Team
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Chris and Lisa Frith
Lead Pastor
Chris and Lisa have spent the last 12 years happily married and serving in full time youth ministry in Alabama, Georgia and Texas. Both graduates of Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas, they were honored to return to the school in 2002 as Directors of Youth for the Nations and the School of Youth.
Thrilled to be back in the Deep South, they know God has led them to plant Legacy Church in Dothan "for such a time as this." They enjoy watching football and movies with friends and taking memorable family vacations. But hands down, it is spending quality time with their 3 children Allison, Nicholas and Grant that brings the greatest joy of all. |
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Keith and Cheryl Frith
Executive Pastor
Keith, who is a Dothan native, has a diverse background in business and ministry. He has served as a children's pastor, a worship leader, a youth pastor, and most recently as an assistant pastor at a large church for four years. He and his wife of 16 years (Cheryl) have three children and an energetic dog. |
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Nate and Amy Smoker
Worship Pastor
Nate and Amy came to Dothan from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. After surviving Hurricane Katrina and serving eight years in youth ministry, they are excited to have joined the Legacy family! They have two beautiful children, Jacob and Abigail, and are expecting their third in 2009. In addition to taking care of their kids, they love discipleship, food and competitive games. |
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Josh and Rachel Moore
Youth Pastor
Josh and Rachel have committed themselves to seeing young people grow strong in the Lord, like trees planted by streams of water. They met while attending Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas where they were each involved in serving Youth for the Nations, a high intensity summer youth camp. With almost a decade of combined youth ministry experience, they are compelled to bring teenagers alongside them in their pursuit of God. Rachel enjoys good fellowship and spending time in the great outdoors. Josh loves to watch his beloved Dallas Cowboys while sipping on a Dr. Pepper. |
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Kelby Carter, Jr.
Asst. Youth Pastor/Jr High Pastor
Kelby Ray Carter Jr. is a young man who loves to live his life to the fullest for God. One of Kelby's many passions is to see teenagers develop a relationship with Christ that will continue into adulthood. In this pursuit, he has worked with youth groups in GA, CO, TX, and now AL. He believes you can't live life fully until you live life daily with Jesus Christ. Kelby enjoys laughing, making people laugh, and good food. He is also is proud fan of University of Georgia football. Go Dawgs!! |
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Peyton Hodges
Asst. Children's Pastor
Peyton Hodges, a true southern native, is a Christ for the Nations graduate whose desire is to serve in the ministry. Although the majority of his time at Bible college was spent in ministry to teenagers, he is excited to be working with children for the first time. Peyton is a tremendously talented and entertaining individual, who is a natural “kid magnet.” His hobbies include reading and playing video games; he has an aversion to politics and traffic. |
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Spiritual Oversight
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Gary Frith, Tim Fox, Chris Frith, Drew LaPres, Nate Smoker, & Keith Frith |
Advisory Team
"Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success." Proverbs 15:22
God's word tells us there is safety in a multitude of counsel and that advisers bring success. We believe elders are the Biblical model for spiritual leadership & oversight in the Church. In this launching season of Legacy we believe a full fledged eldership would be premature. However, in the importance of oversight, accountability, and for decision making purposes we have created an advisory team. As God directs, this advisory team will eventually dissolve in order to install the Deacon ministry and eldership of the Church.
Currently, the advisory team is made of 3 Legacy staff pastors and 3 lay people within the Church who are deeply committed to Legacy. We believe this brings a healthy balance and perspective to the team. |
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Spiritual Covering
Legacy firmly believes in having a Church & Network covering. Our immediate covering is New Covenant Church in Thomasville, Georgia where Chris & Lisa served as youth pastors from 1997-2002. Pastor Barry Perez & the Elders of NCC serve first and foremost as a prayer covering for Legacy Church and hold our leadership spiritually accountable. We also report to them for financial accountability. In October of this year, Legacy Church was ‘sent out’ by New Covenant with hands being laid on our team by their Elders (Acts 13:2,3). They have also come alongside to financially support Legacy in its first year. Currently, the leadership of Legacy is prayerfully seeking the right "fit" for our network covering.
New Covenant Church www.nccthomasville.org |
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