
Ministry Team Leaders
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Nate Porter
Equipping Pastor
Nate is one of the three co-pastors at Newstart and came on board in 2015. Nate and his beautiful wife, Kristen, have been married since 2010 and have three young boys - Cole, Gage, and Brody. Kristen and Nate are currently foster parents and reside in the city of Delaware. He is a B.A. in Youth Ministries, is a 2009 graduate from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, and is ordained through the Church of the Nazarene.
Nate Serves:
SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Young Adults
Family
Teens
Children's
Seniors
Marriage
Family
Teens
Children's
Seniors
Marriage
OUTREACH & ASSIMILATION
Hospitality
Care Ministries
Care Ministries
OPERATIONS
Digital Church
Communications
Communications
Desiree Caluza
Equipping Pastor
Desiree is one of the three co-pastors at Newstart and has been on staff since 2001. Although she 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. She holds a B.A. in Christian Education, is a graduate (2002) of Mount Vernon Nazarene University, and is ordained through the Church of the Nazarene.
Desiree Serves:
SPIRITUAL FORMATION
OUTREACH & ASSIMILATION
OPERATIONS
Life Groups
Financial Peace University
Faith Coaching
Serving Team Onboarding
Prayer Team
Financial Peace University
Faith Coaching
Serving Team Onboarding
Prayer Team
Community Events
Lead Support Staff
Facility Use Coordination
Giving Records
Database
Facility Use Coordination
Giving Records
Database
Greg McNichols
Equipping Pastor
Greg is the founding pastor of Newstart Church and is one of the three co-pastors. 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 two dogs. 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), 2 beautiful daughters-in-law (Brittany and Brooklyn), and one adorable grandson, Lennix. He holds a B.A. in Sociology, a Masters in Ministry, and is ordained through the Church of the Nazarene.
Greg Serves:
SPIRITUAL FORMATION
OUTREACH & ASSIMILATION
OPERATIONS
Preaching Team
Worship Band
Worship Band
Sports, Rec, & Fitness
International Missions
Local Compassionate Ministries
International Missions
Local Compassionate Ministries
Church Board
Finance Team
Building & Grounds
Tech Team
Finance Team
Building & Grounds
Tech Team
Dawn Jessup
Ministry Team Leader
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 Ledford
Office Administrative Assistant
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.