Our Team

Click the link below to view our list of ministry leaders and their contact information.

Nate has been the youth pastor at Newstart since he came on board in 2015. He is a 2009 graduate from Mount Vernon Nazarene University with a degree in youth ministry. Nate and his beautiful wife, Kristen, have been married since 2010 and have 3 young boys - Cole, Gage, and Brody. Kristen and Nate are currently foster parents and reside in the city of Delaware.

Desiree is a graduate (2002) of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. She has been on staff at Newstart since 2001 and is currently the Associate and Children's Pastor. Although Desiree was born and raised in Southern California, she is now a Buckeye fan who currently resides in Powell where she enjoys spending time with her church family and friends. Desiree's happy place is Lake Tahoe, where she grew up vacationing with her family

Greg is the founding pastor of Newstart Church. His greatest passion is teaching the truth of the Bible to people from any background and level of faith. He enjoys spending time with his family, friends and his Doberman, Tuco. His favorite activities are outdoors; backcountry backpacking, mountaineering, and training sport dogs. Greg is married to his college sweetheart, Mari, and lives in Powell. They have 2 grown sons (Colt and Zane) and 2 beautiful daughters-in-law (Brittany and Brooklyn). He holds a B.A. in Sociology, a Masters in Ministry, and is ordained through the Church of the Nazarene.

Dawn has been on staff since 2008 as the Director of Pastoral Care. She has a B.A. in Sociology from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Dawn and her husband, Mike, have 3 kids (Tanner, Morgan, and Mitchell), a daughter-in-law, Christy, and a beautiful grandson, Lyle.

Shelli has been on staff as the Administrative Assistant to the Lead Pastor since 2001. In addition to running the office and assisting Greg and the rest of the staff, Shelli plays the keyboard for the worship band on Sunday mornings. Shelli loves her job at Newstart, because not only are the rest of the staff amazing and creative people who love the Lord, they make work so much fun! Shelli has a B.A. in Communications from MVNU and resides in Westerville with her husband, Jim. Their family includes their daughter, Kayla, & her husband, Kyle, and their adorable daughter, Violet, and their son, Zach, and his wife, Sadie.