The leadership team at New Community Church is led by our Pastor, supported by an Elder group, as well as our Deacon and Lay Pastor. Together, the team serves the saints by performing various tasks ranging from the teaching the Word to administrative duties. At present, the leadership team comprises the following members.
Chad Coley, Senior Pastor
With a passion for the local church, Chad believes in the primacy of the local body as God’s means of building His kingdom on this earth.
He sees his primary role as a shepherd of Christ’s flock, which involves the preaching and teaching of God’s word, pastoral care of the congregation, promoting the development of leaders within the body, and being a Christlike example to all.
Chad graduated with a B.A. in Biblical Studies from The College at Southeastern in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He also has an MDiv from The Masters Seminary in Sun Valley, California.
Chad and his wife Beth have been married for over 16 years and God has blessed them with two children: Ardon and Adelaide.
Benjamin D’souza, Elder
Benjamin is an experienced and skilled emergency paediatric specialist who serves at the Women’s & Children’s Hospital as well as at a private paediatric practice. He migrated to Adelaide from the Indian city of Pune in 2003 with his wife Lynda and three children: Niya, Anisha and Shefan. Now married for 33 years, Benjamin and Lynda have three grandchildren. Blessed with the gift of hospitality and passionate about the Word of God, Benjamin and Lynda host a Bible study group at their home and have recently started a course on Biblical Parenting for young couples at New Community Church. A gifted singer, Benjamin also leads worship on Sundays.
Peter Rufus, Elder
Peter and his wife, Brinda, have been worshipping at New Community Church ever since they arrived in South Australia from India early in 2008.
An advertising copywriter by trade, Peter uses his writing skills to create promotional material for the church's various initiatives. Passionate about God and His Word, Peter also serves by leading Sunday worship, playing the keyboards as well as assisting one of the home groups in Bible Study.
Joshua Medgard, Deacon
Originally from Chelan in the US state of Washington, Joshua moved to Australia in 2008 to attend Adelaide College of Ministries, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Ministries in 2012. While in Adelaide, Joshua met Rebecca, and they were married in 2011. Extremely resourceful and with an eye for meticulous detail, Joshua works as a delivery driver and ministers to the saints at NCC by supervising all things tech and sound, while also keeping an eye on building maintenance.
Alex Townsend, Lay Pastor/ Student Ministries
Alex came on board as pastoral intern in 2016 after returning from studies at TMAI Shepherd’s Bible College, New Zealand. Having a thirst for God’s Word, Alex is passionate about the local church and the preaching and teaching of the Word. As well as leading the children’s ministry, the Lord’s Day worship and homegroup studies, Alex tags along with Chad seeking to grow in all areas of pastoral ministry. As a carpenter/ builder by trade, he is currently running a maintenance company but Lord willing hopes to continue his studies seeking a path in pastoral ministries. Alex and his wife Niya, meet through New Community Church back in 2013 and the Lord has blessed them with three children, Noah, Ivana, and Arthur.