First Dallas Students encourages teens to be Christ-followers, worshippers, and lovers of God’s Word. Through biblical, practical teaching, and creative series topics, we help students grow, equip them with the truth, and give them opportunities to share it. Our goal in First Dallas Students is to know God and make Him known!
Sunday School 9:15am | Student Center | HFC Level 4
High School and Junior High students meet in large groups every Sunday morning at 9:15am for worship and a message before breaking out into girls and guys small groups.
Ryan Sadler
Minister to Students
Placing emphasis on making sure teenagers are spiritually equipped for college, Ryan fosters an environment where teenagers want to bring their friends and feel safe sharing their doubts and questions. Ryan is married to his junior-high sweetheart, Julia, and they love and adore their three children
Daira Traynor
Girl's Ministry Associate
Daira is excited to be ministering to our First Dallas Girls. She graduated from Belmont in Nashville, TN. Daira has over a decade of experience working in youth ministry and worship and has worked with teens on the radio, in large group settings, and through podcasts and devotionals. Daira recently married her husband, Sean, in Cancun. She is passionate about music, and studied opera in Florence, and she also enjoys cooking, fashion, and planning events.
PJ Jones
Associate Minister of Students
PJ is from Memphis, Tennessee where he grew up and served at Bellevue Baptist Church and worked for Go Tell Student Camps. PJ earned his Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has already begun his work on the Phd program. PJ and Sara plan to be married in April!
Davin Hutchinson
Associate Student Minister of Worship
Davin is passionate about leading students in responding to God’s grace. He is married to Brooke who is originally from the Bahamas and together they have twin boys.