Meet the Staff

Jim Gribnitz

Junior High Minister

Jim is responsible for all aspects of the junior high ministry. He graduated from Texas Christian University (TCU) in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a minor in general business. While at TCU he served as the Vice-President of BUX (Brothers Under Christ) a Christian fraternity, and has been on 2 mission trips to Cuba through Park Cities and East-West ministries. Jim received his MBA in International Business from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001.

Jim began working at PCBC in the Fall of 2002 and is currently pursuing a Masters of Biblical Studies from Dallas Seminary. He is married to Nikki, his wife of 8 years. They live in Dallas and have a scrufty dog named Gus. Oh, yeah. He also has a daughter, Hannah Charlotte Gribnitz, born December 1, 2004.

E-mail: jdgribnitz@pcbc.org
Phone: 214.860.1576

Melinda Moran

Student Ministry Operations Manager

Melinda is responsible for the daily operations of the student ministry with an emphasis on event planning, financial accounting and coordination of all office functions.

Melinda graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 1994 with a BA degree. She also graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in religious education in 1996.

Melinda joined the staff at Park Cities in December of 1997.

E-mail: mjmoran@pcbc.org
Phone: 214.860.1575

Landon Carpenter

High School Intern

Landon joined the church in the fall of 2003 after having been a counselor at Thee Camp. His inability to leave after such an awesome week led him to become a Sunday school teacher in the seventh grade department for two years, and now a year with the 9th grade. What brought him to Dallas was the Masters of Arts in Christian Education program at Dallas Baptist University, which he completed with a youth ministry focus in the spring of 2006, somehow getting through in just over two years despite taking Systematic Theology from none other than Dr. Jim Denison (that's no easy task).

He now doubles as both the intern here at PCBC and a juniors volleyball coach for Skyline Juniors Volleyball, coaching various teams through his four seasons and the Greenhill School as the varsity assistant. Landon also continues his playing career with a men's team he captains called Next, a team that has never finished worse than 7th, and completed the 2007 season 2nd in the nation.