email: markhelselmail@yahoo.com

Phone: 813-335-6718 (Text me or call)

 

Mark has 26 years of full-time ministry experience serving churches in Ohio, PA and Florida. He is a Beaver County native by birth and a graduate of Geneva college with degrees in Youth Ministry and Broadcast Communications. He is also a graduate of Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA with a degree in Leadership (M.A.). He loves playing back yard football, reading, soccer, movies, comics and hanging with his three kids Parker, Jaynie and Jacob. He’s had articles published in various publications and was a national speaker for Youth Specialties. Mark has preached in churches, camps and retreat centers all across the USA and internationally. Mark is also part of Post Christian Pastors, a podcast recorded by a group of Pastors seeking to live, think and act as Jesus would have us in a very complex POST CHRISTIAN culture. You can follow Post Christian Pastors here.

 

 

email: deanward@comcast.net

Phone: 724-337-4837

 

What do I want people to say about me? “He loves God and loves people and is fulfilling his mission in life to help people on their journey back to God!”
Leslie and I started The River—A Community Church in 2004 with the dream of beginning a church for people who’ve given up on church, and a church that serves others and makes a difference in our community!
Leslie and I were married in April 1992! We lived where I grew up in Greensburg, PA for our first 5 years of our marriage, moved to Tupelo, Mississippi in 1997 for 5 years when I became a pastor. When we moved back home with our four children, we wanted to raise our family in New Kensington where Leslie grew up and we sensed God leading us to start a new church in our community!
I thank God for the opportunity to raise our family in New Kensington and am grateful for the opportunity to lead and serve God and others through The River!

 

email: nicky@therivernewheights.com

Phone: 724-337-4837

 

I am truly blessed to have the opportunity to serve our church family and make a difference at The River.  Being responsible for the office administration and online media has let me interact with so many of the people who call The River their home church, and I am thankful God has allowed me to serve alongside all of them.  The River has been my home for ten years, and I am honored to be a part of it.  In addition to running the office at both campuses, I lead the Kids Closet ministry with Lyndsey Stirland at The River New Ken. When I am not at The River, I am spending time with my family and friends, playing with my dachshund Abby, or working on one of my favorite crafts.  I love to crochet, sew and illustrate my faith through Bible journaling. Most recently, I began planning my wedding to my wonderful fiance, Antonio Magnelli. 

 

email: worship@therivernewheights.com

 

Ryan leads The River New Heights worship team every Sunday morning.  When he’s not at the church he can be found enjoying the outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.