First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Selects ITECS for Cybersecurity

First Presbyterian Church of Dallas has selected ITECS to strengthen its cybersecurity and provide ongoing managed security, working alongside the church's own IT administrator, Paul Hernandez. The engagement follows an independent assessment against the CIS Controls, a widely used set of cybersecurity safeguards, and turns its recommendations into an implementation plan.

For the 170-year-old downtown congregation, the arrangement adds security specialists while preserving the knowledge and relationships of its in-house IT administrator. ITECS will carry out the remediation project and remain involved through ongoing protection, support and monthly reporting to church leadership.

A downtown institution with a broad community mission

Founded in 1856, First Presbyterian Church of Dallas is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The church is at 1835 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201. Its 1913 sanctuary is a Dallas Landmark. The church's ministries include The Stewpot, established in 1975 to serve people experiencing homelessness and poverty, FPC Day School and Encore Park.

Churches and nonprofits often ask small IT teams to support a wide range of activities. Donor and member information, school records and online giving all create responsibilities for protecting access and keeping services available. An outside security partner can add capacity while the organization's own administrator remains involved.

From assessment to a signed plan

The church issued a formal request for proposals and selected ITECS through a competitive process. The agreement and its scope of work were signed on September 14, 2026, with Controller Kenneth Wilson signing for the church.

The CIS Controls provide prioritized safeguards for strengthening cybersecurity. In this engagement, the assessment informed eight areas of work. The project is intended to put improvements into practice and establish ongoing security responsibilities.

Eight coordinated workstreams

The network refresh leads the project, with cloud productivity and backup work progressing in parallel. This sequence coordinates related work without waiting for every project activity to finish before strengthening other areas.

Working with the church's IT administrator

Paul Hernandez remains the church's technical partner. ITECS adds a dedicated delivery and account team: Marc Dunbar leads delivery, and Jordan Emerle manages the account. Monthly progress reports give church leadership a regular view of the work and ongoing services.

The model gives the church additional security capacity without replacing its administrator. For other nonprofits with a small internal team, that distinction matters: outside expertise can support the people who already understand the organization.

Ongoing protection and clearly defined support

The ongoing agreement includes 24/7 managed detection and response across the church's devices through our MDR partner, server management, cloud productivity and server backups, and security awareness training with monthly phishing tests. It also includes a quarterly allocation of support hours and monthly reports.

Continuous threat detection and response is delivered through the MDR partner. Hands-on support follows the agreed allocation and terms. Together with regular reporting, those defined responsibilities give church leadership an ongoing security relationship beyond the initial project.

About First Presbyterian Church of Dallas

First Presbyterian Church of Dallas is a downtown congregation with a history of worship, education and community service. Learn more about the church and its ministries at fpcdallas.org.

About ITECS

Founded in 2002, ITECS provides managed IT, cybersecurity, cloud hosting and technology consulting. Its cybersecurity consulting and remediation services help organizations turn assessment priorities into coordinated action and ongoing security management.