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Highland Lakes
campus

Meeting at Marble Falls Middle School
1511 Pony Dr

Marble Falls, TX 78654

Sunday services at 9am + 11am
Plan Your Visit

Highland Lakes Campus Office

101 N Hwy 281, Ste 200
Marble Falls, TX 78654


Please Note: We are a growing church, and each of our campuses is unique. While our Sunday services will be held at Marble Falls Middle School, our team will be working from our Highland Lakes Campus Office during the week.

A note from our campus pastor

With more people moving to the Highland Lakes area every year, it is becoming an increasingly thriving area where the Ridge wants to have an impact! We are launching our Highland Lakes Campus in the Marble Falls Middle School.

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Connect with Us

If you would like to speak with a Ridge team member about ways to get connected, please fill out our campus interest form, and we will be in touch soon!

Highland Lakes Interest Form
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NEXT at the Ridge

Plans for launching a campus in the Highland Lakes area

NEXT is our capital campaign to support the expansion of our campuses to provide environments for people to know, grow, and serve Jesus, both for those who currently attend the Ridge and for those who have yet to come to our church.


We are excited to serve the Highland Lakes area with our new campus. There are over 10,000 new home construction permits in the area, with many people driving over 45 minutes to our campuses each week.

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Highland Lakes Team

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  • Amy Sutherland

    Amy Sutherland

    Amy is a native Austinite and graduate of Baylor University. She is passionate about making church accessible and welcoming for all families. She is married to Bo, and they are raising three teenage girls, Trinity, Felicity and Charity. In their free time they enjoy traveling, hiking and exploring new restaurants. Amy is passionate about helping others identify their strengths and use them to serve others!

  • Andy Somers

    Andy Somers

    Andy was born in Dallas and grew up in Richardson, Texas. Blessed to have an enormous Young Life presence at his high school, Andy quickly discovered what following Jesus was all about. After high school, he attended Baylor University, graduating in 2005 from the business school with a degree in management. Following graduation, Andy moved back to Richardson and met his wife, Haley, soon thereafter. Andy and Haley married in 2008 and moved to Austin in 2011, where they began attending the Ridge. They have two amazing kids, Hudson and Peyton. You can see Andy most Sundays in the parking lot, where he co-leads the parking team for the Ridge. Outside of work and church, Andy enjoys fishing, golf, and traveling with his wife and kids.

  • Brad Thomas

    Brad Thomas

    Brad was born and raised in South Carolina. He attended Clemson University, where he graduated with a BS in Economics and then received his THM from Dallas Theological Seminary. He is married to Courtney, a Texas girl, and they have two young adult children, Lydia and Luke. They enjoy teaching the Bible, watching movies, being outside, and spending time together. As a father to Luke who has special needs, Brad has a compassionate understanding of others' circumstances. He has a great sense of humor, loves his Clemson Tigers, and enjoys sharing stories from his youth and family. As lead pastor of Austin Ridge since 2004, Brad focuses on teaching God's Word, setting the spiritual pace, and discerning God's vision and will for Austin Ridge.

  • Brooke Huber

    Brooke Huber

    Brooke was born and raised a Texan and graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Communication. She met her husband, Patrick, at the Ridge, and they have two beautiful daughters, QJ and Logan. She has loved watching what the Lord has done through the Ridge over the years and feels extremely blessed to be on staff here. She loves all things Disney, is an enneagram 7, and believes pineapples belong on pizza.

  • Bruce McDonald

    Bruce McDonald

    Bruce was born and raised in Southern California, and attended the University of Arizona, earning a BS in Business Management. Bruce has been married to his beautiful wife, Kimberly, for nearly 25 years, and they have two daughters, Katherine and Caroline. Bruce and Kimberly moved to Texas 24 years ago, and they enjoy traveling together, cooking, gardening, playing pickleball, skiing, and spending time with family and friends.

    Bruce loves his work as a leader at a specialty chemical company. He is involved with the PIVOT ministry, has lead D-Groups, and volunteers with the Pursuing Team at Austin Ridge. Bruce has a passion for Jesus and coming along side others in their journey.

  • Chris Larsen

    Chris Larsen

    Chris and his wife Sunni were both born and raised in Texas. They met while attending Baylor University, where Chris received a BA in Religion. He went on to get a Masters of Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. Chris has served in ministry in nearly every area of the church - Students, College, Singles, Small Groups, Men's Ministry, Church Planting Lead Pastor and, most recently, the Lead Teaching Pastor in the Pacific Northwest.

    Chris and Sunni have two adult children, a son who married his high school sweetheart and still lives in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a daughter who recently graduated from Baylor University and is living in Waco. For fun, Chris and Sunni like to drink coffee, cook and eat great food, exercise, and while Sunni loves running, Chris loves to play golf.

  • Dave Brandolini

    Dave Brandolini

    Originally from New Jersey, Dave has been on staff at the Ridge since 2010. In his role as Executive Pastor, Dave works alongside our Lead Pastor, Brad, to develop and implement the Ridge's purpose, vision, and strategy in all our ministries and campuses. Dave became a Christ Follower as a freshman in college and has served previously as a Student Ministry Pastor and Executive Pastor. Dave and Karen have two grown daughters and enjoy spending time with them, their sons-in-law, and their six grandchildren.

  • Don Ellsworth

    Don Ellsworth

    Born in New York and raised in Pennsylvania, Don's family relocated to San Diego so he could meet his beautiful wife, Becky. They are blessed with and entertained by their four married kids and kids-in-law, and awesome grandchildren. Don graduated from San Diego Christian College and Dallas Seminary. Don loves going on dates with his wife, anything at the beach, USC football, college football and basketball, Hula Hut, reading, and chocolate. As Missions Pastor, Don loves his job of helping the Ridge reach the unreached and serve the vulnerable in our city and around the world.