Board MemberCaesar Rentie
Caesar is a Licensed Local Pastor for North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Prior to his leadership role he began his chaplaincy with MHS in 1992. He also served as Sr. Pastor for Acadia Park United Methodist 2003-2011.
He is currently an Associate Pastor for First United Methodist Mansfield where he serves in care ministries. He earned a BA from the University of Oklahoma in 1988; he majored in Communications, where he also played football for Barry Switzer and the Oklahoma Sooners. He attended Texas Christian University in 1997, Brite Divinity School where he received his Master of Theological Studies. He completed six units (2 years) of CPE.
In his former career, he played professional football in the NFL and in the world league of American football. During that time he played for the Chicago Bears, the New York New Jersey Knights, and the Birmingham Fire.
He is active in the community where he serves as a Board member for the Golden Cross Foundation, Pastoral Counseling Center, Project Transformation North Texas, and The Board of Visitors for Brite Divinity and he is the Chair of Desoto Police, Community, and Clergy. He is a Board member for the South Dallas Fair Park Faith Coalition Executive Committee, Advisory member of the Dallas Fort Worth Multi Faith Collaborative; he is a member of the African American Clergy Fellowship of the North Texas Conference and serves as a mentor for Big Brother Big Sister organization.
In his role as Vice President of MHS he oversees the Pastoral Care and Faith Community Nursing; he also serves on the Corporate Ethics Committee, Corporate Palliative Care Steering Committee and the Corporate Intentional Inclusion & Diversity Council. He is the husband to his lovely wife of Cynthia Rentie and the parent to three children Dennis, Carra and Chloe.