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Our Staff & Leadership


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Chuck Newkirk

Chuck Newkirk, Senior Pastor

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  • At Church on Mill since 2009
  • Best thing about Church on Mill: The People!
  • Hobbies: Jeeping, traveling, scuba diving, hiking, playing with my kids
  • Must see movie: Gladiator
  • Favorite restaurant: PF Changs
  • Book that has challenged me the most besides the Bible: The Life You've Always Wanted by John Ortberg
  • Favorite bible verse: He must increase but I must decrease. John 3:30

Tad Skinner

Tad Skinner, Assoc. Pastor Counseling & Administration


  • At Church on Mill since 1997
  • Best thing about Church on Mill: You
  • Hobbies: Sports, running
  • Must see movie: The Natural
  • Favorite restaurant: Chez Katina
  • Book that has challenged me the most besides the Bible: The Osiris Complex
  • Favorite bible verse: It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1

Bill Heaton

Bill Heaton, Student Pastor


  • At Church on Mill since 1976
  • Best thing about Church on Mill: That it is a Bible believing and applying church. Also the great variety of ages and nationalities of those who are a part of Church on Mill.
  • Hobbies: Collecting Coke memorabilia and DVDs
  • Must see movie: Breakfast Club
  • Favorite restaurant: Garcia's Mexican Restaurant or Joe's Farm
  • Book that has challenged me the most besides the Bible: Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem, Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli
  • Favorite bible verse: Do not grow weary in doing good for at the proper time you will reap a harvest if you do not give up. Galatians 6:9

Andrea Heaton

Andrea Heaton, Preschool & Children's Ministry Coordinator


  • At Church on Mill since 1990
  • Best thing about Church on Mill: Diversity, grace
  • Hobbies: Reading, movies, travel
  • Must see movie: Cry, The Beloved Country, 1995
  • Favorite restaurant: Mexican restaurants usually, at the moment The Elephant Bar
  • Book that has challenged me the most besides the Bible: Men and Women in the Church by Dr. Sarah Sumner
  • Favorite bible verse: I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Ben Sanders

Ben Sanders, Missionary at Large


Kent Hardy

Kent Hardy, Leadership Team

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  • At Church on Mill since 1996
  • Best thing about Church on Mill: Focus on missions and a heart to follow God
  • Hobbies: Reading science fiction
  • Must see movie: Joe Versus the Volcano
  • Favorite restaurant: Serrano's
  • Book that has challenged me the most besides the Bible: The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
  • Favorite bible verse: But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them – yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10

Pat Nickel

Pat Nickel, Leadership Team

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  • At Church on Mill since 1977
  • Best thing about Church on Mill: Acceptance as family
  • Hobbies: Math and computer puttering
  • Must see movie: Signs
  • Favorite restaurant: Someburros
  • Book that has challenged me the most besides the Bible: Small Business For Dummies
  • Favorite bible verse: Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:1-2

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