Our History
OurCalling began in 2001 with Wayne and Carolyn Walker, and a group of Christian volunteers, who had a heart to serve the Dallas homeless. They began by serving meals to the homeless and conducting Bible studies. It quickly became apparent that their new friends needed much more than food and a prayer, they needed community. To help scale their efforts, OurCalling was incorporated as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) in 2009.
In 2011, OurCalling began renting a little building on Haskell Avenue to host Bible studies and feed the homeless. The building proved to be too small for the number of people who frequented the building each day seeking services, so in 2017 after considerable renovation and construction, OurCalling’s new facility opened on Cesar Chavez and set the stage for today’s impact on the homeless community.
Leadership

Wayne Walker

Carolyn Walker

Tori Thompson

Juliana Williams

Ed Johnson

Rodney Lara

Jad Dagher
Team Members

Rainer Bantau

Melody Brunner

Melissa Davis

TJ Detwiler

Ali Hendricksen

Tommy Lee Jones

Andrew Lallerstedt

Diane Pugh

Lanette Taylor-Saenz

Fahdel Scriven

Charles Udoh

Brandon Wallace

Zane Wittrock

Julia Harper

Abel Alonzo

Kelci Barker

Kaela Bell

Jason Benningfield

Malcolm Bernstine

Kenzie Bieganski

Levi Bieganski

Blake Blakemore

Newell Blakemore

Wanda Bolton-Davis

Terra Carden

Susie Castro

Eric Clay

Tina Cobb

Beth DeBerry

Troy Depue

Paulo Dorsey

Emily Duke

David “Deacon” Hethcock

Lekevie Johnson

Shelby Jones

David Jones

Tabitha Keel

Kristen Cortez

Kendrick Lawrence

Gladys Lowry

Marshall Mack

Josh Mitchell

Shawn Newsome

Megan Oates

EJ O’Neal

Jill Phillips

Ashley Pugh

Sheldon Russell

Shannon Silva

Ty Traylor
