Darwin Burks
Pastor Burks was born in Jasper, TX in 1974, never realizing that he would return 28 years later to help plant a church in the very city in which he was born. But that is exactly what happened!
He began his ministry at the age of sixteen. After graduating from high school in 1992, he evangelized for five years. Then he and his new bride moved to California to attend Christian Life College. During his time there, Pastor Burks served as Student Body President two years and graduated at the top of his class while earning his Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Theology.
In 2002, he came to Jasper to help plant New Life Church. Since that time, God has richly blessed! Our Pastor has led this church to become a worshipping, revival church. We have seen many great things in the past sixteen years and great things are still happening!
In addition to pastoring New Life Church, Pastor Burks serves as the District Secretary of the North American Missions board of the Texas District UPCI.
Eric & Bethany Davis
Bro. Eric Davis started his ministry at the age of twenty-two. Shortly after, he married Sis. Bethany and they now have two beautiful daughters, Edyn and Jesse. He is a Local Licensed minister of the Texas District UPCI and has grown into a tremendous preacher and ministers often in area churches. He has bought in whole heartedly to the vision of New Life Church and is used often in leading worship and preaching in our local assembly as well as assisting Pastor Burks in various ministerial responsibilities.
Sis. Bethany holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education and is a school teacher at Newton Elementary school. She also directs Signs of New Life.
In addition, they both serve on LIFEline Youth Committee! We are blessed to have them on our team.
Wesley Stanley
Bro. Wesley Stanley is an Associate Minister at New Life Church and serves as an officer on our church board. He is also involved with leading service, sharing in the pulpit responsibilities through great preaching and teaching, and assisting Pastor Burks in various other ministerial responsibilities.
In addition, he is the director of New Life Discipleship ministry. He and his wife Sis. Angie Stanley are instrumental in helping to ground our new babes in Christ and preparing them for future involvement and leadership in the church. We are privileged to have Bro. Stanley on our team!
Nolan & Jennifer Hill
Bro. Nolan and Sis. Jennifer Hill are the directors of our New Beginnings ministry at New Life Church. They are responsible for organizing and directing social and spiritual events for our young couples as well as organizing and orchestrating several main events throughout the year. Notable mentions are the New Beginnings Marriage Seminar and New Beginnings New Years Eve Social.
In addition, Bro. and Sis. Hill serve as alternate members of our LIFEline Youth Committee. Bro. Hill attended Texas Bible College, serves on the Prison Ministry team, and shares in leading service and various other ministerial responsibilities. Sis. Hill also serves on Signs of New Life worship team. We are blessed and honored to have them on our team!
Jody & Monica Suchanek
We are blessed to have Bro. Jody and Sis. Monica Suchanek leading LIFEline Youth Ministry here at New Life Church.
They are responsible for conducting youth services and LIFEline Connect activities biweekly as well as sharing teaching responsibilities in our LIFEline Sunday School class.
In addition, they organize and orchestrate multiple trips and youth events throughout the year. They have a tremendous burden to see the youth of Jasper, TX impacted by the gospel. We are thankful they are on our team. The future is bright for LIFEline! .
Angie Stanley
Sis. Angie Stanley was raised in a minister’s home. Her father was a North American Missionary and started several churches. This has helped to prepare her uniquely for work in the kingdom. Sis. Angie is currently three classes shy of earning her Associates in Child and Family Development. She currently holds TDFPC Child Care license for the state of Texas.
We are excited to see God use her greatly in our LIFEkidz Children’s Ministry! She is assisted by a wonderful team of teachers that provide foundational teaching every Sunday Morning. In addition to Sunday-School, periodoic outings, and various awards ceremonies, LIFEkidz has children’s church that involves singing, puppets, and interactive worship. We also have our annual LIFEkidz Children’s Crusade in the fall that has proven to be the highlight of the year!
Sis. Angie is also a talented singer, as well, and is a member of our NLC praise team. Her talents and anointing are truly appreciated! The future is bright for LIFEkidz!
Lauralee Burks
Sis. Lauralee is our Pastor’s wife but she is also a talented singer and musician. She graduated at the top of her class from Christian Life College with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Applied Piano. She has developed a powerful music ministry at New Life Church. Our praise team is talented but, most of all, they are anointed under her direction! We are so thankful for the excellence at which she directs our Music Ministry.
Sis. Lauralee has also earned her Bachelor of Science in Human Development with a minor in Education. She was an elementary school teacher for 5 years. She is now the mother of 3 energetic boys and serves full-time at New Life Church. We thank her for her sacrifice and efforts thus far and we are excited about the future of the New Life Church music ministry!
Sidney & Pansy Dalton
Bro. and Sis. Dalton are pillars of our church. Bro. Sidney is a trustee and a board member of NLC. He is a tremendous man of character and stability that offers sound advice and solid support. Sis. Pansy is a Local Licensed minister of the Texas District UPCI and also serves as our church secretary and assists often with the teaching and preaching responsibilities. Her service is invaluable and greatly appreciated.
Together, they serve as directors of our Silver Eagle Ministry. This includes those in our church who are young at heart but happen to be over the age of 55. They organize events and times of fellowship that involves food, fellowship, singing, and devotions. We appreciate the Daltons and their faithfulness to the kingdom!
