Pastor Matt Delp

Matt Delp ~ Child of God, Husband, Father of three girls, Hannah, Faith & Kennedy, and Lead Pastor came to The Connection in September of 2007.

Pastor Matt and his wife, Jacque, have served in ministry since 1999.  Two of those years were as an Associate Pastor and the other seven as Lead Pastor.  His undergraduate work includes two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Nazarene Bible College in Ministry and Biblical Studies.  Graduate work includes a Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and a Master of Divinity from Northwest Nazarene University.

Pastor's Passion:
(Seeing) Transformation in People: the process of dying to one's self and becoming like Christ; a spiritual heart transplant.

“With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved. Those who enter into Christ's being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death.”   Romans 8:1&2 (tm)

Favorite Authors:

Dan Boone, Brian McLaren, H. Orton Wiley, Rob Bell, Donald Miller, Jim Cymbala, Tony Campolo and Reggie McNeal.

Favorite Bands:

U2, Third Day, King’s X, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder Band, P.O.D. and Johnny Cash.

Favorite Movies:

Hotel Rwanda and The Blind Side

Favorite Places:

Moab, Utah

Hobbies:

Mountain Biking

Suggested Websites:

BibleYear - A site with lots of options on reading the Bible in a year.

Relevant Magazine - An edgy and diverse site that will make you dig into scripture, prayer and experience.

Outreach Magazine - A great site and magazine to spark your imagination of how God can grow the church.

Ken Davis

Ken has been leading Kids Church over the last 10 years. Ministry has been his focus since meeting his wife, Karen, on the missions field in Northern Mexico. They spent the first 6 years of their marriage working with churches and leading work teams in the state of Sonora, Mexico. Ken and Karen moved to Castle Rock and survived the turn of the millennium in good fashion. They have 3 active kids who love basketball, gymnastics, and legos. Ken also leads the teen ministry and quarterly Big Gigs full of action, games, and candy.

Karen Davis

Karen has been married for 18 years and has three children, all of whom are growing up much too fast!  Karen has been teaching children, starting with VBS and Sunday School, since she was in junior high.  She continued this interest in teaching by earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education at Greenville College, a Free Methodist college in IL . Since then, God has opened up many opportunities for her to teach and work with children.  In 2000, He blessed her with the opportunity to become the Director of Promiseland at The Connection.  She is thankful for being able to share the love of Jesus with so many children each year through this ministry.

Melissa Gonzalez