After serving as the Lead Pastor of churches in Eastman, GA and Birmingham, AL as well as Missions and Discipleship Pastor in Macon, GA, Keith led a small core of people to plant New City Church in the heart of downtown Macon, GA in January of 2008. With a love for downtown Macon and the Gospel, Keith and New City Church have made great investments in Macon, seeking to see Gospel transformation in the city.
Keith wears a number of hats serving as the Lead Pastor of New City Church downtown, an Area Leader for Acts 29 Georgia, the President of Board for The 567 Center for Renewal, and being heavily involved in downtown Macon’s renewal. He also loves his family much and enjoys riding motocross with his two sons, watching his daughter ride her horse and just hanging out with his wife, Amy. If you don’t find Keith downtown, you’ll find him with his family – or maybe you’ll find them all downtown!
Patrick grew up in Sharpsburg, GA and came to know Jesus and Jennifer at West Georgia College through the ministry of Campus Outreach. After serving in the Air Force, he lived for 12 years and served as a Youth Pastor and a Family Pastor. On hearing about the mission and vision of New City Church he moved his family to back to Georgia to be a part of what God was doing in Macon.
Patrick serves as an Elder and currently works as the Campus Pastor of New City’s newest Campus, Warner Robins. In his spare time you can find him on a date with his wife, playing with one of his 6 kids, or managing a roofing company. He takes great hope in the fact that though he is a great sinner, Christ is a great Savior.
After nearly 10 years serving as the Lead Pastor in established churches, Ryan felt God calling him to plant a new church. In partnership with New City Church downtown, Ryan and his family moved from Louisville, KY to Milledgeville, GA in May 2010 to begin the journey of planting New City Church Milledgeville. Ryan is a graduate of Brewton-Parker College and Southern Seminary.
Ryan’s primary role at New City Church Milledgeville is to lead the church in preaching, theological formation, and vision casting for the future. In his spare time, Ryan loves to be with his beautiful wife and three children, read, hunt, fish, and even play a little golf. He is also an avid Georgia Bulldogs football fan. Ryan is daily grateful to God that he gets the opportunity to serve Jesus through New City Church Milledgeville.
Greg grew up in Macon and began following Jesus about 14 years ago at the age of 18 when he started college at Mercer University. Though he had grown up in the church, it was not until college that the gospel really began to bear fruit in his life. Greg was involved with the planning and planting of New City Church downtown and has served in various capacities as needed, including leading and playing in the worship bands, serving with the family ministry, helping teach the Gospel Christianity class, serving on the leadership team, and leading a missional community group (MC). He and his MC serve the residents of the Macon Rescue Mission, where Greg preaches once a month. He began taking classes at Reformed Theological Seminary (Atlanta) in February 2009 to further pursue his love for God’s Word and to be better equipped for serving NCCd.
Greg and Wendy have enjoyed 10 years of marriage, and have two sons, Elijah (5) and Asa (3). Greg works for Mercer Engineering Research Center in Warner Robins as an aerospace engineer. A more complete testimony can be found at The Carpenters Project.