JONATHAN TAYLOR

Jonathan Taylor,  the pastor at Village Church, serves as the president of the board. Jonathan has worked in full-time ministry since he graduated from college in 2003, and he has served as pastor of Village Church since December 2015. Jonathan is married to Jessica, who is the THRIVE Women's Ministry leader and the missions coordinator at Village Church. Jonathan and Jessica have two daughters, one of whom they adopted from Russia and the other from China. Read more about Jonathan and the Village Church staff here.

MELISSA GREGG

Melissa serves as treasurer of the board at Village Church. An active part of Village Church since 2015, Melissa also volunteers on the Worship Team and in THRIVE Women’s Ministry. She is married to Steven, and they have three sons (one of whom is currently serving in the U.S. Army) and one grandson. Melissa works as an accountant at Robinson, Grimes & Company.

STEVE DICKSON

Steve was a member of Christ Community Church, our parent church in Columbus, before becoming a part of the Phenix City church plant that launched in 2014. Steve is an active part of the Men’s Ministry at Village Church, volunteers as a drummer on the Worship Team, and also serves as a Village Group leader. He is married to Donna, and they have four children and five grandchildren. Steve works as a project manager for Flournoy Construction.

LIZA WELCH AMARO

Liza, who serves as secretary of the board, attended Christ Community Church in Columbus before joining Village Church when it launched in 2014. She also volunteers as a greeter on the Face Team, is a co-leader of THRIVE Women’s Ministry, and serves as a Village Group leader. In addition, Liza manages the church website. She’s married to George and has a 10-year-old bonus daughter and two precious dogs. Liza works in marketing at ConnexPay.

BRANDON MCCLAIN

Brandon and his wife, Lynda, have been part of Village Church since 2015. They also volunteer as greeters on the Face Team and serve as Village Group leaders. Brandon has a son, Hunter, who is currently a college student, and Brandon works at Guild Mortgage.

KRISTIE DONALDSON

Kristie, like Steve and Liza, was also part of Christ Community Church before joining Village Church in 2014. Kristie remains connected to Christ Community Church by serving as a leader in Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered program that helps people overcome hurts, habits, and hang-ups. In addition to serving on the board at Village Church, Kristie also sings on the Worship Team and periodically leads Bible studies and step studies. Kristie is married to Bryan and they have a blended family of one son (now grown with a family of his own) and one daughter. Kristie works for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

MATT HARGROVE

Matt is married to Melissa, and they have three biological children, one adopted son, and two-long term foster kids. Matt and Melissa lead the Middle School Ministry here at Village Church and also serve as Village Group leaders.

In his spare time, Matt enjoys kayaking on the Chattahoochee River (and elsewhere across the country) and experiencing the great outdoors with his family. He works in IT at Synovus.