Meet our team

Below is just a small part of our team, shared here so that you can connect with them and know more about who we are. We believe that every member is a minister and the real heroes are the volunteers who give their time, talent, and energy to passionately serving others. 

Pastors

About Ben

Ben Kimmell, Ph.D.

SENIOR PASTOR & ELDER
Dr. Ben Kimmell, grandson of charter Calvary member, Lena Murphy, began preaching at Calvary in October 2009. Pastor Ben graduated from the New Orleans... See More
About Don

Don Bishop

WORSHIP PASTOR & ELDER
Don is a gifted worship leader & has led worship at Calvary since 2001. He has toured professionally as a gospel music vocalist and leads a blended... See More
About Tristan

Tristan Edens

ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF STUDENTS
Tristan has filled a much-needed ministry position here at Calvary. He received his call to ministry from the Lord at church camp when he was 18. Since... See More

Board of Elders

About Austin

Austin Bishop

ELDER & YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTOR
Austin serves as our Youth Services Director, where he coordinates engaging youth programs for our youth and our collaborative youth group, UNITED Youth... See More
About Dwayne

Dwayne Searcy

ELDER & DIRECTOR OF LOCAL MISSIONS
Dwayne plays a pivotal role in shining the light of Christ into a spiritually darkened world by helping to create a culture of missions and missional... See More
About Ray

Ray Kellerman

ELDER & DIRECTOR OF CHURCH FELLOWSHIP
Ray works closely with our pastor and other coordinators and is responsible for planning and coordinating church-wide fellowship activities. He recruits... See More
About Jimmy

Jimmy Persons

ELDER & DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Jimmy leads our team of faithful volunteers that monitors and maintains the physical facilities on Calvary’s campus. With a broad range of skills... See More
About Steve

Steve Legge

ELDER & DIRECTOR OF SENIOR MINISTRIES
Bio coming soon...

Ministry & Support Staff

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Harvey

CHURCH SECRETARY
Elizabeth serves as Calvary's Secretary. She performs many clerical duties in the church office to ensure smooth operations for the church office and staff... See More
About Eli

Eli Dorman

MEDIA DIRECTOR
As Calvary's Media Director, Eli manages the social media accounts for the church, to provide our church family and the public with any information regarding... See More
About Alicia

Alicia Wilson

AWANA DIRECTOR
As Calvary's AWANA Director, Alicia coordinates the various classes and accommodates the teachers as needed to make sure the classes are... See More
About Laura

Laura Young

ASSISTANT AWANA DIRECTOR
As the Assistant AWANA Director, Laura assists the Director with any tasks that she may need help with. Laura also helps to make sure the kids are where they... See More
About Anna

Anna Kimmell

CALVARY KIDS DIRECTOR
Anna organizes and directs the Sunday Morning Calvary Kids Ministry. Working with our team of dedicated teachers, Anna directs both the pre-school and... See More
About Marti

Marti Lee

YOUTH ADMINISTRATOR
As the Youth Administrator for Calvary, Marti coordinates events and fundraisers, in collaboration with the Youth Committee. Marti also oversees the... See More
About Tony

Tony Cruce

LOCAL CARE TEAM COORDINATOR
With a local population often struggling different ways, Tony leads Calvary efforts to engage the underlying root causes of material poverty and spiritual... See More
About Dannielle

Dannielle Welch

TREASURER
As the Director of Finance for Calvary, Dannielle pays the monthly invoices; she also keeps track of the churches budget, and prepares monthly financial... See More
About Patricia

Patricia Jones

KITCHEN OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Patricia Jones has been the Kitchen Operations Director for the last several years. With a bright smile and tender heart, Ms. Patricia prepares... See More