Our Team

Jared Byrns, Pastor

Jared has served here at Central for 4 years. He grew up in Moore, Oklahoma, but always wanted to live in this area because of his love for the Wichita Mountains. He graduated from OU and Louisiana Baptist University, eventually earning a PhD in Bible and Theology. He has been in ministry for 16 years, pastoring churches in Oklahoma and Arkansas. His favorite part of serving at Central is building relationships with people and seeing them grow closer to Jesus. Jared and his wife Charla have five kids. Besides his ministry work through the church, you can find him writing or spending time outdoors (his wife calls it "playing outside"): hiking, hunting, fishing, or tending his chickens.

Kristie Weber, Music & Children's Ministries

Kristie has been here at Central for 13 years. She is originally from Lawton and graduated from Cameron University and SWOSU. Before joining our staff, she was a special education teacher with Lawton Public Schools. She is married to Junior, and they have two daughters, Kenzie and Aleah. She enjoys children's ministry because of her love for children and helping them learn more about the Bible; her favorite part of music ministry is using her talents for God's glory. Her favorite hobby is genealogy, and she loves searching for her family history here and abroad.

Stella Maxwell, Ministry Assistant

Stella has been serving at Central for 11 years. She is originally from Sovata, Romania. She went to college in Germany before immigrating to the US. She loves serving God's people and praying with those who are lost or in need. Stella has two daughters, Jaelynn and Jazlynn. She says her hobbies are traveling, reading, and making others laugh through her accent and made-up words. (Her first language is Hungarian.) She is a sought-after conference speaker in women's ministry and the author of Compromised Identity: Reclaiming Your Identity.