The Reverend Doctor Michael Preciado was installed as Pastor of Faith OPC in 2024. Previously, he served first as Associate and then Senior Pastor of Christ Church Presbyterian (PCA) in Irvine, CA from 2005-2019. Michael holds a BA and an MA in Philosophy, an MDiv. From Westminster Seminary, CA, and a PhD. in Philosophical Theology from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He is the author of A Reformed View of Freedom: The Compatibility of Guidance Control and Reformed Theology and has been published in The Journal of Reformed Theology. He is married to Alexandra and has two children, Michael Jr. and Kirsten.

John Emmett was baptized in the Catholic Church as an infant, but grew up attending Believers Chapel in Dallas with his family. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, John moved to Chicago and joined Covenant PCA in 1991, where he met and married his wife, Naomi. John and his family moved to the suburbs of Chicago in late 1997 and transferred their membership to Bethel OPC in Wheaton, IL, where he was ordained as a deacon. The Emmetts and their three children returned home to the Metroplex in late 2001, and they became involved with the planting of Faith OPC. John was ordained and installed as a Ruling Elder upon the particularization of the church on July 9, 2004. John and his family currently live in Allen.

Dirk Roorda has served as a ruling elder of Faith OPC since 2016. Dirk grew up in the PCUSA, and joined the OPC as a young adult. Before joining Faith OPC, he served as a ruling elder in OPC churches in Cedar Falls, IA, and Vandalia, OH. Dirk’s education is in engineering and business. He is married to Astaire and has three children, Adele, Jacqueline, and Eva.

Michael Puyear and his family began attending Faith OPC in the winter of 2004. They were members of a Presbyterian church in Greenville for four years prior to joining Faith OPC. Michael was ordained and installed as a Ruling Elder at Faith OPC in March 2016. He and his wife, Tamara, live in Royse City.

Mark Henley married his high school sweetheart Vickie while getting an engineering degree at Texas Tech. After college, during his time in the Air Force, he was introduced to, and embraced, reformed theology. After deciding to leave the Air Force, he resigned his commission and spent the next 35 years in the aerospace and defense industry before retiring. During that time, he was part of the group that helped plant the PCA church in Waco, Texas where he was ordained as a Ruling Elder when the church was particularized. After moving to the Dallas area, he and Vickie joined Faith OPC where he served as a Deacon until being installed as a Ruling Elder in 2022. He and Vickie have two children – James and Julia – both of whom are married and have families in the Waco area.

Stan Tarbell holds a Masters degree in Theology from Trinity Theological Seminary, and served as a Ruling Elder in the PCA prior to moving from California to Texas in 2020 with his wife, Judy. They then began attending Faith OPC, where Stan was installed as a Ruling Elder in 2022.

Mike Bracken became a deacon at Faith OPC in 2023. He has been married to his wife, Kristi, for almost 20 years. Mike is an Army veteran who began his devotion to the Lord in 1994. His civilian background includes business management and the arts.

Michael Zollinger has had a lifelong passion for training the next generation for service to God. He served 15 years in a Scripture memorization program for youth. He's also taught youth Sunday School classes and has repeatedly served as a counselor at our presbytery's summer youth camp. He founded American Heritage Girls Troop TX0595 and Trail Life Troop TX-0595. Both programs are Christ-centered and encourage youth in their faith while experiencing outdoor adventures. Michael has been married to his wife Becky since 1993, and they have four children, Cyprian, Elise, Katrina, and Tristan.