Victoria (Torii) Goins started at Lake Magdalene UMC in June of 2018. Originally from New Jersey, Torii has been part of the United Methodist Church her entire life. In December 2013, she received her degree in Sociology and Nonprofit Management and Leadership from High Point University. After moving to the...

Pastor Brent Byerman has been a UMC pastor since 1980 and has been at Lake Magdalene since 2011. He and his wife, Mary, have been married for 48 years and have one adult son, Joshua. He cheers for the FSU Seminoles as Florida State is where he met Mary on...

Doug hails from the Volunteer State of Tennessee (GO BIG ORANGE!) and is a US Army Veteran. He is married to his best friend Kellie, who is now on staff as the Kid’s Ministry Coordinator. Their son, Preston is married to their wonderful daughter-in-law, Ashley, and together now have a...

Vicki has worked at Lake Magdalene UMC for 11.5 years. Originally from Brooks County, GA and Jacksonville, FL, she moved to Tampa in 1985. In her role as Finance Assistant, she processes all contributions, accounts payable, and assists Hilary with the cemetery database. She loves being part of the LMUMC...

Sue is an Administrative Assistant at Lake Magdalene UMC, working in the front office. She has a Master’s Degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the University of South Florida (Go Bulls!).  Her grandfather was a United Methodist minister and her family has always been active in the churches they...

Paul Handy is the great grandson of Isaac Ward Bearss who organized the wagon train from Missouri to Lake Magdalene in 1894. His Grandfather, B.E. Stall was a member of the wagon train and a founding member of what is now Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church. His grandfather Charles Handy,...

Karl was born and raised in Tampa, Fl.  He is a graduate from Hillsborough High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in Math education from USF.  Karl taught school for 35 years in Hillsborough County and specifically Math at Gaither High School for 31 years.  He is “the go to...

Hilary has been with LMUMC since 2005. Prior to starting at LMUMC she worked for a financial consulting firm for 17 years. She has been married to David for over 34 years. They have three boys, 2 daughter-in-laws and 2 grandchildren that all live locally. Hilary enjoys her role as...

Bob has been a member of Lake Magdalene UMC since 1993. He started out as a volunteer for the LMUMC Youth Ministry from 2000-2005. In September 2005, he started on staff as the Director of Student Ministries. In 2022, Bob became the Director of Discipleship & Missions here at Lake...

Cyndie Petrus has been involved with LMUMC since 2003. Her children, Emily (20) and Ronnie (17), attended the LMUMC’s Early Childhood Center. In 2008, Cyndie join the LMUMC staff as the Wedding Coordinator. You can usually see her on Sunday morning in the Chancel Choir. In November 2018, she started...