Sundays @ 10:30AM • 11605 TX-151 • San Antonio, TX 78251
Sundays @ 10:30AM • 11605 TX-151 • San Antonio, TX 78251
Lead Pastor
Jared and his wife Jen have been married since 2014. Before meeting Jen, Jared served in the U.S. Army for six years. Jared, a native Texan who grew up in Houston, entered into full-time ministry in 2013. Since then, he has planted three churches: one in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (2015), one in Washington, D.C. (2019), and now one in San Antonio, TX (2022). Jared and his family moved to San Antonio in the summer of 2022 with two other families after being commissioned and sent out by his sending church. Jared holds a B.A. in Bible from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, TX and an M.A. in North American Church Planting from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. He and Jen adopted three wonderful children in 2021: Joshua, Joanna, and Caleb; and had their other daughter Abigail in 2023.
Associate Pastor
Andrew was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he earned his BA in Religion and Philosophy in 2019. After becoming a Christian in college, Andrew began serving at Brainerd Baptist Church as a college ministry intern from 2018-2020. Once Andrew and his wife, Laura, were married in the spring of 2020, they moved to Washington DC where Andrew served as a pastoral resident on staff at Pillar Church of Washington DC. Upon completing his residency, Pillar Church of Washington DC ordained Andrew into pastoral ministry and sent him out to help plant Pillar Church of San Antonio in 2022. He is currently finishing an MDiv in Biblical Theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The Lord has blessed Andrew and Laura with two wonderful children: Arthur (2023) and Nolan (2025).
Elder
Saved as adults, Kyle and Gina have been married since 1986 and have two adult daughters who also live in Texas. Kyle, a veteran who served in the United States Coast Guard for six years before settling in San Antonio, retired from a long career in IT in 2023. Having served as a Bible study leader for many years, Kyle has now realized his call to become a lay elder at Pillar Church San Antonio. Since retirement, Kyle and Gina have found great joy in the in the newfound freedom to serve the body of Christ.
Church Planter
John Turner was an elder at Pillar San Antonio but in June of 2024 we commissioned he and his family to move to Killeen to plant a church. We are now supporting the Turner family as they work to make Jesus known and plant a healthy church in Killeen, TX. John came to faith in Christ in 2001 and God called him to ministry in 2005, but it wasn't until he retired from the Air Force in 2013 that he was able to enter ministry full-time. He and Angie met while serving together in the Air Force and have been married for almost 27 years. They have three children: Georgia, Diego, and Caleb. While serving as an Associate Pastor of a Baptist Church in San Antonio, God began calling John and Angie into church planting. They came to Pillar SA in January of 2023 to participate in the church planting residency before planting in Killeen. John holds a B.S. degree in Business from Wayland Baptist University and an MDiv from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.