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Leadership & Staff

Pastoral Staff

Senior Pastor | Matt Kuiken
Associate Pastor, Youth & Families | Josh Hjemvick
Associate Pastor, Adult Ministries | Brian Wood

Staff

Church Administrator | Billy Marino
Administrative Assistant | Tara Maney
Director, Children’s Ministry | Julie Clark
Asst. Director, Children’s ​Ministry | Melanie Henry
Community ​Life Coordinator/Asst. Director, Youth Ministry | Jenn Hartsell
Director, Outreach & ​Orphan Care | Courtney McKeown
Director, Women’s Ministry | Pamela Mumford
Director, Music Ministry & ​Organist | Trip McGill
Church Hostess | Barbie Harwell
Maintenance Supervisor | Mike Watson
Director, Children’s Music ​Ministry | Milette Oden

Church Leadership


Matt Kuiken, Moderator | Josh Hjemvick, Vice Moderator | Brian Wood, Associate Pastor of Adult Ministry | Aaron Radford, Pastoral Intern | Nick Costanzo, Pastoral Intern | Billy Marino, Church Administrator
2025: Micah Bomgaars, Ellis Fisher, Shawn Hubers, Gene Martin, Truscott McLear
2026: Bill Hayes, Ken Henry, David C. Smith, Gary Miller, David Smith, III
2027: Robert Adams, Adam Forbes, Walter Payne, Bob Rouse, Joe Summerville
2028: Randy Mumford, Phil Painter, Wes Phillips, Eric Riley, Jeff Stowe
2029: Jerry Best, Fred Caldwell, John Connor, Andy Dyksterhouse, John Kelly


2025: John Connor
2026: TBD
2027: Bruce Trefz
2028: David W. Smith !!!


2025: Tom Balsom, Brian Cerilli, Dustin Clark, Will Henry, Wes McCall, Josh White.
2026: Mike Harwell, Hunter Heavener, Billy Israel, Andy Larson, Andrew Quinley, Jeremy Snyder.
2027: Zach Barfield, Jason Fickling, Todd Friday, Ben Hechler, Jack Lear, Bill Lindquist.
2028: Butch Boyd, Kyle Hobson, Nick King, Tim Morrow, Michael Nunn, John Wharton


President: Walter Payne
Secretary: Gene Martin
Treasurer: Jerry Best
Asst. Treasurer: Claire Wilson

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Address

317 S Chester St, Gastonia, NC 28052

PO Box 550545 Gastonia, NC 28055

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