Rev. Erin Wathen

Rev. Erin Wathen received her bachelor's degree from Transylvania University and her Master of Divinity from Lexington Theological Seminary. Pastor Erin has served Foothills Christian Church since 2006. Her husband, Jeremy, plays drums in the Foothills worship band, and he and Erin both love music, travel (especially to National Parks), good food, and spending time with their two young children. In 2010, Pastor Erin received the Fred Craddock Award for Excellence in Preaching. She is a published author, and a popular speaker and blogger.

Rev. Andrew Shepherd

Andrew is a native of Mesa, Arizona, where he was born and raised. Following high school, he attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, where he earned a B.A. in History with a minor in Political Science and earned his Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tennessee in May of 2012. He comes to Foothills as a Pastoral Resident, fulfilling the duties of an Associate Minister. He enjoys conversations over coffee, playing Frisbee and meeting new people.

Dale Lamphear

Dale Lamphear is our talented Director of Music. He leads the praise band, and also directs our 4-part chancel choir. Dale worked for the City of Phoenix for 25 years, and has been a professional musician and music teacher in the valley for even longer than that. He enjoys astronomy, photography, art, camping, a good cup of coffee with friends, and spending time with his wife and grown daughters.

David McVicker

David joined our ministry team this year as the worship leader and musician for our Saturday Unplugged Service. His talents cover a broad range of music styles and genres, but he is an award-winning jazz musician in the Phoenix area. David has a passion for leading worship and inspiring people to experience the Holy through music. He enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, and spending time with his friends.

Susan Chappell

Susan Chappell is our administrative assistant. She is also fairly new to Foothills’ staff, but keeps our office running and ministry moving like a pro! If you call the church or come by to visit during office hours, Susan will be the one to greet you. She and her husband, Mark, have two sons.

Sandi Fettis

Sandi Fettis is our caregiver in the nursery. She has raised many of our youth and young adults since they were babies, and offers professional, compassionate care for our young children during worship each week.

Who are the Disciples of Christ? Go 'here' and explore.

Welcome to Foothills Christian Church! Well, at least to our website. Hopefully, if you've reached this page, it means you're coming to visit us in person soon. That's really the best way to get to know us.

If you'd like to know a bit about us before you come, here are the basics. Foothills is a progressive, growing church. We worship with a joyful spirit. We are small enough that people will know your name, but large enough to have many opportunities to connect and serve, whatever your age or interest. We are a community that feels called to:

• Love others
• Serve God
• Welcome Everybody
• (We mean everybody).

"We Mean Everybody." That is Foothills in a nutshell. We include all people in the life of the church, regardless of what you look like, where you come from, how you vote, or who you call 'family.'

We serve communion each week from an 'open table,' where all are welcome. Our unity around that shared meal is a reminder of our oneness in Jesus. We live out our faith by seeking to model Christ-like behavior in all that we do. We hope that you will come and see what that looks like in worship, in service, and in community.

From volunteering at a local food bank to playing in the praise band; from youth group to young adults to women's and men's ministry; from Bible study to yoga; from serving children to spending time with the elderly; from the office to the classroom to the sanctuary, we have room for you at our table. We look forward to meeting you and sharing your faith journey.

Blessings,

Pastor Erin