Join Us For Bible Studies From Home!

We will use an online meeting service called Zoom. Select your interests (below) and we will send you an email invitation. You can join on your computer, tablet or phone.

This Week’s topics

Genesis
A verse by verse study offered via Zoom

Tuesday 10 a.m.
Tuesday 6 p.m.

Gospel of Luke
A verse by verse study offered via Zoom

Thursday 12 p.m.
Other time TBD

Movies and Religion
The suggested movies can be accessed via Amazon/Netflix/Apple/On Demand. We will watch the films/shows separately, then gather via Zoom to discuss the various religious themes and ideas explored in each show.

Wednesday TBD

Movies:
The Straight Story
Tree of Life
A Hidden Life
Signs
The Crown (Season 2/Episode 6)

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Spiritual Formation – We offer ongoing opportunities for Christian education and spiritual formation through Sunday school classes, Bible study, and short-term small groups.

✟ Children’s Sunday School (9:00) – Our children learn Bible lessons by discussing the same lessons being read in worship. They receive one-on-one attention from caring, nurturing teachers.

✟ Seekers Class (9:00) – The group studies individual books of the Bible in a discussion format led by the pastor.

✟ Bible study (Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m.) – This group alternates between studying books of the Bible and topics of interest.

Our 10:15 service is traditional but informal,
featuring singing hymns, praying prayers,
listening to scripture lessons and a sermon,
and celebrating Communion every week.

Sam Jones

Sam comes to Cochran Chapel after working several years in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as both a residential and commercial lender. Prior to his career in banking, he served in ministry in North Carolina, Colorado, and Texas. Sam has served both large and small churches and is known for his ability to connect congregations with the surrounding community. He has a heart for serving the least, the last, and the lost and strives to lead people into servant ministry. Much of his outlook and understanding of the gospel is shaped around his experience of serving as a chaplain for an inmate on death row in Texas. He has degrees from Sam Houston State University and Duke University and is the father of three wonderful young men he loves dearly.

Kay Mahoney

Kay has a passionate faith in Christ and a deep love and commitment to provide beautiful music that touches hearts and helps to lead the congregation into worship. As an accomplished organist, pianist and accompanist, Kay has accompanied choirs, orchestras and soloists. Over the years she has played for many weddings and other church services as well as accompanied for numerous other musical programs.
Kay grew up in Glen Rose, TX. Her parents ran Glen Lake Methodist Camp, so she has been a life-long Methodist, and she has always been very involved in church and conference activities. Kay began her first position as pianist for First UMC in Glen Rose while in 6 th grade. She became organist there in 8 th grade and has been serving at United Methodist churches ever since.

Throughout her church musician career, Kay has served as organist/pianist for churches in Granbury, Fort Worth, and Hillsboro. In addition, she served at Corsicana UMC for 7 years before receiving a call from the pastor at Cochran Chapel UMC asking her if she would like to
play for a church closer to home. She gladly accepted and has been a member of both the staff and the congregation since August of 1999. Kay has 2 sons, 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandsons. She loves attending the Dallas Summer Musicals, the Dallas Symphony and Symphony Chorus, and she enjoys all kinds of needlework. She loves spending time with friends and family.

Kay attended Tarrant County College and has studied piano and organ privately for over 19 years. She continues to participate in keyboard and choral sacred music educational events. Kay is also a Legal Assistant for a large law firm. Kay is a member of the Dallas Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and as well as a member of The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts.

Neil Moseley

Neil joined Cochran Chapel UMC to walk alongside the congregation as they discern a new vision for their ministry for the next century. Neil will be out and about in the neighborhood, meeting folks with whom Cochran Chapel might find mission alignment and renewed energy to
live the Gospel in our city. He continues to work with Partners for Sacred Places, based in Philadelphia, to bring their expertise in preservation, community engagement, and capital campaigning to congregations in Texas. Neil also works with numerous congregations through a
new business, Church Cartographers, to find new hope and life in their mission fields.

Prior to joining forces with Cochran Chapel, Neil was Director of Community Engagement for White Rock UMC and the Owenwood Farm & Neighbor Space, which have become models of innovation in urban church revitalization. Neil (along with Rev. Mitchell Boone & Victoria Sun-Esparza) took the Owenwood Farm Neighbor Space through a learning cohort for spiritual innovation created by Columbia University Business School and the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (CLAL). Prior to White Rock UMC, Neil worked in more traditional youth, global missions, and adult ministry roles at Highland Park UMC and University Park UMC in Dallas.

