Pastor Melissa has been attending Rolla Church of the Nazarene for the last ten years. She has been involved with the youth for the last six years, and has been the youth pastor for the last three of those years. She is a wife to Bryan and mom to seven wonderful kids. She enjoys stumping teens with new knowledge and watching how they grow from it.

Pastor Jon was called to youth ministry when he was in middle school and has actively pursued that calling to this day. On a District level, Jon has been involved with leadership in quizzing, BLAST, and serving on the NYI Council. He has been blessed to be the associate/youth pastor at Bowling Green Church of the Nazarene for the past 5 years, where he has the opportunity to minister to students and watch them grow in their relationship with Christ. Jon and his wife, Jessica, have been married for 10 years and have three wonderful children: Logan, Lexi and Lilly. Beside spending time with family and students, Jon's favorite things to do are golf and film/edit videos.

Pastor Kaylha serves on staff at Harvester Church of the Nazarene as the outreach and connection pastor. She loves eating tacos and spending time with her family.

Pastor Kevin is the lead pastor at Fenton Church of the Nazarene.

Pastor Jalen is the youth pastor at Columbia First Church of the Nazarene and a line operator at Schneider Electric. He serves on the NYI and NDI Councils at his local church and enjoys building and gaming in his free time.

Lawson is going into his junior year at Truman State University and is a member of Ferguson Church of the Nazarene. He is an intern, worship leader, and small group leader at CCF. He also sings in an a cappella group at Truman called, "True Men!"

Elijah will be a sophomore this year and attends Bowling Green Church of the Nazarene. At church he is involved in quizzing, serves in the children's department and in the sound booth, as well as helping with projects around the church.

Harley is going into her sophomore year and is a member of Bowling Green Church of the Nazarene. She sings with the worship band and loves to help people through volunteering at church. She is involved in multiple sports and sports clubs at her school. Harley feels called to be a youth pastor and wants to pursue fashion once she has completed high school.

Caroline is an incoming seventh grader and a member at Webster Groves Church of the Nazarene. She loves Jesus, helping her church plan activities and events, and serving in the nursery and at VBS. She enjoys swimming for her club team, singing, and stage performances.

Hailey is going into seventh grade and is a member of Living Word Church of the Nazarene. She is involved with cheerleading and enjoys youth group and building with Legos. She loves hanging with her friends and family.

Monica serves with her husband, Pastor Jeff, at Farmington Church of the Nazarene. Monica loves being part of the MO District NYI! She has 3 adult children, Alyssa, Jeremiah, and Makenzie. She loves spending time with her family and friends. 

David has been attending Harvester Church of the Nazarene since December of 2020. He serves as a sponsor of the youth group, volunteers as Dr. Digalot for kidzone and bible quizzing, and serves as a musician for the worship team. He is passionate about serving teens and walking alongside them as they pursue Jesus. In his free time, he enjoys watching tv, collecting hockey cards, learning about Disney history, and spending time with his wife, Andrea!

Elizabeth has been member of Bowling Green Church of the Nazarene since 2019, where she serves as the children's ministry director. In addition to this role, she teaches Sunday school for elementary age kids and coaches teens in youth quizzing. In her free time she enjoys a good cup of coffee, puzzles, reading, and solving crosswords with her husband, Jon.