Meet The Pastor

Senior Pastor Dennis Diaz
Dennis has been serving the city of Las Cruces as Senior Pastor at Mesilla Park Community Church since 1993. A proud Aggie alumni, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from NMSU & a Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been in full-time ministry since 1980, serving with Campus Crusade for Christ/Athletes in Action & 11 years as a Youth Pastor prior to becoming the Senior Pastor of MPCC. Besides Jesus, Dennis' passions are his family & sports. A member of the NMSU Sports Hall of Fame, 'Big D' enjoys lifting weights, playing golf, basketball, throwing shot-put & discus in the senior olympics, football & watching sports, especially the Dallas Cowboys.