Leadership TEAM

Pastor David Gallimore brings to the MVC pulpit the unique gifting of Pastor/Evangelist. A shepherd’s heart, a God-sized vision for Midland Valley Community, and a powerful prophetic message for "such a time as this." For 40 years, Pastor David has led growing churches and has literally traveled the world sharing the life-changing Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastor David loves to PREACH, PRAY, and lead PEOPLE. His personal mission statement is to ENCOURAGE, EQUIP, and EVANGELIZE millions of people here at home and abroad.

Pastor Mike & Melinda came to Midland Valley Community in 1996 to be our Youth Pastor. He transitioned to Worship Pastor in 1999, then added Executive Pastor responsibilities in 2016. Mike and Melinda have three kids: Chandler who lives here in town; Chad, who is married to Abby and is a Worship Pastor in Kansas City; and Mia Grace, who is in high school. Pastor Mike loves spending time with his family, enjoys playing saxophone in the Aiken Concert Band, is an incredibly average slalom skier, and plays racquetball regularly.

Wayne Cheselka - Outreach Pastor for Midland Valley Community, SC District Disaster Response Coordinator and member of the Executive Council of the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship. Accepted the call to ministry in 2007, ordained in 2016. He has led numerous teams in support of hurricanes, tornados, and Work and Witness trips. His passion is helping those who are disadvantaged and in need. He has also written and published 2 books.

Pastor Pennye has been a part of this church since her early childhood which makes it even more special to her! She has been leading our Ministry to Families with Children for a total of 26 years and has loved every minute of it. She also enjoys Ministry to our Prime Timer Senior Adult Ministry remembering those that invested in her while growing up in this amazing church. She lovingly calls her ministry, “From Diapers to Depends” and loves each of them from the youngest to the oldest. Pastor Pennye‘s husband, Robbie (Mr. Robbie) serves faithfully and sacrificially by her side. They have two adult children, Seth and Brooke, Four Grand-dogs, and one granddaughter, Emmy who has rocked their world! She and Robbie love God, people, and serving others!

Pastor Jillian has always had a passion for helping others, which led to her first occupation of being an Occupational Therapist. She has enabled older adults to improve their quality of living as an OT since 2018. She has been married to her amazing husband, Kevin, since May 2015. They had their first son, Greyson, in December of 2018, which is what led them to Midland Valley Community when he was accepted into the daycare. At that very moment, God began a three year long journey that step by step, with God’s hand orchestrating it all, led up to Jillian being called to be the Children’s Pastor at MVCN! She felt a call to leadership in ministry when she was in high school. Eleven years later, God in His faithfulness continued that work and that call on her life. She continues to be very excited about this calling and has such a passion for children, their families, and sharing the love of Jesus! Pastor Jillian is a huge family person. She also has two other sons, Wrigley and Bostic. All three of her children attend school at Midland Valley Christian Academy, and they are very active in our Sports Ministry. MVC plays a vital role in their family, and they are very thankful that it is their church home. Pastor Jillian can’t wait to continue to watch God use her and her family at Midland Valley Community!

BIO

I have been part of the MVCA family going on 13 years. I taught 4th grade for 11 of those 13 years along with stepping into the assistant principal role for 2 years. I am now entering my second year as the principal. I graduated from Trinity Baptist College in 2010 with my bachelor’s degree in elementary education. In 2022, I graduated with my master’s degree in counseling, marriage and family. I am married to my wonderful husband of 14 years, Philip Napier. He is the Pastor at Breezy Hill Baptist Church. We have two children, Kensley Grace and Tripp. My favorite subjects in school were math and science. I enjoy reading, spending quality time with my beautiful family, and serving in the amazing ministries of Breezy Hill Baptist Church and Midland Valley Community Church.

Mike and Amy joined the MVC staff in 2008, with a vision to see teens become Fully Devoted Followers of God. The Ohair’s have two kids: Peighton and Garrison. Together, they love any kind of competition and cheering hard for the OKC Thunder, Sooners, and Dallas Cowboys.  Mike is a gifted communicator, teaching in a creative and humorous style that will make you laugh hard and, hopefully, think even harder. He loves helping people find grace-inspired ways to apply truth in everyday life.

Pastor Chris & Missy Ward started attending Midland Valley Community in 2018. They were married in 2009 and have three children: Marra, Elias, and Elliana. Chris has over 22 years in the Information Technology field supporting enterprise business operations, manufacturing, nuclear waste, telecommunications, federal and local governments. He accepted a call to the ministry in 2019 and has been in his current role since March of 2021. Chris is currently enrolled in seminary school and working toward ordination. Missy is the Director of Admissions at our very own Midland Valley Christian Academy. We are thankful for the many blessings God has given us. We enjoy sports, the outdoors, and fellowship.

Pastor Erica was born and raised in Nashville, TN and graduated from Trevecca in 2022 with a Bachelors in Religion (focuses in pastoral ministries, biblical languages, and counseling). She spent 2 years in Georgia serving as the Next Generation Pastor (children and teens) before accepting the call to join our MVC staff as our youth pastor. Pastor Erica will be getting ordained in the summer of 2025! Erica has a passion for making sure every teenager knows and experiences God's unconditional love + grace. This year in FUSE, we are focusing on Identity, Purpose, and Calling. Erica enjoys spending time with her boyfriend (Andrew), her loving weiner dog (Pumpkin), and seeing her family as often as she can. She loves spending time outside, reading, cooking/baking, and spending time with her new MVC friends. God has been so faithful through every step of her story that she defines as "a story of steadfastness, loss, growth, and reconciliation with an author who is Provider, Healer, Redeemer, and Sustainer". Pastor Erica can't wait to see what God has in store for this season/chapter!

Julie and her husband, Kipp have been a part of MVC since 1996. They have been married since 1989 and have 2 adult children, Britney Duryea(Steven) and Nick Moore(Nicole) and four grandchildren (Kyah, Liam, Kaylee and Killian). She worked at MVCA from 2006-2017 and again from 2019-2021. She has been with MVC since 2021. She enjoys camping, woodworking, and crafting, but most of all loves spending time with her family.