Senior Missionary Coordinators for the North America Southwest Area
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  

Senior Missionary Coordinators:

  • Facilitate mission calls for senior Church members who wish to serve as Senior Missionaries (full-time, living away from home) or as Senior Service Missionaries (part-time, living at home).
  • Facilitate extensions, releases, and a positive experience for Senior Service Missionaries.
  • Assist Operation Managers develop an effective missionary workforce for Church Operations, such as Mission Offices, Deseret Industries, the Bishops' Storehouse, FamilySearch, BYU-Pathway, Temple Offices, Employment Resource Center, Institute, Transitional Services, Healing through the Savior: The Addiction Recovery Program, etc.
  • Help stake and ward leaders carry out operation assignments and understand Senior Service Missionary responsibilities.
  • Act as Ambassadors for the Senior Missionary program.

The following is a list of the Senior Missionary Coordinators (SMCs) currently serving in the North America Southwest Area of the Church of Jesush Christ of Latter-day Saints.  If you are not sure which SMC couple is assigned to your stake, please send the name of your stake to SMC-NASW-SA@churchofjesuschrist.org, and we will let you know.

‌SMC GROUP

FIRST NAME

E-MAIL & MORE DETAILS

Albuquerque

Ron & Christine Ashcroft

SMC-AlbuquerqueNMGroup@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/smc-albuquerque/

Dallas

Grant & Jeanette Hurst

SMC-DallasTXGroup@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/smc-dallas/

Gilbert

James & Diana George

SMC-GilbertAZGroup@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/smc-gilbert/

Houston

Frank & Chris Fults

SMC-HoustonTXGroup@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/smc-houston/

Las Vegas

Blair & Norma Hale

SMC-LasVegasNVGroup@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/smc-lvnv/

Mesa

David & Gail Evans

SMC-MesaAZGroup@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/smc-mesa/

Phoenix

Carl & Melissa Turner
(replacing Darrel & Barbara Rolfe)

SMC-PhoenixAZGroup@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/smc-phoenix/

Reno

Denzil & Paula Frost

SMC-RenoNVGroup@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/smc-reno/

San Antonio

Kim & Margarita Woodhouse
(replacing Jim & Elna Katherman)

SMC-SanAntonioTXGroup@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/smc-san-antonio/

Tucson/Gila Valley

Gary & Julie Lundstrom

SMC-TucsonGilaValleyAZGroup@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/smc-tus-gv/

Support Advisers

Layne & Sharon Rushforth

SMC-NASW-SA@churchofjesuschrist.org
More Details: https://seniormission.org/sa/

 

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Updated March 30, 2025