Church Staff

  • Kevin Mills

    Lead Pastor
    Kevin Mills has served as the Lead Pastor of Northway Church since 2007. He and his wife, Katie, served on the mission field in Rome, Italy, before accepting the call to Northway. They have four children and one very disobedient dog.

  • Eric Hays

    Director of Worship, Coordinator of Student Worship
    Eric graduated from Georgia College in Milledgeville with a Bachelors degree in Marketing. He has a passion for worship and began leading our youth band in 2014. Eric came on staff as worship intern in January of 2016 and transitioned into the Assistant Director position in Fall 2017. In September of 2019, he became our head Worship Director.

  • Kaylee Heape

    Assistant to Director of Operations

  • Phil Anderson

    Connections Pastor
    Phil Anderson has served as part of the Northway team since April 2008. He and his wife Penny have been married since 1982 and have two married adult children, and two grandchildren. Phil is an avid sports fan, especially Georgia Tech football and Atlanta Braves baseball.

  • Ryan Knapp

    College and Online Pastor

  • Stephen Howard

    Student Pastor
    Stephen is a graduate of the University of South Alabama and before coming to Northway, served as the Associate Student Pastor at First Baptist Fairhope in Alabama for several years. Stephen served as the Associate Student Pastor at Northway for eight months and was promoted to Student Pastor in April 2017! Stephen married his beautiful wife Sarah in June of 2017.

  • Lisa Bonney

    Student Ministry Assistant
    Lisa has attended Northway since 2008 and joined staff in 2013. She and her husband Jay have one daughter. Lisa loves to cook, travel, and has an interest in photography.

  • Kelsie Hays

    Director of Kids Ministry
    Kelsie joined the Northway family as a student ministry intern Summer 2016. She joined our team full-time as the Kids Ministry Assistant Fall 2016 and was promoted to Director of Kids Ministry in Spring 2017! Kelsie is a graduate of the University of North Georgia with a degree in Middle Grades Education, focusing in math and science. We are so excited to have Kelsie as part of the Northway family!

  • Rebecca Shetler

    Kids Ministry Assistant

  • Kim Michael

    Director of Preschool Ministries
    Kim's family joined Northway in early 2014, and she joined the staff in May 2015. She has been married to her awesome husband, Matthew, since 2004 and they have 3 wild boys (and she said no, they are not going to try for a girl). Kim loves taking the kids on new adventures, house projects, and seeing concerts with Matthew.

  • Sarah Holukoff

    Weekday Preschool Director
    Sarah began serving at Northway in February 2013. Her husband Brock is from Winnipeg, Canada, but they met at Toccoa Falls College. They were married in June 2002 at North Woodbury Alliance Church in Ohio where she served as the Children’s and Preschool Minister. They have two children, one son and one daughter. Sarah is very passionate about teaching others about Jesus. She loves outdoor activities like biking, swimming, and hiking. She also loves traveling to other countries and playing with the family Great Pyrenees puppy, Heidi, and their cat, Edward.

  • David Wall

    Director of Media and Technology
    David Wall began doing the media work for Northway in March 2004, but came on as a staff member in 2005. He and his wife, Terri, have been married since January 1992 and have two sons . His hobbies include music, art, and Legos.

  • Jacob Faircloth

    Cathedral Coffee Manager