Neil spends most of his time with his better fifteen/sixteenths, Rev. Elizabeth Moseley, and their three kids: Nathaniel, Evangeline, and Josephine. Neil likes to drink coffee, hike, discuss politics, see live music, travel, and collect old baseball cards and first-edition books. Neil’s favorite baseball cards in his collection are a 1909-11 T206 Walter Johnson (portrait) and a 1933 Goudey Mel Ott (portrait), and his favorite authors are John Steinbeck, Nick Hornby, and Kurt Vonnegut.

Neil is a cofounder of Union Coffee House, and has loved participating in numerous boards and committees, including: QuadW Foundation – Board Member; Genesis Women’s Shelter – Faith Coalition; Wesley-Rankin Community Center – Strategic Planning Committee; Texas Methodist Foundation – President’s Advisory Committee, Legacy Church National Team, and is a co-facilitator of the Edge Cohort of TMF’s Courageous Leadership Imperative.
Neil received a B.A. in philosophy from Texas A&M University and a Masters of Theological Studies from Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology.

Chris Taylor
Office Manager & Media Specialist

Chris brings a diverse background in media, technology, and ministry to his role as Office Manager at Cochran Chapel. A graduate of Howard Payne University with a degree in radio and television communications, he has worked as a ministry assistant, video production instructor, filmmaker, photographer, and web developer. He also manages the church’s livestream and audio-visual systems. Chris is married to Shannon, a teacher in Denton ISD, and they have a daughter named Geneva. In his free time, he enjoys podcasts, board games, lifelong learning, and listening to the stories of others, especially from older generations.

Cornileus (Cory) Roberson
Music Minister

Cornileus (Cory) Roberson was born and raised in Dallas and began to sing at the age of three and to direct choirs at the age of eight. Throughout middle school and high school Cory won recognition for his vocal talent, including being named outstanding soloist at the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Competition and Best Male Gospel Vocalist in the State of Texas in 2004. He has sung with Gospel legends Kirk Franklin, Tamela Mann, Lecrae, and Fred Hammond. He has also sung with Brian McKnight.

Cory attended Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas as a music education major where he studied private voice, piano, and choral conducting. While a student, Cory distinguished himself as a leader in several campus organizations and is a proud brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He was awarded the Young Composers Scholarship for his piano composition, “Winter’s Requiem”

Cory began his teaching career in the Wichita Falls ISD as a private voice instructor at Hirschi High School and Rider High School. Subsequently he has taught at Red Oak Junior High School, Bessie Coleman Middle School, Cedar Hill Ninth Grade Center, and Cedar Hill High
School. He is currently the Director of Choral Activities for Lancaster High School and the Barack and Michelle Obama Ninth Grade Campus in Lancaster ISD. He also serves as Choral and Vocal Coordinator for the district. Students under Cory’s tutelage have earned superior ratings in a variety of sweepstakes and competitions.

Already a veteran staff member at a young age, Cory has served as choir director or youth pastor at a variety of Baptist and United Methodist churches from South Oak Cliff in Dallas to Wichita Falls to Vernon. He was appointed Music Minister for Cochran Chapel United Methodist Church in August 2015. He deeply values his church and believes in its purpose, welcoming all who would like to sing God’s praises.

Rev. Dr. Jeff Hall
Pastor

Jeff was appointed as the pastor of Cochran Chapel United Methodist Church in July 2016 after serving for 14 years as an associate pastor at another church. His ministry involves leading worship, preaching, teaching, offering pastoral care, and overseeing the life of the church. He is always ready for conversation about life, faith, or the rules of good grammar over a cup of tea with milk and sugar. Raised in San Antonio, Texas, Jeff graduated from Emory University with a degree in political science and philosophy, to which he added a master’s in political philosophy from the University of Dallas. After working in Southern California, Jeff attended the Divinity School at Duke University, where he served two congregations in North Carolina. Jeff had the honor of spending a year in the British Methodist Church as
a circuit minister on the Isle of Wight, England. He earned a Doctor of Ministry from Perkins School of Theology at SMU, concentrating on intentional faith formation.

