LCC staff

LCC Staff

Rev. Remi Shores (they/them)
Senior Pastor

Remi tried for a long time to think of an "is" statement with which to open this bio, but finally had to settle for "an overthinker," apparently. Remi is bright, quick, sometimes impulsive, sometimes stubborn, definitely imperfect despite suffering from perfectionism, hardworking, occasionally distractible, usually proactive, always well-meaning, and aspirationally well-rested. They are a spouse, a mother, and a queer Christian trying their best to do the work God called them to do.

Remi graduated from Texas Christian University (BA, religion) and Brite Divinity School (MDiv) and was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 2023 at their home church, Galileo, in Fort Worth, Texas. They have about a hundred ideas before they wake up in the morning, and some of them are good!

After ordination, Remi did a pastoral residency program in Des Moines, Iowa. This is their first call as a full-time settled pastor, and they couldn't be more thrilled to be at LCC.

Remi spends a lot of time thinking about what is Next for the Church (or, as they call it, "Next Church"). In a world where "none" is the fastest growing religious designator and more and more people identify as "spiritual but not religious" (which too often means "interested in answering life's toughest questions" -- spiritual -- "and doing it all by themselves" -- not religious), what does the Church look like? What can the church offer to this changing world God still loves?

In their spare time, Remi enjoys reminiscing about the time before kids when they used to have spare time. If they had more of it, perhaps they would crochet, cross-stitch, and roller skate like they used to. In this busy parenting season, most of their free time is less thoughtful and more restful: snuggling on the couch with their spouse after their daughter is asleep, watching trash TV on Netflix. Oh, and reading. They do a lot of reading. Some trashy and some thought-provoking; novels and nonfiction...

Remi tried to think of a good conclusion for this bio but could not. When it's a sermon they can't conclude, their go-to fallback is just, "Thanks be to God." So I guess that's how I'll end here too: for a beautiful and welcoming church, for a scary but exciting call, for willing and eager partners in this work, thanks be to God.

Contact Remi: pastor@lafayettechristianchurch.org

Diana Silva (she/her)

Bookkeeper

Diana Silva is our bookkeeper. She has been a part of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) all her life, growing up in the San Jose church and later attending Disciple churches in Kansas and Virginia. Diana and her family joined Lafayette Christian Church in 1984, with Diana becoming the Treasurer two years later and by 1993 was taking care of all the bookkeeping for our church. In 1987, Diana became our organist with four years of previous experience in Alexandria, Virginia and for 32 years, her gift for music enriched our weekly worship. Diana retired as the LCC organist in 2019. She is married and has two grown children who consider this church part of their family.

Kelley Lawton (she/her)
Office Administrator

Kelley Lawton has been our "church secretary" and Office Administrator at LCC for 19 years. She loves coming to work in this warm and loving, close-knit community and walking about our beautiful campus, filled with lush old trees.

Contact Kelley: office@lafayettechristianchurch.org