New Life Church is committed to working alongside others to bring the hope of Jesus to Greater Little Rock area and to see our community changed forever.

Greater Little Rock

Kelsey Payton

Kelsey Payton has called New Life Church her home since 2008. She and her husband, Brandon, have a heart for the people of Little Rock and the surrounding areas. She coordinates life group leader recruitment, training, and placement. She builds new systems and initiatives for the GLR life groups and coordinates life group launches for the state. Her passion is helping individuals find the best groups (and best friends) for their stages of life.

kpayton@newlifechurch.tv

Greater Little Rock

Seth & Kendra Tomboli

Seth and Kendra Tomboli met at the NLC Conway campus in 2014 while serving in Elevation at the Conway campus. Shortly after, they got married and felt God call them to the GLR campus to help pastor high school students. The Tombolis are in love with the vision of New Life and are very passionate about the next generation and developing leaders. Their lives are full of young people and they love it, but they also very much enjoy quality time with their golden retriever, Ace. 

stomboli@newlifechurch.tv

Greater Little Rock

Turner & Jade Moore

Turner and Jade Moore have been married since 2011 and now have four adorable kids. They are sold out to the vision of New Life Church and have a huge heart to see the students of Four Twelve establish their identity in Christ in this phase of their life. They love family and desire for people to know that they belong no matter what!

tmoore@newlifechurch.tv

Greater Little Rock

Aaron & Kristy Henson

Kristy and Aaron met in 2002 and now have two amazing boys. After serving in children’s ministry at the Greater Little Rock campus for eight years, they came on staff as the Kid Life Pastors. Kristy and Aaron enjoy being with their boys, entertaining at their home, and are passionate about family discipleship and God’s Word. They love their city, their church, and how God is using them to reach the parents and kids of Arkansas.

khenson@newlifechurch.tv

Greater Little Rock

Mark & Jari Davis

Mark and Jari are discipleship pastors and have attended NLC since 2011. They came to New Life and have since become more and more involved in life-giving community. They are parents of four grown children (and their dog named Briggs). Mark and Jari are intentional about encouraging the people of the Church to understand and apply the Bible as they love the people around them.

mark.davis@newlifechurch.tv

Greater Little Rock

Tommy & Amber Hunt

Tommy Hunt has been a part of the New Life family since the very first service in February 2001. In 2013, he and his wife Amber joined our Greater Little Rock campus staff as the student pastors. He now is the Serve Pastor and also oversees Outreach Ministries and Missions at GLR. Tommy and Amber have three beautiful kids who all love wrestling with their dad and eating their body weight in ice cream.

thunt@newlifechurch.tv

Greater Little Rock

Dale & Kim Hull

Dale and Kim Hull have been serving at New Life Church since making their way to Arkansas from Oklahoma in 2007. They began full-time ministry in 1988 and have served as lay pastors here at our GLR campus since 2008. Their journey and experiences have influenced the passion and compassion they have for making sure everyone is cared for and finds authentic relationships.

dhull@newlifechurch.tv

Founding Pastors

Rick & Michelle Bezet

Rick Bezet is the founder and lead pastor of New Life Church of Arkansas. Pastor Rick’s heart and motivation is always to see the next person encounter Jesus. The vision of New Life reflects this passion as we grow throughout our state and country.

Rick and his lovely wife, Michelle, have been married since 1988 and live in Conway, Arkansas. They have four children and love life as grandparents.

Greater Little Rock Campus Pastors

Chris & Katharina Ochterbeck

Chris and Katharina Ochterbeck have been a part of the New Life family for around 15 years. After marrying and finding a home at New Life Church Greater Little Rock, they began pastoring student ministries. Now, they serve there as campus pastors.

Chris and Kat have two amazing kids, Maya Grace and Eliam Cole. They’re incredibly passionate about belonging to a church that truly takes care of people, serves and creates community, and influences the culture of their cities.

chriso@newlifechurch.tv