Our Team

 

Our Pastors

Pierce Gibson

Teaching Pastor

Pierce has been in pastoral leadership for the last 10 years and has served as the directional leader of teaching at New Story since 2023. Pierce earned his B.A. in Biblical Studies from Southwest Baptist University.
Pierce and his wife Alex have two growing boys that they love doing activities with. 
P.Gibson@NewStory.Church
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Jeremy Dykeman

Next Gen and Creative Pastor

Jeremy has served as the student and creative pastor at New Story for the past 6 years. He oversees all of our Next Gen ministries and Creative team. He received his B.A. in Pastoral Ministry and from Faith Baptist Bible College and has been in church leadership for the past 15 years.
He and his wife, Aubrey, enjoy travel and people. He loves Formula 1, hunting, music and playing competitive cornhole. 
J.Dykeman@NewStory.Church
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Dennis Thompson

Pastor Emeritus

Dennis has been a part of the pastoral leadership at New Story for almost 20 years and has been a pastor for the last 40 years. He serves as a part of the pastoral team to provide wisdom and insight as they lead together.
He works full time as a chaplain at the North KC hospital. He and his wife, Sandra, enjoy the home they've built together and their family.
D.Thompson@NewStory.Church
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Our Staff

Our staff is an integral part of our church. They lead the primary ministries that help make more and better followers of Jesus from our kiddos to adults.

Ashley Berry

Worship Director
A.Berry@NewStory.Church
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Jen Dickinson

KidStory K-6th Director
J.Dickinson@NewStory.Church
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Jennifer Grayson

KidStory 0-4 Director
J.Grayson@NewStory.Church
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Rosanna Macht

Administrative Assistant
R.Macht@NewStory.Church
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Josh Van Zyl

Financial Counseling Ministry
J.VanZyl@NewStory.Church
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Clint Williamson

Treasurer
C.Williamson@NewStory.Church
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Joel Ulrich

Tech Coordinator
J.Ulrich@NewStory.Church
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Our Deacons

Our deacons are servant leaders that are instrumental in meeting needs within the church and community. They take a service-oriented posture toward the church and care for the physical or temporal concerns of the church.

Isaac Grayson

Deacon of Grounds
I.Grayson@NewStory.Church
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Becky Nickle

Deacon of Compassion & Generosity
B.Nickle@NewStory.Church
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Scott Hughes

Deacon of Buildings
S.Hughes@NewStory.Church
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Josh Nickle

Deacon of Finances
J.Nickle@NewStory.Church
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Kristen Maxwell

Deacon of Events
K.Maxwell@NewStory.Church
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Kathy Conner

Deacon of Compassion & Generosity
K.Conner@NewStory.Church
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Our Pastoral Advisory Team

The Pastoral Advisory Team (PAT) exists to help protect the church and our pastors. They provide welcomed accountability to the pastors so that they remain healthy and maintain integrity. They assist in making decisions for the church and serve as a body to provide wisdom and insight. You can contact them by emailing them at PAT@Newstory.Church. This email is not monitored by the Pastors nor do they have access. Your email will be confidential to the PAT. 
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Shawn Conner

Rebekah Williamson

Mike Panjada

Josh Nickle

Kristen Maxwell

Mike Dickinson