Our Staff - Harvest UMC of Missouri City TX

Dr. Jeff McDowell - Senior Pastor

Jeff serves as the founding Pastor of The Harvest. His responsibility is to lead the congregation in fulfilling their mission: “To Transform Life by Connecting People to God and One Another”. Jeff has a passion for helping people reach their potential and make the most of this life God has given them. Jeff is married to Paula and has two children, Jackson and Tori. In his free time he likes to read, travel and spend time with his family.

The Harvest was founded in 2004. Prior to that, Jeff served as Associate Pastor for six years at Sugar Land First United Methodist Church. He holds a B.B.A. from Sam Houston State University, a M.Div. from Asbury Theological School and a D.Min from Southern Methodist University. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Andy Watson - Worship Ministry / Youth Ministry

Andy serves as the Worship Leader and Youth Director for The Harvest. He has a passion to see people grow in their worship and to live a lifestyle of worship. Andy wants to see The Harvest be a place where people share their lives together and spread the awesome gift of the good news with neighbors, friends and co-workers. He is married to Laura and has two children, Kate and Jack. In his free time he likes to hang out with people, play electric guitar and play sports.

Andy grew up in England and moved over to The States when he was 16. He graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Sociology. Since graduating, he has been in ministry for the past four years. He has been on staff at The Harvest since August ’06. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Melinda McGee-Brown - Associate Pastor

Melinda serves as a part-time Associate Pastor of The Harvest leading the women's ministries. She is married to Ian Brown and has two children. Melinda graduated from Texas A&M University where she studied Russian and then graduated from Vanderbilt Divinity School with a Master of Divinity. In her free time her interests include compassion ministries, children’s education, marathon running, reading, knitting, and scrapbooking. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Melinda’s call for The Harvest is that it would be a church that remembers its connection to the community and the greater United Methodist Church. She also wants the church to be a place where people feel safe to ask questions about God, a place where they feel at home, and a place where children want to go. Melinda believes that the Church should have a sense of urgency about sharing God's love with others.

Mandy Kisiel - Children's Ministry

Mandy is in charge of the children's ministry for The Harvest. Mandy believes that children are precious to our Lord Father and that we as a church should love on our children as God cares for children.

Upon graduating Texas A&M in 1992 with a degree in Special Education, Mandy embarked on an adventure in the United States Army as a military wife. Mandy and her husband James traveled the East coast moving at least 8 times in 7 years. After having two precious girls, they joined in the Children’s Ministry at each church location in which they moved. In the year 2000, they came to Texas and settled down in Magnolia. Mandy began to work with Children’s Worship and by 2003 joined the staff of their local church as Children’s Worship Director. Her family enjoyed several years serving the children and planning many fun hours filled with Bible truths, puppets, music, and lots of prayer.

In year 2006, Mandy and James moved to beautiful Sienna Plantation and directly began their journey with The Harvest United Methodist Church. Mandy shares that "It has been a blessing to our family to worship our Lord Jesus with a wonderful group of people and we look forward to many years to come sharing His love in our community." This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Roxann Schulte - Connection Ministry

Roxann serves as Director of Connection Ministries. She shares in the mission of the Harvest to transform lives by connecting people to God and to one another. Her responsibilities include Sunday morning hospitality, membership, and community outreach. Roxann desires that every follower would experience the abundant life that Jesus promised. She sees the Harvest as a beacon to the community and safe harbor for those seeking God.

Roxann is married to Gary and has one daughter. She graduated from Texas Tech University and majored in Mathematics. She has been a software quality engineer for 30 years and now works part-time for BMC Software. She is also a candidate for ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church and enrolled in Perkins School of Theology working on a Masters of Divinity. Roxann enjoys leading Women’s Retreats, playing guitar, and reading. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Marijane deTranaltes - Youth Ministry

Marijane deTranaltes or “MJ” serves as the part-time Assistant Youth Director for the Harvest. Her main interest is to teach the youth about God’s love and acceptance for them. She has a desire to reach the youth of the community by creating an environment at church that is welcoming and loving; a place that they look forward to coming to each and every Sunday. She has been married to Art for nineteen years and has three children, Michela, Mallory and Miles. In her free time her interests include; spending time with friends and family, exercising, and reading.

MJ is a native Houstonian. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a degree in Business Management and from Houston Baptist University with a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management. She currently works at the University of Texas Medical School on a full-time basis. You can often hear her say, “Taking on the role of Assistant Youth Director has been the chance of a lifetime!”