Where the Lost are FOUND,

the FOUND are DISCIPLED,
and the DISCIPLED SERVE.
 
Meet Our Staff
Pastor Steve Barkey

Pastor Steve spent several years as a high school teacher and ten years as a youth pastor before God called him to "plant" a church and become a full-time senior pastor in 2003. He and his wife, Sharon have 2 daughters, Brianna and Brooke. He is a staunch Sparty but we try not to hold it against him!

Favorite saying: "Many hands make light work!" - the official church planter motto

Favorite hobbies: my family, MSU Athletics, Cincinnati Bengals football, cycling, PS2 football games

Favorite TV show: the Twilight Zone

Favorite music: a wide variety! everything from Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir to Praise & Worship music - I enjoy Chris Tomlin; mo-town stuff from 60s & 70s; Billy Joel, Bob Seger, the Eagles and other classic rock musicians.

 

  Pastor's most unforgettable moment: There are many, but right at the top (after my wedding day, and birth of my two daughters) was to baptize my daughter Brianna and my grandfather, Charles Bowman, in the same day at Stony Creek Lake!
   
RJ Helguera ,
Student Ministries/ Arts Director

RJ Helguera and his wife Beth exist to glorify God and to wholeheartedly serve his children. Their hope is that at their funerals, people will spend more time talking about how amazing God is than talking about them.



Life Verse : "...I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace." -Acts 20:24

Favorite hobbies: Dressing up, fancy dates, writing music, playing with his band "Look Out Gabe", working out, running, spending time with his wife, Guys Night!, flying kites, making YouTube videos, learning new instruments, talking to old people, uncomfortable situations, playing UNO, discovering new bands, hanging out with the homeless, ultimate frisbee, telling stories, Super Smash Bros, trying to become a computer nerd, building castles out of creamers and sugar packets at restaurants...

Favorite music: The kind where you can listen to the same song 27 times, and you are still finding new noises and textures you haven't noticed before.

Favorite TV Show: The Office, Monk, Psych, Heroes

Most unforgettable moment: I forget...