Leadership

Pastors & Staff

Ben Winford

Senior Pastor

       

Dustin Lucero

Associate Pastor - Family Ministries 

My Wife Makayla and I can’t wait  to shake hands and fellowship with you. We have 8 wonderful children together, Jun, David, Dalena, Audrianna, Ramone, Dakota, Zariah, and Rudy. We have been faithfully serving Jesus through multiple ministries in this community since we landed. We have a passion to bring the Good News to all people across all ages. I’m currently the Family Pastor and Makayla is the Children’s Minister. We’ve accepted God’s calling over our lives and have both completed our studies in the Foundations Ministry Development Program of the Biblical Leadership Center of the Church of God Prophecy. I’ve continued my studies and am currently attending Spirit and Life Seminary.

Stuart & Delmy Lam

Spanish Church Pastors

     We are Stuart and Delmy have been working faithfully as youth pastors for 17 years. Married on July 30, 2011 and have a bilingual family of three children, Isabella, Emma and Daniel. Delmy is originally from El Salvador and Estuardo is American, the son of Guatemalan parents. We felt the call of the Lord and completed our studies in the Foundations Ministry Development Program of the Biblical Leadership Center of the Church of God of Prophecy.

Joel and Faith Petersen

Discipleship Pastors

    We're Joel and Faith Petersen. We have been part of New Life Church since 2020 and part of the Church our whole lives! Both of us have been blessed to grow up knowing God and spending time in church - that’s even where we met as babies in the nursery. While we know that churches aren’t perfect, we also know that churches are the perfect place for people. That’s why we’re excited to help cultivate a culture, built on God’s word, where people can come to know Jesus and become like Him too. Whether in a small group, men’s or women’s ministries, or discipleship classes, there’s a place for everyone to
connect and grow at NLC.

Ali Pieken

Compassion Ministries Coordinator

Hello there, I'm Ali! I've been actively involved with New Life Church since 2016. Throughout my tenure, I've had the privilege of serving in numerous ministries, including women's ministry, youth ministry, worship team, adult small groups, and outreach. I'm blessed to have had a lifelong connection to a church community, being raised in church my entire life.
As the Compassion Ministry Coordinator, I'm responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the church's outreach, benevolence, and pastoral care initiatives, striving to model Christ's love through service, support those in need, and provide care for the church family. With deep roots in the Atlantic community, I'm eager to collaborate with individuals who share my passion for serving. Please feel free to contact me if you're interested in joining our serving teams.

    

Administrator 

    Church administration is spiritual service to the Body of Christ which involves the wise stewardship of God's resources for the accomplishment of the work of ministry.
The church administrator manages daily operations and coordinates the church calendar As well as maintaining the church's membership database, records, and supplies. Furthermore coordinating, planning, and executing church events. Altogether striving to uphold the organizational structure and facilitate effective communication within the church.
The gift of administration is an ancillary gift given in service to the mission of the church.

"So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church".
1 Corinthians 14:12