Floyd & Christina Peters
For some time, we had seen the need to reach out in our community to the Veterans and wounded warriors. Eight years ago, the Lord opened a door to witness to the Peters family. They were soon filled with the Holy Ghost and baptized in Jesus Name!
As they began to grow in the Lord, we noticed a passion that was surfacing in their lives. Floyd, a twenty-four year veteran, had a burden for the brave men and women of the military. Sis. Christina, also a New Life Nursery volunteer, was raised in a military home. Their background gave them a unique insight into the needs of service men and women.
We appointed them to serve and since that time our Veteran’s Ministry has blossomed. Each year on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and especially Veteran’s Day, NLC celebrates the men and women who have served our country. Our Veteran’s Service is a highlight of the year and currently holds the record attendance for New Life Church in sixteen years of existence! They organize and orchestrate a Veteran's Fishing Tournament every year as well.
In addition to these services, Floyd and Christina faithfully provide access to the pertinent and often illusive information on benefits for which our veterans are entitled. Thanks goes out to the Peters family for their creative, informative, and consistent dedication to the veterans and wounded warriors of Jasper, Newton, and Tyler Counties!
Kim Myrick
Sis. Kim Myrick serves as an administrative assistant to Pastor Burks.
In addition to her responsibilities as Administrative Assistant, Sis. Kim’s handprint is on most everything that happens at NLC. From mail-outs, fliers, attendance records, service schedules, media appropriations, and many other general needs of the church.
She is married to Kelly Myrick and they have two beautiful daughters, Paisley and Linkyn. She is a talented pianist and an anointed singer on the New Life Praise Team as well. We are so thankful for her continued selfless service for the kingdom!
Todd & Tara Hall
Bro. Todd and Sis. Tara Hall serve has our directors of Guest Relations at New Life Church. They have two wonderful sons, Tristan and Talton, both of which are full of the Holy Ghost and an integral part of LIFEline Youth and Hyphen Ministries.
When you come to New Life Church for the first time, our goal is for you to have a positive and enjoyable experience. More than likely, the first faces you will see are Bro. and Sis. Hall or one of their team members. We encourage you to allow them to make your visit a pleasurable one. Bro. Todd and Sis. Tara are here to help you with any questions you may have or assistance you may need.
Cecil & Leah Wade
Bro. Cecil and Sis. Leah Wade serve as the directors of our New Life Bible Quizzing program. In addition to his involvement in Bible Quizzing, Bro. Cecil is also one of our ministers in the church and often leads service and shares the teaching and preaching responsibilities at NLC. The Wades also serve on LIFEline Youth Committee as well.
He and Sis. Leah, who holds a BA in Social and Criminal Justice are doing a fantastic job instilling the word into the hearts of children and youth. Their efforts will certainly have an eternal impact!
We are thrilled that Bible Quizzing has become a part of the fabric of NLC. There is no greater effort in the kingdom than to help our LIFEkidz and LIFEline youth hide the word of God in their hearts! We are blessed to have the Wades on our team.
Ladonna Metcalf
Sis. Ladonna Metcalf serves as our Guest Ministry Care provider. She educates herself on the likes and needs of scheduled guest ministry. Based on that knowledge, she prepares gift baskets and other amenities for our visiting ministers and their families.
Sis. Metcalf serves with excellence and her gifting in this area communicates a love for the ministry that New Life Church has in a very tangible way. Love is our motivation and first class hospitality is our way of showing it. No one does this better than Sis. Ladonna Metcalf! We are blessed to have her on our team.
Justin Morgan
Bro. Justin Morgan serves as our director of Prison Ministry at New Life Church. He is married to Sis. Ruby Morgan who serves on our LIFEkidz Children's Ministry team.
Bro. Morgan is certified through Christian Prisoner Fellowship which operates under the auspices of the North American Missions department of the UPCI. He and his team have also completed the TDJC training course for the state of Texas.
Bro. Morgan and his team are currently working in the Glen Ray Goodman Unit of the state prison system here in Jasper as well as Hardin County jail.
They have taught courses and awarded completion certificates to hundreds of inmates. Many have been baptized and filled with the Spirit due to their efforts. This ministry also offers opportunity for our ministers in training to gain experience through teaching and preaching.
In addition to serving as director of our Prison Ministry. Bro. Morgan is also a part of the ministry staff and assists in leading services and sharing in the pulpit responsibilities of New Life Church. We are blessed to have him as a part of our team!
Daniel Campbell
Bro. Daniel Campbell serves as director of Sound and Video production for New Life Church and serves in ministry, helping to lead service and share in the pulpit responsibilities. He is married to Sis. Leah Campbell who serves on our LIFEkidz Children's Ministry team.
In addition to operating sound, he and his team organize and orchestrate the video and audio recordings of all services. He does an excellent job with this vital ministry.
In addition to his services as the director of Sound and Video production, he also serves on our Prison Minstry team and is the primary teacher at Hardin County Jail. We are blessed to have him on our team.
Aimee Stanley
Sis. Aimee serves as our director of media production for our live services. Currently a student at Texas Bible College, she has a passion for missions and hunger for learning.
In addition to serving as our media director, Sis. Aimee also is an integral member of our LIFEline Hyphen Ministry.
She and her team are serving with excellence! We're blessed to have her on our team.