Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church

OUR STAFF

MT. ZION WESLEYAN CHURCH STAFF

If you have any questions for any of our staff, feel free to reach out and email them or call our church office to speak with them.

You can contact the church office at mzwc.office@gmail.com.

Steve Arnett

SENIOR PASTOR

Chari Rhoads

Administrative Assistant

Chari has been working in the church office since 2005 and loves being a part of Mt. Zion. In her free time, she enjoys baking, reading, and spending time with her son and his fiancee.

Karyn Rogers

Kids & Teens Director

Karyn has been part of Mt. Zion since she was a kid. She began volunteering in teen ministry and served for 15 years while also working at a daycare. In 2018, she accepted her current position and is grateful to feel called to serve at the church that helped shape her faith.

Karyn has a mild obsession with coffee, the color orange, sneakers, and houndstooth. She loves hiking, winter, cooking, quirky traditions, and journals.

Her life verse for many years was John 10:10, but after a season of grief intertwined with the joy of Advent, it became Isaiah 9:2.

Jim Bales

Worship Director

Besides his work here at MZWC James has served as the Performing Arts Specialist and Fine Arts Department Chair at Blue River Valley Schools for more than 30 years. He has worked with the Indianapolis Children's Choir and is currently the director of the Raintree Children's Choir in Henry County. He holds a B.S. in Music Education from Ball State University and a M.Ed. from Olivet Nazarene University.

Before serving at MZWC he served as Music Director at Gaston UMC, St. Louis Crossing Baptist Church, and Memorial Wesleyan Church. He and his wife Tracy live in Springport where they have raised 7 children.

Teresa Hester

Pastoral Care Director

Connor Pyle

Ministerial Mentorship

Maddy Pyle

Ministerial Mentorship

Maddy is currently a ministerial student in the Wesleyan Church and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in ministry and biblical studies from Greenville University. She grew up here at Mt. Zion and loves being on staff, especially with her husband, Connor! She is passionate about pastoral care and serving the church. In her free time, she enjoy athletics, especially basketball, the outdoors, and spending time with family and friends. Some of her favorite things are penguins, biscuits and gravy, and orange mints!