Pastors and Staff
Senior Pastor
Stephen Watson is an elder and serves as the Senior Pastor of Christ Community Church. He grew up in Florence TX and has fond memories of spending weekends in Killeen visiting his grandparents.
Stephen has served the church in many different roles. He pastored churches in Stephenville and Whitney TX and spent 11 years as the associate pastor at Grace Bible Church in Killeen.
Stephen married Lindsey in 2005 and they have four children: Abby, Jem, Leah, and Nathaniel.
B.A., Howard Payne University
MDiv, George Truett Seminary
Pastoral Assistant
Joe Furnari serves as the Pastoral Assistant for Youth and Biblical Counseling. He was born and raised in the beautiful state of New Hampshire and met his wife Alyssa while he was in college. They were married in 2013 and have three children: Teagan, Elliot, and Declan.
Joe spent 12 years on active duty in the Army before being called to full-time ministry. He has a passion for discipling youth and pointing them to the joy and satisfaction that is found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. He loves the outdoors, reading, and spending time with his family.
B.S., Maranatha Baptist University
Children’s Ministry Director
Lindsey Watson serves as the director for the CCC Children’s Ministry. She began teaching at the high school level, but she has spent most of her career in education teaching elementary and middle school in Christian classical schools. In this capacity, Lindsey has worked in the classroom as well as with curriculum development and parent support. She has brought this experience to developing and leading the children’s ministry.
A Central Texas native, Lindsey is married to Stephen, and they have four children. She loves reading, organizing, and chocolate ice cream.
B.A., Texas A&M University
Worship Ministry Director
Jason Chick serves Christ Community Church as the Worship Ministry Director. Jason grew up in Phoenix, AZ. Jason’s service in the United States Army brought him to Bell County, where he became part of the worship team of Grace Bible Church. Since that time, he has received further training in worship ministry from Austin Stone Community Church.
Jason learned how the play the guitar in 2013 to impress the ladies. He gives credit to his musical skills for winning the heart of his wife Megan! They have been married since 2015 and have two children, Kaladin and Vivenna.
B.A., The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Church Planting Resident
John Turner 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, enabling them to participate in the church planting residency, and God has continued to confirm their calling to church plant.
B.S., Wayland Baptist University
MDiv, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary