Pastor Manuel (Tito) Padilla

Manuel (Tito) was born in Texas, yet was raised in a Puerto Rican home. He spent most of his early years overseas because of his father's Air Force career. He has lived in Puerto Rico, Germany, Japan, USA- to name a few places. It was during his time in Maryland, while in college, that he came to have a personal trust in Christ.

After working a few years as a social worker in Baltimore City he attended Reformed Theological Seminary where he graduated with a M.Div. in Missions. He and his family later served in Spain for thirteen years before coming to El Paso. He and his wife Kim have three children, Joshua, Rebecca, and Elizabeth.

 

Youth Group

Logan Hidrogo

Jesse and Sani Snyder

 

Music

Bryan Thomas Schmidt - Music Director

Bryan Thomas Schmidt, M.A., comes to LTCC with years of experience leading worship in a variety of settings.  As the Founder/Executive Director of Anchored Music Ministries, Bryan has released two CDs of original music and has a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Covenant Seminary.  Since the year 2000, he has travelled extensively on short term missions to provide leadership development training in Ghana, Brazil, Mexico and the U.S.  He has also been a lecturer for classes at Covenant Theological Seminary, authored articles for magazines, screenplays, and is working on a book.  Bryan's contemporary Christian music CD STAND featured the national single "A Man Like You."  He has released two worship CDs, the latest in 2009.  He is married to Bianca, whom he met in 2005 on a trip to Brazil.   His devotional blog can be found at www.timeoutforworship.blogspot.com.

Susana Rodriguez-Snyder - Webmaster and Music (Vocalist - Soprano)

Susana was born and raised in Chicago, IL. She received her Bachelor's of Music in Vocal Music Education form Hope College (Holland, MI) in 2004. Susana has been performing and teaching since a young age. She has been in a wide range of choirs from traditional and church choirs to show choirs and gospel choirs.

When she is not teaching or singing, she works on Graphic/Webpage Designs and Photography for various businesses and organizations in El Paso.