Robert R. Haynes, has served and led New Life Community as pastor and elder since November, 1985. The Lord Jesus has blessed New Life Community under his leadership with many new believers and significant growth and renewal. Most of the growth has come through evangelism. About 75% of our current membership are "home grown" disciples. Robert and his wife Connie both graduated from Mid South Bible College (now Crichton College in Memphis, TN) in 1979. They have 3 grown children.
New Life Community is blessed to have Dr. Steven J. Ottolini as a spiritual father and apostle providing oversight and impartation to us as well as our other churches in the United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India, and Guatemala. Dr. Ottolini is a graduate of The University of Tulsa, The International Christian Leadership Programme in Bradford, North Yorkshire, England (led by Bryn Jones, Keri Jones, Arthur Wallis, and David Matthew), Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri with a M.A. in Theology, and he also graduated with a PhD in Theology from Trinity Seminary in New Burgh, Indiana. He and his wife Molly have 3 grown children.