Meet Our Team
New Life is a staff-led church and operates under a church board form of governance. Learn more here.
Favorite Song: Firm Foundation by Maverick City
Fun Fact: He loves mariachi music – it’s so happy!
Favorite Song: The Boys of Summer by Don Henley
Fun Fact: She loves video games and ended up meeting her husband for the first time on Xbox Live; the game they met on was “Destiny.”
Favorite Song: Little Bird by Jonas Brothers
Fun Fact: There is titanium in his head.
Favorite Song: So Will I by Hillsong UNITED
Fun Fact: She has a tattoo on the bottom of her foot.
Favorite Song: You Make My Dreams Come True by Hall & Oates
Fun Fact: Obsessed with movies from the 80’s and 90’s. Favorite: Father of the Bride
Favorite Song: I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty
Fun Facts: Plays D&D with his kids and puts more lights on his Christmas tree than airports use on their runways!
Favorite Song: King of the Jungle by Steven Curtis Chapman
Fun Fact: Whenever she does jigsaw puzzles, she pretends to be in a timed competition.
Favorite Song: So Will I by Hillsong UNITED
Fun Fact: She has been hit by a bus.
Favorite Song: Revolutionary by Josh Wilson
Fun Fact: He is a Sasquatch enthusiast.
Favorite Song: The Greatest Man I Never Knew by Reba McEntrie.
Fun Fact: Her nickname is “Little Evil” and rides a red motorcycle.
Favorite Song: By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North.
Fun Fact: She loves hiking! She’s climbed 15 high peaks in the Adirondacks and plans to do more.
Favorite Song: Prodigal by Josiah Queen
Fun Fact: His favorite hobby is shooting film photography.
Favorite Song: Lovely Day by Bill Withers
Fun Fact: She shares a birthday with Ernie from Sesame Street.
New Life is part of the Genesis Conference in the Free Methodist Church USA.
The FMC is distinct from United Methodist & other Methodist denominations.
Board of Administration
Our Board is responsible for major directional, budget, and policy decisions. The Board is made up of the Lead Pastor and four to six New Life Partners who provide guidance and accountability in the areas of holiness, leadership, and finances. Each lay Board Partner serves a three-year term. New partners are nominated by a nominating committee and approved by church partnership via an up-or-down vote at our Annual Partner Meeting.
Our Lead Pastor oversees the staff team, seeking God and wise counsel for vision, direction, and strength. Under his or her direction, the staff leads the ministries, makes decisions, and trains volunteers to implement New Life’s mission and vision daily.
As part of our commitment to creating safe places for Healing Conversations, our Church Board and staff are available by email to anyone who needs to make an appointment to discuss a church hurt, past or present.
Board Members
Kevin Webb – Board Chair, [email protected]
Mike Blachek – Finance Lead, [email protected]
Christopher Marvin – Secretary, [email protected]
Cristina Flores-Meyer – Person of Prayer, [email protected]
Designated Reporters
A part of New Life’s commitment to Healing Conversations.
Church Hurt Happens. We are committed to processing through it together.
We define church hurt as a specific pain resulting from actions taken by churches, church leaders, and churchgoers inside the confines of the church community. But God’s beautiful truth is that we do not have to stay in suffering.
If you are feeling church hurt from New Life, or even a previous church that you attended, we are committed to processing through this together, starting with Healing Conversations.
What are Healing Conversations?
At New Life, we believe that God has laid out a plan to help individuals grow from pain. Our formula for Healing Conversations is simple: to listen. We want people to be heard and seen. Healing Conversations are not meant to be “one and done” but are meant to begin a pathway toward forgiveness, resolution, and/or reconciliation when possible.
Who can you talk to?
In order to create safe places for Healing Conversations, those experiencing church hurt are invited to reach out to our pastors, staff, or church board, who are available by email to anyone who needs to make an appointment. You may also call our offices at 607-785-8579 to set up an appointment.
We acknowledge that it is important to have peple to talk to that are outside of our organizational structure, and for that reason, we have appointed a member of our congregation as Designated Reporter. This individual was vetted and is familiar with New Life’s culture over the years, under multiple Lead Pastors.