Kyle UMC Leadership and Staff

Rev. Kallie Green, Pastor

Pastor Kallie grew up in South Austin. She had her call to ministry when she was in high school and has served a variety of churches in a variety of capacities since then. Her undergraduate degree is in Chemistry from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Her Master of Divinity is from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University.

As a pastor, she has served at Lakehills UMC, a two-point charge: First UMC of Cuero and Rabke UMC, as the Family Discipleship Pastor at Tarrytown UMC, at Kyle UMC since 2022. Her ministry has looked different at each of these churches, but a common thread is her love for helping people of all ages find meaningful ways to worship, grow, and serve together.

Her husband, David Schmersal, is a theological librarian who works at the Wright Learning and Information Center at Austin Seminary as the Access and Instruction Librarian. Their son, Isaac, is in college. As a family they enjoy their pets, cooking, baking, art, music, and camping.

You can connect with her at pastor@kyleumc.org

Rev. Kenneth “KP” Polk, Pastor

You can connect with him at kp@kyleumc.org

Alissa Villarreal

Office Administrator &
Children and Youth Ministries Director

Alissa Villarreal, grew up in the United Methodist Church in the Corpus Christi area. She moved to San Marcos in 2001 where she attended and graduated from Texas State University-San Marcos. She has been married to her high school sweetheart, Jason Villarreal for 18 years and they have two daughters, Brooklyn and Peyton. The Villarreals have attended Kyle United Methodist Church for over 15 years now where Alissa has taught Sunday School, served on the Family Ministries committee and has led Vacation Bible School for the past 8 years. Alissa enjoys working with children and looks forward to serving the children and youth of our congregation, helping them to grow in their faith and love for God.

You can connect with her at admin@kyleumc.org or childrenandyouth.kumc@gmail.com.

Lisa Starlin, Facilities

Lisa Starlin wears many hats at KUMC as the church custodian and is on the worship committee. She makes sure our spaces are clean and welcoming.

Omar Howard, Praise Band Director

Omar brings years of experience directing Praise Music. He leads the Praise Band both musically and spiritually.

Barbara Finlay, Pianist

Barbara has played for a variety of churches. She has a Master’s in Divinity and a wealth of musical knowledge that she shares with our congregation.