About

Mission

To unite, empower, and mobilize churches to multiply collective impact on critical needs in their community.

Vision

A coalition of interconnected churches and partners in every community of Greater Houston working together, loving their neighbors, and transforming their city.

Meet our Directors


  • Co-Executive Director
    Programs and Operations

    Thomasina Burns brings a wealth of non-profit experience and a deep-rooted commitment to Houston Respond’s mission. She joined the organization soon after its founding and has directed programs and operations for the organization. Thomasina holds a bachelor's degree in Community Health from Lamar University and nearly twenty years of non-profit and church ministry experience.


  • Co-Executive Director
    Church Coalitions

    Jeff Schulz brings more than thirty years of church and non-profit ministry experience to the mission of Houston Responds. Before joining Houston Responds in 2018, Jeff served as lead pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Seattle. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Classics from Yale University, and a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Board of Directors

Brandon Lackey - President
Self-Employed Entrepreneur

Tom Comstock - Vice President
Rawson Industrial Controls (Ret.)

Heather Humphrey - Secretary and Treasurer
David Weekley Homes

Joi Beasley
GOGO Business Communications

Pastor DZ Cofield
Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church

Tommy Rosson
Church Strategy & Communications Consulting

Contact us.


(281) 201-3999

1900 W. Gray St. #130425 Houston, TX 77019

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