{"id":868,"date":"2023-06-05T16:23:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T16:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/?page_id=868"},"modified":"2025-06-02T19:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T19:39:08","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/?page_id=868","title":{"rendered":"STAFF"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"868\" class=\"elementor elementor-868\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf3eee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf3eee7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d068fb\" data-id=\"8d068fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307fbf2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"307fbf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image1-e1748531140425-251x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1337\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image1-e1748531140425-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image1-e1748531140425-855x1024.jpeg 855w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image1-e1748531140425-768x920.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image1-e1748531140425.jpeg 1216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b94775 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b94775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Ezequiel Pecina<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f8eab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90f8eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senior Pastor<\/p><p>Pastor Pecina has been Senior Pastor at Life Church in Abilene, Tx for 30 years. He is also Superintendent of the West Texas &amp; Plains District of the Assemblies of God.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db994d2\" data-id=\"db994d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07a49c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a07a49c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2022-10-08-11.05.15-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2022-10-08-11.05.15-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2022-10-08-11.05.15-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2022-10-08-11.05.15-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2022-10-08-11.05.15-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2022-10-08-11.05.15-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95cc71b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95cc71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carolyn Pecina <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ceae23 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ceae23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senior Pastor<\/p><p>Carol Pecina is our First Lady and a sought-after speaker within the WTAP District. She is the Life Church Christian Education Coordinator and a wonderful mentor to the women of Life Church.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-033fd91\" data-id=\"033fd91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610e962 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"610e962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3344-scaled-e1748893019334-266x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1547\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3344-scaled-e1748893019334-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3344-scaled-e1748893019334-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3344-scaled-e1748893019334-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3344-scaled-e1748893019334-1362x1536.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3344-scaled-e1748893019334.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbab96b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbab96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anita Olguin<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209fbfd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"209fbfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Office Admin<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Anita has attended Life Church for 30 years. She has been involved in Girl&#8217;s Ministry, on the Life Church Board and is currently servanteering as Office Admin.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b23641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b23641\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b05696\" data-id=\"1b05696\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cb9bc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74cb9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-275\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f4dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49f4dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jamie Jimenez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8079e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8079e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Business Manager<\/p>\n<p>Jamie has been on the Life Church Staff since 2013. She is our Business Manager, as well as a business owner, a \u201cGigi\u201d to 6 precious grandchildren, and a friend full of laughter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd53dc2\" data-id=\"bd53dc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563d1b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"563d1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3414-scaled-e1748893054897-300x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3414-scaled-e1748893054897-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3414-scaled-e1748893054897-1024x990.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3414-scaled-e1748893054897-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3414-scaled-e1748893054897-1536x1485.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3414-scaled-e1748893054897.jpg 1673w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe84056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe84056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jimmie Baez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c76e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c76e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maintenance<\/p><p>Jimmie is a 2019 graduate of Dream Center Ministries. After his graduation, Jimmie became part of life Church and is now an active volunteer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4c5874\" data-id=\"d4c5874\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c0162 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02c0162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3331-scaled-e1748892981855-273x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3331-scaled-e1748892981855-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3331-scaled-e1748892981855-933x1024.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3331-scaled-e1748892981855-768x843.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3331-scaled-e1748892981855-1399x1536.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/www.lifechurchtxag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3331-scaled-e1748892981855.jpg 1574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92950f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b92950f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dora Ramirez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8fce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc8fce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Office Admin<\/p><p>Dora is currently serving in Girl&#8217;s Ministries as a Friends sponsor and BGMC sponsor and a Servanteer in the Church office.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Ezequiel Pecina Senior Pastor Pastor Pecina has been Senior Pastor at Life Church in Abilene, Tx for 30 years. He is also Superintendent of the West Texas &amp; Plains District of the Assemblies of God.\u00a0 Carolyn Pecina Senior Pastor Carol Pecina is our First Lady and a sought-after speaker within the WTAP District. 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