• REV. DAVID E. PAYNE

    SENIOR PASTOR

    David became the Sr. Pastor of KFUMC in July of 2017. He attended Asbury Theological Seminary and has also pastored at Los Fresnos UMC, Bee Creek UMC (a church he helped to start), and Harlingen FUMC. David is married to Lori (a former Special Education teacher),  and they have two daughters, Sydney (married to Taylor Chamness) and Haley. He also has two grandchildren named Denver Mae and Chipper.

    David enjoys golf, downhill skiing, and enjoying the outdoors. David and Lori have two "fur babies:" Sparkle and Stella.


    "I'm still amazed that God has given someone like me the privilege of being a pastor," says David. "If he is willing to offer me grace, hope, love, and joy then I'm going to do my best to offer the same to others. I'm willing to try anything and everything... go anywhere and everywhere... at anytime and every time to make sure that anyone and everyone knows how much they are loved by Jesus!"


    830.257.0804




  • Rev. Monica O'Donnell

    Associate Pastor

    Monica, a former teacher of 19 years, was called into ministry in 2018. She is a graduate of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Recently she was commissioned as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church for the Rio Texas Conference.  
     

    She married her college sweetheart, Brion O'Donnell, in 1999. They have two daughters, Ella and Ava Lea. Ella is a student at The University of Texas and Ava Lea attends Tivy High School.  

     
    Monica's passion is working with the marginalized, poor, oppressed, and neglected. She feels called to be the bridge between her church and community.  

     

    Monica wears quite a few hats. Aside from her role as an Associate Pastor, she facilitates Covenant Discipleship Groups on Wednesday nights, Band Meetings, and Faith & Friends Fellowship for vulnerable adults. Her greatest joy is the work she does up on the hill (Light on the Hill at Mt. Wesley). On Mondays, she walks down Methodist Encampment praying with people while they wait for their free groceries in the drive-thru food pantry line. On Sunday nights, she leads a dinner church called, “The Table.” It’s a different kind of church where everyone has a seat at the table. We set the table, serve each other, eat family-style meals, worship together, pray together, and clean up together.  

     

    Whether Monica is connecting people in fellowship or leading others in discipleship, she loves building relationships and making a difference in her community.  

     

    830.257.0841
    monica.odonnell@kfumc.org

  • Rev. Katie Toalson


    Associate Pastor

    Pastor Katie was raised in Hondo by her parents Alan and Sonya Toalson, and she has a younger brother named Andrew. Katie graduated from Hondo High School and went on to pursue her second-grade dream of attending college at Texas A&M University. As a first-generation college student, she graduated in 2015 from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science in Bio-environmental Sciences. 


    Katie is a lifelong Methodist and has grown up at New Fountain UMC in Hondo. She first heard the call to ordained ministry right before she graduated from high school while sitting in the sanctuary at New Fountain. She briefly entertained the idea of entering into ministry but instead focused on her studies at Texas A&M. Katie attended an Emmaus Walk during her sophomore year in college where she began to further discern her call to ministry. After graduating from college and working for three years, Katie answered her call to ordained ministry and started seminary. She graduated from Duke Divinity School with a Master of Divinity and a Concentration in Methodist/Wesleyan Studies in 2021. 


    While attending Duke Divinity School, she completed two field education experiences. The first field education experience was a student-initiated placement at Medina Valley UMC in Castroville during the summer of 2019. Katie’s second field education experience was Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Duke University Hospital where she served as an intern during spring of 2020. After graduating from Duke Divinity School, Katie entered into a CPE Residency program with the Baptist Health System in San Antonio where she completed three units of CPE.  


    Katie loves doing anything creative, trying out new recipes, working on the ranch, spending time with family and friends, and learning new things to grow as a person and a pastor. She enjoys the company of her two dogs, a Great Pyrenees named Emmett Oakley and a Miniature Dachshund named Floyd Buckley. Katie has previously served as Pastor at Devine First UMC and is excited to begin her appointment as an Associate Pastor at Kerrville First UMC. She is looking forward to making meaningful relationships and journeying with the congregation in ministry. 


    830.257.0821

    katie.toalson@kfumc.org