Ruling Elders

Clerk of Session

Elder Joshua Lindsey

Joshua Lindsey has been an educator for 23 years. He has always felt called to help young people and to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He began his career as an English teacher and soccer coach, then moved on to administration. He and his wife of 20 years (Kristi, also an educator) have also been involved in youth ministry for 18 years at DCC. They rejoice in the opportunity to serve their Lord and Savior in whatever capacity He calls. They enjoy spending time with their two boys, Elijah Emmaus (10) and Jonah Jericho (9) whether they’re boating on the water, playing Nintendo Switch or working out in the gym. Diamondhead Community Church is their home, and the congregation is their family.  They love God’s church and look forward to the amazing things He has in store for their lives.

Finance

Elder Mike Reso

Mike is in his mid 50’s and has been married to Melissa since 2007. They have two beautiful daughters, Madison (15) and Kaitlyn (13). Their girls attend Hancock High School and Hancock Middle School respectively, and both are excellent students and heavily involved with their school and club volleyball teams.
He was baptized in the Catholic faith at birth and attended Catholic schools for elementary and high school. He graduated from Loyola University New Orleans in 1994 with a degree in finance and minor in accounting. After graduating, he went on to work for St. Stanislaus College, a Catholic school for boys from 1994 to 2008 before pursuing a career as a financial advisor. In 2018, he became the City Manager for Diamondhead before moving to his current position with Bay St. Louis. He works as the City Clerk and Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Bay St. Louis. Melissa is a real estate attorney in Diamondhead.
Although he has been around the church since birth, it was not until college that he really developed his personal faith and love for our savior Jesus Christ. He and his wife found Diamondhead Community Church in 2006 when they came to a wedding for friends at the church. They enjoyed it and returned on the next Sunday for their first church service. They have been members of the church since. In 2014, he was asked to be an elder and part of the session. He has served multiple terms when asked by the church to serve. He is currently the chair of the finance and administration committee and works closely with the church treasurer/secretary.
His family loves their church because it is warm and welcoming to all that come to worship together.

Missions

Elder Bob Dixon

Fellowship

​Elder Nita Hensley

Nita received the call of the Holy Spirit at the age of 25 and surrendered her heart and life to Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. It has been her honor to serve Diamondhead Community Church as an Elder since 2015, and she is currently serving as Chair of the Fellowship Committee. She was widowed in 2019 after 46 years of marriage and enjoy having their daughter, son-in-law, and 2 grandchildren nearby. She graduated from a small Presbyterian University in Tennessee.  Before retirement, she worked as a licensed Registered Respiratory Therapist at a large hospital, and later as a Data Analyst at the same facility. She has had countless God-given blessings throughout her life, and serving as an Elder for this wonderful church family is a joy and a privilege.
One of the passages that has sustained her through the years is Lamentations 3:22-23: “It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.  They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.”

Ministry

Elder Kimberly Lunde

Ministry

Elder Dr. Kathryn McAlpin

Kathryn is a 43-year-old wife, mother of four, and veterinarian. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Southern Mississippi and then a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. She has been living in Diamondhead, MS, since 1990. Kathryn has been married to Tyler McAlpin for 15 years, and they have a daughter and three sons. Her husband is also a veterinarian, and they own Happy Home Veterinary. Kathryn’s parents introduced her to the gospel and led her to the cross at ten. The McAlpin Family joined Diamondhead Community Church in 2018, and Kathryn was ordained as a Ruling Elder in May 2024. She serves as an Elder on the Ministry Committee and as the Elder representative to the DCC Deacons. 
May everyone continuously stand in awe of this: 
God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8. 

Discipleship

Elder Dr. Rebecca Boyer

​Rebecca Boyer is a wife, mom of three, and a pharmacist for over 15 years. She and her husband joined Diamondhead Community Church in 2018, and she was ordained as a Ruling Elder at DCC in February of 2023. She has been married to her supportive husband Brock Boyer for 16 years. She accepted Jesus as her Savior at 9 years old and He is still granting her Grace and mercy as she continues to grow as His servant. Her passion for Missions led her to serve as Operation Christmas Child Project Leader and Drop-off coordinator in the spring of 2023. She also serves as the Chair of the Discipleship Committee and teach the Grade K-5 Children’s Sunday School class with her mom, Sharon Hudson. One of the scriptures that has been her inspiration recently is Colossians 3:12-15: “Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

Building & Facilities

Elder Allen Armstrong

Allen Armstrong is 45 years old and has been married to his wife Amanda for 10 years. They have been blessed with 2 amazing boys full of endless energy. He was born and raised in San Diego by his single father. Although he grew up in the world of sin and darkness, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ set forth a path to His arms. Through his travel in the world of sin, Jesus held his hand and showed him how to bring light to those that lived in the darkness. Jesus guided him to His house at Diamondhead Community Church in 2018. He works for a local lumber company, where he runs the window and door install program as well as sell lumber to contractors. As an elder of DCC he is on the building and facilities committee. Through his success or struggles he would say that Colossians 3:14, “And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony” is a passage that has brought peace to his life.