CBF Texas Leadership

Ellen Di Giosia, Coordinator

Ellen Di Giosia serves as Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Texas. A graduate of Mississippi College and Truett Theological Seminary, she formerly served as senior pastor, associate pastor, children’s minister, and music minister in churches in Texas and Tennessee. Ellen was the founding board chair of Texas Baptist Women in Ministry and has served on the board of directors and as pastor-in-residence for Baptist Women in Ministry. She coordinated the development of the joint CBF-BWIM curriculum, Equally Called, and has also written for the Baptist Standard, winning the Award of Excellence from the Associated Church Press in 2017. She and her husband are members of Woodland Church in San Antonio and have two young adult children.

Governing Board

Officers
Past Moderator: Amy Wilkins (clergy), Valley Ranch Baptist Church, Coppell
Acting Moderator: Elias Garcia (clergy), Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo
Moderator-Elect: Emily Davis (clergy), Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth
Recorder: Abbey Adcox (laity), Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas

Terms Expiring 2025
Mark Grace (retired clergy), Bill Harrod Memorial Baptist Church, Dallas
Bobby Martinez (laity), Calvary Baptist Church, Waco
Bobie Miller (clergy), South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena
Joyce Moore Newell (laity), Calder Baptist Church, Beaumont

Terms Expiring 2026
Joe Brake (laity), Trinity Baptist Church, San Antonio
Mike Massar (clergy), Woodland Church, San Antonio
Karen Morrow (laity), First Baptist Church, Clifton
Myles Werntz (laity), First Baptist Church, Abilene

Terms Expiring 2027
Cindy Bertin (laity), Austin Heights Baptist Church, Nacogdoches
R. Michelle Boldon (laity), Church Without Walls, Houston
J Hill (clergy), South Main Baptist Church, Houston
Tim Lyles (clergy), Second Baptist Church, Lubbock