Caroline Cupples
Caroline is helping us as a resident in our college ministry. She has been an incredible help to our team.
Winter Refresh
Join us for our Winter Refresh this January! We want to kick off the Spring semester with a weekend of worship, fellowship, rest, reflection, and teaching.This Refresh will be different than our usual retreats—you’ll go home Friday and Saturday nights to sleep in your own bed, then return to church Saturday morning. Our prayer is … Read more
Matt Tolander
Matt Tolander serves as Spiritual Formation Pastor and has called Austin home for more than 25 years. Before joining Midtown Church in 2017, Matt spent seven years as a college ministry practitioner and Bible teacher. Matt holds degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and Concordia University Texas. He loves music, film, traveling, and the Atlanta Braves.
Steven Flolid
Steven Flolid was born in the midwest before moving to Texas in 2009. He graduated from the university of Texas, married his highschool sweetheart, and joined Midtown the summer of 2017. Steven has been involved at Midtown in a variety of ways and always enjoys getting to meet new people. Community, discipleship, and joy are … Read more
Linda Bennighof
Linda really loves being a partner at Midtown. She enjoys living in close community with her church family and her tight-knit family here in Austin—her husband, Jeff, and their daughters, sons-in-law, and grandkids. Born and raised in Maryland, Linda went to Virgina Tech where she and Jeff met as fellow engineering students. Jeff played a … Read more
Isaiah Cruz
Isaiah was born in Austin and raised in central Texas. He began leading worship at 19 for Teen Community Bible Study in Walburg, TX where he met his wife Aimee. After a few years, Isaiah began leading his church in worship at Terranova Church in Georgetown, TX. Terranova graciously sent him on a six-month worship … Read more
Alex Ralston
Alex was born and raised in Houston where he met his future wife, Leanne, in high school Chemistry class. After graduating from West Point, Alex served as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army before moving to Austin in 2014. Alex and Leanne discovered Midtown when the church was still meeting at Bryker Woods Elementary … Read more
Kari Chevalier
Kari graduated from the University of Maryland (Fear the Turtle!) in 2009 with a degree in Elementary Education. At UMD, Kari was a competitive cheerleader and most importantly met her husband, Josh. Right after college, Josh and Kari got married and made their way to Austin. They currently live in Mueller and are proud parents … Read more
Lauren Flolid
After graduating from Baylor University, Lauren moved to Austin with her husband, Steven, and began her career as a CPA. She connected with Midtown and quickly became an active part of the church community as well as a kids ministry volunteer. In 2025, God stirred Lauren’s heart to step into leadership of Kidtown, Midtown’s kids … Read more
Austin Hill
Austin Hill started following Jesus in 8th grade through the Confirmation process at the Lutheran church where he grew up. He moved to Austin in 2011 to start school at UT and got connected to Hill Country Bible Church UT right away. He got plugged in with a discipleship group and began serving on the … Read more