Meet Our Staff

Pastor Mike Widner grew up in Helotes, but has served congregations in Brenham, Texas, Katy, Texas, Syracuse, Nebraska and Alexandria, Minnesota. He has been at Christ the King since November 2015.

Beyond spending time with family and friends, he enjoys gardening and yard work, watching movies and his dogs. He enjoys getting to know people and having fun together as we journey through life, exploring the incredibly gracious and profound love that God pours upon us through Christ. He is passionate about helping people connect their faith and their daily lives; as well as empowering people to discover and use their God given gifts and abilities to serve the world as a member in the body of Christ.



Dawn Young, Administrative Assistant


Vanessa Jackson, Pianist

Vanessa graduated with a Bachelor’s of Music from the UTSA in 1995 with a focus in piano performance.  She has spent her life as an active musician teaching band, orchestra, choir.  As a lifelong Lutheran, she began her church ministry in 1999 as the pianist/choir director for Alvin Lutheran Church.  While her husband served in the military, she would often provide substitute pianist services at her church or play electric bass in the praise band at Covenant Lutheran in Temple, TX, Triumphant Lutheran in Garden Ridge, Fairbanks Lutheran and Joy Lutheran in Alaska.



Sally Walters, Choir and Worship Band Director

Cindy Bonaccorsi, Bell Choir Director

Shannon Lopez, Media Team

Rachel Ball, Nursery

Suzanne Schroeder, Bookkeeper