Pastor Jon Kendzie
Pastor Jon Kendzie grew up in Barrington, Illinois, yet considers himself a “naturalized Texan.” He moved to Dallas in 1988 to take a job with Verizon after graduating from American University with a degree in Management and Marketing. Before entering full-time ministry, his career in telecommunications and IT took him to live and work in Richmond, Columbus, and Boston. In 2003, he felt God calling him to a new path. He began serving as a pastoral counselor through Stephen Ministry and answered the call to ministry in 2010, becoming a licensed local pastor in the United Methodist Church.
He earned a Master of Divinity from SMU’s Perkins School of Theology in 2016 and has pastored congregations in Denton, Copeville, Savannah, and Tom Bean. He left the United Methodist Church in 2019 and began work at at Life. Church in Oklahoma City as the Director of Cybersecurity, while also volunteering as the Executive Pastor at Crossroads of Hope.
In 2023, he joined the Global Methodist Church. Jon and his wife Patty have been married since 1992. They are parents of two adult sons. Patty works as the Marketing Coordinator for the Town of Prosper Parks & Recreation Department.