Pastor Phillip and his wife Paula have been in pastoral ministry for over 30 years. They have pastored in Hardin, LaRue, and Nelson counties. Phillip is originally from LaRue county and Paula is originally from Nelson county. Phillip has been a member of the NHCC staff for over 4 years.

Tanner is 25 years old. He received Master of Arts in Worship Leadership at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He is a graduate from Campbellsville University with a double major in Communications/ Public Relations and English. Tanner has a passion for discipleship and other than leading worship on a regular basis he enjoys writing content and running a blog to provide useful worship and church resources for other young pastors like himself. You can check out and read his weekly blog here: tannerroyalty.com

Marty has been Youth Pastor at New Hope since March, 2010. He is a 2005 graduate of Southern Seminary in Louisville and has been involved in youth and children's ministry since 1998. He also holds degrees from the University of Louisville and the University of Cincinnati. He and his wife Teresa live in Hodgenville with their children Zach and Maddie. 

Chris, 25, is originally from LaRue county and has actively been serving in ministry here in Hardin County for the past 5 years. He has a heart for making disciples of all nations, starting here in Elizabethtown, KY. Chris also works part time at Vibe, a local coffee shop where he has the chance to meet people from all walks of life and really see what the world looks like outside of the church walls. Chris desires to meet young adults right where they are and show them that Jesus still loves them.