Interim Religious Education Director, Ashley Turner
Ashley (she/her) starter her term as Interim Director of Religious Education in August 2023. A native of Oklahoma, she moved to Oklahoma in 2019. She previously served as Youth Pastor and intern in a couple of Nazarene churches for 6 years and worked as a Child Welfare Worker for Oklahoma Department of Human Services. She received her Bachelors degree in Theology and Ministry from Southern Nazarene University in 2012. In 2019 she began studying for a MDiv degree at Brite Divinity School with plans to graduate in May 2024. On her free time enjoys some quiet time with a cup of tea and a good book and watching football (Boomer Sooner! and Go Pack Go!). She also enjoys the quality time she gets to spend with her partner James and step-child Juno.
Congregational Administrator, Elijah Cumpton
Elijah Cumpton (he/him/his) is an educational support and coordination professional who currently lives in the Denton area with his partner Doug and their two cats, Bernie and Bitty. He grew up in Electra, Texas, and moved to Fort Worth to attend Texas Wesleyan University and then Texas A&M School of Law, earning a BS in Religion and Biblical Studies and a JD, respectively. His work at UNT as the coordinator for Spiritual Life brought him to Denton, where he currently serves as the Church Administrator for the Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and tutors students remotely. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening, making a mess with stone and wood carvings, and going on weekend adventures with Doug.