earn her graduate and teaching degree. Beth lives in Brenham where she is right down the road from her beautiful niece and nephew, Betty and Jonas.

John Dirba

Pastoral Assistant / Worship Leader

John is serving as Pastoral Assistant and Worship Leader at Christ Church. He currently leads worship for the Sunday morning services and serves Christ Church in other various capacities as he explores multiple ministry opportunities. John is pursuing an undergraduate degree in high school education from Texas A&M University. He lives in Sealy with three generations of Dirba's.

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