Meet the Staff

Kelly Barcol – Lead Pastor

  • Place of Birth:  Covington, KY
  • Birth Day: November 15
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Favorite Valdosta Restaurant:  Beef O’Brady’s
  • Favorite movie/s: The Count of Monte Cristo
  • Favorite TV show: Ultimate Fighting Championships
  • Most listened to CD/MP3’s: Toby Mac
  • Hobbies: Mixed Martial Arts
  • Something weird you like to eat: Raw Horse Radish

Polly Barcol – Life Ministries

  • Place of Birth: Paris, KY
  • Birthday: May 15
  • Marital Status: married
  • Favorite Valdosta Restaurant: Roadhouse
  • Favorite movie/s: The Notebook
  • Favorite TV show: Smallville
  • Most listened to CD/MP3’s: Worship
  • Hobbies: traveling, movies
  • Something weird you like to eat: bananas with miracle whip

Jonathan Groover – Music Minister

  • Place of Birth: Thomasville, GA
  • Birthday: August 7
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Favorite Valdosta Restaurant: Royal Buffet
  • Favorite movies: Lord of The Rings
  • Favorite TV show: 24
  • Most listened to CD/MP3’s: King’s X
  • Hobbies: Music, Reading
  • Something weird you like to eat: Thai Spicy Salad

Nikki Farmer – Office Administrator

  • Place of Birth:Surrey, England
  • Birthday: January 13
  • Marital Status: Married to Eric
  • Favorite Valdosta Restaurant: Chili’s
  • Favorite movie/s: You’ve Got Mail
  • Favorite TV show: Friends/Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Most listened to CD/MP3’s: Stereophonics
  • Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Hangingout with Eric & Will
  • Something weird you like to eat: Tuna Sandwich with Ketchup and Mayo

Chris King – Directions Pastor

  • Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Tx
  • Birthday: February 12
  • Marital Status: Married to April
  • Favorite Valdosta Restaurant: You decide!
  • Favorite movie/s: Star Wars
  • Favorite TV show: The Office, Legend of the Seeker & Chuck
  • Most listened to CD/MP3’s: Gungor, Lecrae, and The Fray
  • Hobbies: Reading, Movies,  Fantasy Football, Video Games, and Exercising!
  • Something weird you like to eat: Leftovers

Todd Mican – Family Pastor

  • Place of Birth: Roseburg, Oregon
  • Birthday: April 26
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Favorite Valdosta Restaurant: Beef O’Brady’s
  • Favorite movie/s: Tron, The Great Debaters
  • Favorite TV show: None
  • Most listened to CD/MP3’s: Jeremy Camp
  • Hobbies: Mountain Bike, Basketball
  • Something weird you like to eat: Raspberry filled powdered donuts with buttermilk and bacon and peanut butter sandwiches

Josh McLemore – Student Pastor

(6th – 12th Grade)

  • Place of Birth: Albany, GA
  • Birthday: December 19
  • Favorite Valdosta Restaurant: Royal Buffet
  • Favorite movies: Braveheart, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings
  • Favorite TV show: House
  • Most listened to CD/MP3’s: Nickel Creek, Relient K, Dragonforce, Flogging Molly
  • Something weird you like to eat: Calamari (squid)
  • Hobbies: Video games (Guitar Hero and most role playing games like Final Fantasy), Music, Reading a good book (I try to always have one that I’m reading.
Kristal Henley

Kristal Henley – Nursery Pastor

(Infants 0-1 and Toddlers 1-2)

  • Place of Birth: Hahira, GA
  • Birthday: March 8
  • Favorite Valdosta Restaurant: Old Time Buffet
  • Favorite movies: Dirty Dancing
  • Favorite TV show: Days of Our Life
  • Most listened to CD/MP3’s: Shouting Down The Aisles
  • Something weird you like to eat: I don’t eat anything that looks or smells weird
  • Hobbies: Being with my hubbie and kids, playing and coaching  basketball and softball