His mission work has taken Jeff from Haiti and Guatemala to Russia and Cambodia, which only feeds his love of travel.
An avid fan of the Texas Rangers and Duke men’s basketball, Jeff is married to the Rev. Dr. Maria Dixon Hall, an ordained deacon and associate professor in the department of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at Southern Methodist University. They are the proud parents of Carnell, Harmony, and Faith, as well as owners
of a mischievous American Staffordshire pit bull terrier named Thatcher.

We are working in our community by partnering with these organizations

✟ Project Transformation – PT offers community-oriented after-school and summer day camp programming for children and youth from low-income neighborhoods. One week each summer we work with elementary school children to encourage reading skills. Visit Project Transformation here.

✟ North Dallas Shared Ministries – As an interfaith community of volunteers, NDSM is an extension of our church, providing charitable assistance to neighbors in need. We support NDSM through financial contributions and monthly supply drives. Visit NDSM here.

✟ Cochran Kitchen – Cochran Kitchen is a monthly community meal. You can learn more about it here.

Nurture

The Nurture ministry of Cochran Chapel gives attention to the various ways we can foster spiritual growth and development, encourage community fellowship and support members in their personal lives. This type of ministry takes many different forms as seen in the emphasis on Sunday School. Various times in the year the Nurture ministry will provide the church community with opportunities for fellowship and celebration, for example, brunch as a community meal in the season of Christmas and Easter and summer to bring the church family together.

The Reading Circle has met for many years as a chance for persons interested in reading different books to come and report on what they have read and share their insights. This group gathers on the 4th Thursday of each month at 2:00p.m.

Children

The Nursery is available for infants and children under five from 9:00AM until the end of the 10:15 service

Sunday School for children is for ages 5-11. It meets in the first floor of the education building at 9am until 9:45am. We use all-in-one Sunday School curriculum.

Children Packets are available in the Sanctuary. The packets contain coloring pages and activities.

Music

The Chancel Choir regularly provides music for our 10:15 worship service. In addition, the music ministry also offers special music offerings for both services and musicals for the Advent/Christmas season. Our congregation has come to expect high quality music from our choir and wider music ministry. The presence of music in corporate worship, and the time spent in rehearsals and planning, helps facilitate a meaningful encounter with the living God for all who worship at CCUMC.

All are welcome to participate in the chancel choir. Weekly rehearsals are held on Wednesdays at 7pm in the choir room. We also welcome instrumental musicians to participate in selected anthems and other musical opportunities in worship.

Cochran Kitchen

On the last Wednesday of each month, Cochran Kitchen serves a free meal to all who come. This program is sponsored by Cochran Chapel UMC. Volunteers cook and serve the meal.

Join Us! Find grace serving those who need a free meal.

Explore the experience of Cochran Kitchen: Click Here

Our Team

Meet the talented folks who help to equip the saints for ministry.

Our Team

Meet the talented folks who help to equip the saints for ministry.

Rev. Dr. Jeff Hall
Pastor

Cornileus (Cory) Roberson

Neil Moseley

Chris Taylor

Organist

Rev. Dr. Jeff Hall
Pastor

Neil Moseley

Cornileus (Cory) Roberson

Kay Mahoney

Chris Taylor

Our Doors are Open

office@cochranchapel.org

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Sam Jones

Kay Mahoney

Neil Moseley

Chris Taylor
Office Manager & Media Specialist

Cornileus (Cory) Roberson
Music Minister

Rev. Dr. Jeff Hall
Pastor

We are working in our community by partnering with these organizations

Our Team

Meet the talented folks who help to equip the saints for ministry.

Our Team

Meet the talented folks who help to equip the saints for ministry.

Rev. Dr. Jeff HallPastor

Cornileus (Cory) Roberson

Neil Moseley

Chris Taylor

Organist

Rev. Dr. Jeff HallPastor

Neil Moseley

Cornileus (Cory) Roberson

Kay Mahoney

Chris Taylor

Our Doors are Open

Join our mailing list

office@cochranchapel.org

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Rev. Dr. Jeff Hall
Pastor

Rev. Dr. Jeff Hall
Pastor