Meet our Staff

Daniel Surratt - Lead Pastor

Pastor Daniel and his family accepted the call to Central Church in April of 2022. Prior to that he served as lead pastor at LifeHouse Church in the Cleveland, Ohio area and as worship & discipleship pastor at Core Church in Broken Arrow before that.

Daniel has a passion to make the Word of God applicable to life. He uses a blend of humor and passion to communicate timeless truths in a modern context. He has a desire to see people in all stages of their faith journey take a next step toward Jesus.

In his down time, he loves playing guitar, trying new food, and hanging out with his wife Dianna and three children Olivia, Claire, and Andrew.

Jorge Arellano - Hispanic Ministries Director

Jorge is grateful for the opportunity to serve as Hispanic Ministries Director. Jorge and his family have been active members of Tulsa Central since mid-2013. He graduated from SNU with a BS in Business, OL, and a MA in Theological and Ministerial Studies from ONU.

Jorge was born and raised in California. Before coming to Tulsa Central, Jorge lived in the NE Mississippi area since 2005. Over the years, he has served in various ministry leadership roles. Jorge is grateful for all the wonderful learning experiences and service opportunities. He desires that others will know and experience God’s amazing grace and life-changing love in Christ Jesus.

Jorge and Jocelin have one daughter and two sons: Grace, Nathaniel, and Abdiel.

Christina Knight - Special Needs Pastor

Christina is our Pastor of Special Needs Ministries. She is a licensed minister who is pursuing ordination in the Church of the Nazarene. Christina is also a Certified Public Accountant and served as Tulsa Central’s church treasurer for twenty years. Since 2019 she has been Controller at Premier Community Services, a provider of community-based residential support services to people with developmental disabilities. Her other activities in the disabilities field include serving on the board of LeadLearnLive, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing college degree and certificate programs to Oklahoma for students with disabilities, and past volunteer experiences mentoring children and teens with special needs in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts and with the Broken Arrow Public Schools autism program.

Christina is blessed with two sons, Jeff and Timothy, who are now young adults. Her sons and two nephews have diagnoses on the autism spectrum. One son and a brother-in-law are diagnosed with intellectual disability.

It’s Pastor Christina’s heartfelt desire that all people with disabilities would have a place in the church, a place for spiritual instruction, care, and community; a place to grow, serve, love, and be loved. One of her favorite Bible verses is 1 Corinthians 12:27, “All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is part of it.”