Stephen Moore – Lead Pastor
Stephen and his wife Ellen have been married and ministering together for 19 years. They have five children, Samuel, Benjamin, Jeriah, Isaiah, and Emma. Before moving to Huxley to plant the 7th church in the Engage Network, Stephen pastored two other rural Iowa churches for a total of 17 years. After working as a surgical nurse at the beginning of their marriage, Ellen has been a stay-at-home mom for the last several years. Stephen and Ellen are passionate about reaching their community in order to reach their world and desire to plant and lead Ballard Creek Church to do the same.
Dean Taylor – Pastor of Ministry of Development
Dean’s role at Ballard Creek Church is to develop people for ministry and develop the ministry to reach more people. His prior ministry experience includes youth pastor, lead pastor, and Bible college professor. Faith loves her role as a pastor’s wife and also serves as an adjunct Bible college professor. Dean and Faith have 4 adult children and are Meme and Abba to 5 grandkiddos. The Taylors enjoy the Huxley community and love to cycle on the Heart of Iowa Trail.
Kevin Thomas – Elder
Kevin and his wife Jeanie married in 1983. They have 3 adult children and 8 grandchildren (so far!). They were members for 35 years at Saylorville Church in Des Moines, where Kevin was Family Ministries Pastor. After serving for several years as Executive Director of a crisis pregnancy center, Jeanie is retired and loving the extra time to help with those grandbabies! They moved to Huxley in 2022 to be part of the Ballard Creek Church plant, and are grateful for the opportunity to serve and see God at work in this community!
Bryan Carlton – Elder
Bryan and his wife Keri have been married since 2000 and enjoy spending time with their 4 kids. They were members at Lakeside Fellowship in Polk City for 13 years before helping plant Ballard Creek. Bryan and Keri look forward to seeing the Gospel go out in the Ballard community!
James Busenitz – Ministry Intern
James and his wife Faith have been married since June of 2024. They currently live on the north side of Ankeny. James and Faith are excited to be a part of the Ballard Creek Church plant. They both desire to serve in the church and desire to see the gospel spread into the Ballard Creek community.
Ellen Moore – Church Admin
Ellen and her husband Stephen have been married and ministering together for 19 years. They have five children, Samuel, Benjamin, Jeriah, Isaiah, and Emma. After working as a surgical nurse at the beginning of their marriage, she has been a stay-at-home mom for the last several years. Stephen and Ellen are passionate about reaching their community in order to reach their world and desire to plant and lead Ballard Creek Church to do the same.