Teaching Directors
Brenda Tollett has lived in Corpus Christi most of her life. It is here she met her husband Trey and married 43 years ago. They have three children, two daughters and a son. They are grandparents to nine grandchildren, 6 darling granddaughters and 3 handsome grandsons. A retired elementary school teacher, she now enjoys time with family and friends, cooking for them, needlepointing, home keeping and spending time in Goliad and Leakey, Texas. She and Trey cherish their time with their children, their spouses and grandchildren…admitting when they go home, it’s good also!
When she was in the ninth grade Brenda placed her faith in Christ at a church camp on the banks of the Frio River at Laity Lodge Youth Camp. Once she and Trey had children, their spiritual lives took a more central role. In addition to serving in various philanthropic, school and sports organizations, Brenda was active on Young Life committee (a non-denominational Christian organization for high school students), Christian Adventure Camp and small group leader for Corpus Christi Women’s Bible Study.
It is her greatest joy to be able to serve in leadership for the Bible study and she looks forward to new relationships and time together studying God’s word.
Gwen McMath has lived in Corpus Christi for over twenty years. She worked at London I.S.D. as an elementary school teacher and special education director until her retirement in 2003. She is a widow with two married daughters, four grandsons, and one granddaughter.
Gwen became a committed Christian during the Jesus movement of the 1960’s. She and her husband, Charley, worked in the public schools for the next thirty years. They believed that God had called them to work with the children of Texas, a calling they considered a blessing and a privilege.
After Gwen retired, she wanted to be involved in a women’s Bible study. She saw a notice in the newspaper for a new interdenominational women’s Bible study. That began her involvement with CCWBS and ultimately led her to serve as a teacher and speaker in the Bible study.
Gwen loves writing. She especially loves writing about how God has moved in her life and in the lives of her family. She has recently published her first book about her husband’s grandfather, who created the Flying Red Horse in downtown Dallas in the 1930’s. It is entitled “Neon Dreams, The Story of the Texas Pegasus and the Man Who Created It.” It is both a biography and a sprirtual memoir of his life. Gwen weaves storytelling and practical life applications of her own life into her teaching and speaking. Her involvement with CCWBS has blessed her with wonderful friends and sisters in Christ and challenged her to live a life of joy and peace made possible by her one-on-one relationship with Jesus Christ. Click here to read some of Gwen’s Short Stories.
Judy Hamrick
Judy married into the Hamrick (much easier name to pronounce than McNitzky!) family 49 years ago (not sure how that is possible since she is only 40?). During those years, Slugger and Judy lived the fairly nomadic life of a Head Football Coach/Athletic Director and teacher/school counselor, calling Pasadena, Bloomington, Copperas Cove, Harlingen, and Bremond “home” before retiring and coming full circle back to Corpus Christi in 2016.
“Home” for the Hamrick family now includes anywhere you find their sons, spouses, and 5 grandchildren—Heath and Elizabeth, Ethan and Abigail of Allen, Tx; Hunter and Morgan, Hayze, Hutch,and Maybri of Rockdale, Tx. Judy’s days are perhaps less chaotic (but not nearly as much fun) since younger son Hunter and family moved from Ingleside when he accepted the position of Athletic Director/Head Football Coach for the Rockdale Tigers. Life got a whole lot more quiet without regularly scheduled weekly sleepovers with her “Trio of Trouble” grands! When Slugger’s post-retirement, part-time job permits, you will find GG and Chief hitting the highway to the Metroplex to engage with their grand “Double Trouble” duo or to Rockdale to loudly cheer-on the Tigers.
Although the “rookie” of the Speakers’ Team, Judy is rarely speechless (or less-than-loud, for that matter), eager to engage in her 8th year as a member of the Corpus Christi Women’s Bible Study. She maintains that her greatest pleasures from being an active participant in CCWBS are the relationships formed during Leaders’ and Small Group times, as well as the information gleaned from studying and sharing God’s Word with other women!
Jan Ayliffe
I am a native of Iowa, moving to Corpus Christi in 2001. I am Mom to two adult sons and Grand-mom to four granddaughters. I am married to Bob Kline, a fellow high school graduate, reconnecting after 50 years. I have had a long career in administering social service programs. My career reflects my passion for serving and helping others.
My commitment as a Christian and serving God has been a lifelong journey. Throughout my life, in good times and tough times, God has lifted me up and graced me with His presence. Over the years I have served in a voluntary capacity teaching children, youth and adults about Scripture and God’s love. I love reading and studying the Bible, which led me to CCWBS. There I not only found great teaching, music, and worship, but developed wonderful relationships with other sisters in Christ.
I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of CCWBS’ Servant Leader Team and look forward to meeting new friends and studying God’s word together.
Small Group Leaders and Subs
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Administration
Susan Lewis
Debbie Pearce, Debbie Dubois
Devotionals
Linda Pate
Hospitality
Heidi Moore
Media / Website Team
Carol Talbot, Keyla Aldaba, Mariko Elvin,
Candy James, Mary Kay Kitchens, and Maud Sistrunk
Worship
Marcia Mell