Our Staff

Joseph Reyes

Worship Leader

Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, Joseph studied music education at Texas A&M University – Commerce. He has great enthusiasm for teaching God’s truth, a desire to continue learning and growing in Christ and a vision of fostering a family-based community of disciples here in Carrollton.

Joseph coordinates our worship services, leads singing and works with our teens and teaches their Bible class. He has an MMT – master’s in music therapy and is scheduled to soon receive his certification as an LPC – Licensed Professional Counselor.

Joseph enjoys reading, creating and playing music, teaching song leading at Abilene Christian University during the summer, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Charles Landreth

Elder

Charles serves as one of our elders. He has served as a minister and missionary since 1975. His preaching career took him to churches in Tennessee, England, Dallas, and back to Tennessee. He returned to Dalles to help establish and serve as director of Central Dallas Ministries, now known as CitySquare. He then served extensively in the former Soviet Union — serving as a missionary to Volgograd, Russia.

Charles and his wife Lynda now direct the highly successful Character for Kids outreach program. This evangelistic mission project promotes character education among youth and young adults in Eastern Europe — Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Hungary. Lynda has written the book entitled “Up Right – Character for Kids.” It is a book written to help parents and teachers in raising and training children with good character and ethical values.

Charles and Lynda have five children, five grandchildren, and one great grandchild. They are involved in all aspects of the Carrollton church and are eager to serve the members in a variety of ways.

Larry Bowditch

Elder

Larry serves as one of our elders. He has served extensively in teaching, family support and family ministry since 1981. He is passionate about learning and transferring understanding to others. He served as education facilitator, Education Director, and Youth for Christ President while at the Eastside congregation in Garland Texas. He served as Grief Support Facilitator and board President of ChristianWorks for Children in Dallas where he and his wife Lucille were foster parents for more than ten years. Larry served as Education Director, then shepherd at the Avenue F church in Plano. He facilitates sessions on using technology in teaching and evangelism at the Metroplex Bible Teachers Workshop.

Larry and Lucille have been married for over forty years. They have four adult children and three grandchildren. They work extensively in parenting and marital relationships. They have owned and operated Preschool Partners, a preschool for children, for over seventeen years. They are involved in all aspects of the Carrollton church. They have been influential in growth and spiritual maturity in several congregations in Texas and Florida.

Both look forward to drawing people to God and to Christ to guide them in life. They are helping to make the Carrollton Church the “go-to” place in Carrollton for spiritual maturity and happiness.

Eloy Mahan

Elder

Eloy serves as one of our elders. Eloy Mahan and his wife, Kathy are founding members of Carrollton Church of Christ. He has been a Christian for more than 25 years. He served as one of our deacons for several years before becoming an elder in 2020.

Eloy is highly active in taking care of our facilities. He enjoys coordinating our fellowship and benevolence activities.

Eloy has his own handyman company and is widely known in the community for his fairness and the quality of his work and services.

The Mahan’s have six children and sixteen grandchildren.