Meet Our Pastors

Meet our Pastor

Chad Kelly

Pastor Chad Kelly seeks to spread his enjoyment of the beauty of Christ to others who will, likewise, seek to spread their enjoyment of the beauty of Christ to others!

Chad has been in ministry since 1993 and has been our pastor since 2013. He completed his B.A. in Bible with a Pastoral Ministries Minor at Columbia Bible College in 1993 and an M.A. Old Testament from Columbia Biblical Seminary in 1995. He later completed his M.Div. Equivalency through Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Chad and his wife, Betsy, have 6 children – 2 daughters and 4 sons. Chad enjoys turkey hunting, as well as hiking high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado with Betsy.

Our Youth Pastor

Seth Teegarden

Pastor Seth strives for others to see the true love of Christ and to share the good news of Jesus as the answer to all humanity's problems. Seth is passionate about connecting people to Christ and to each other.

Seth and his wife Diana got married in 2010 and have served the Lord in full time ministry for a majority of that time. They spent 7 of those years as houseparents at a Christian children’s home where they parented 8 girls from situations of abandon, abuse, and neglect. They have also served in various capacities in local churches. He graduated from Crown College with a B.A. in Pastoral Ministry in 2011.

Seth and Diana have 3 children, 2 girls and a boy in the middle. He lives an active lifestyle of outdoor activities enjoying things such as hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, backpacking, camping, as well as competing in triathlons.

God called the Teegardens to Ellijay in 2021 where they have loved and cared for the people of Gilmer county. They quickly found their home in the mountains of north Georgia as God specifically knit their heart to this community. He is passionate about ministry to students and families, as God has specially equipped them through the years of unique ministry to them.