Brian Stephens began serving as New Holland Baptist Church's Lead Pastor in March 2019. Prior to that, he served as Senior Pastor for four separate churches in Georgia starting in 1989.

Brian grew up in Dalton, Georgia, and after high school attended Dalton Junior College and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he majored in Business Management and Finance. After accepting the call to ministry in November of 1986, Brian attended the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

The attributes that best describe Brian as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development, and helping others grow in their personal walk with Christ. Brian devotes time each day to Bible study, prayer and encouraging people. His ministry has also been highlighted by counseling, as he has taken a special interest in helping those in addiction since 1994. Brian loves all outdoor activities, sports, the Georgia Bulldogs and anything with Lynne beside him.

Pastor Brian has been happily married since 1988 to his wife, Lynne. They have three adult children: Jay, Jared, and Jodi. He also has a beautiful granddaughter named Evangeline who calls him Pops.

James has been serving in local churches for over 18 years. He has been married to Harriet for 37 years and has 4 children and 9 grandchildren. He received his master's degree in counseling from Truett McConnell University. 

Rick is originally from St. Louis, MO, where he received Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior on August 26,1977.  After moving to Georgia, he met his wife Rinda, and they were married in May 1979. They have 2 children, 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. 

Rick was ordained as a Deacon at NHBC in September of 1988. In 2003, he assumed the responsibility of leading Sunday Worship Services at Autumn Breeze assisted living home. A second assisted living home, Ashton Senior Living, was added to the ministry in February of 2012. 

In addition to the assisted living ministry, Rick was called to International Commission to serve as an Enlistment Coordinator in August of 2004. International Commission is an Evangelistic Association based in Dallas, TX.  As an Enlistment Coordinator he worked to partner churches in the United States with churches overseas and conduct evangelistic services and visitation. He had the privilege to lead projects in 14 countries.

Rick was licensed to preach in November of 2007 and was ordained into the Gospel Ministry in October of 2015. In February 2021 he accepted the call to serve as Ministry Pastor at NHBC working primarily with Senior Adults. 

Morgan Lomax was born and raised in Georgia and accepted Christ as her Savior at the young age of four. She began playing the piano when she was 6 1/2 years old, and her love of music has continued to grow.

Morgan  has been playing the piano now for almost 18 years. Along with being a church pianist, she enjoys being a staff accompanist at Truett McConnell University for the music department, accompanying White County High School Chorus and East Hall Middle School Chorus, and playing for special events. Her favorite style of music to play is upbeat and jazzy.

She received her bachelor's degree in English with a concentration in creative writing, along with her minor in music, from Truett McConnell University. She is currently working on her MFA in Creative Writing through Liberty University. Her love of writing has helped her pursue one of her dreams of being an author. She has published two books, Broken Mirrors and Burning Letters. Through her writing she hopes to share the love of Christ and help others come to know Him!

In her spare time, Morgan enjoys being out in nature, loves drawing, reading, and adores all kinds of animals. With everything Morgan does, she strives to give honor and glory to God!

Laura White has been New Holland's secretary since March of 2016.  She has an Associate's in Executive Secretarial from Haywood Technical Institute in North Carolina.  She doesn't see her work at New Holland as a job, but as a ministry that she thoroughly enjoys.  Her favorite things to do are take photographs,  go hiking, and read.

Laura has been married to Bill White for almost 38 years, and they have a son in college.