I am so glad you took the time to visit our website. Rhonda and I want you to know how welcome you are here. I have a sense of wonder just looking around and seeing what God has done, for our church has been shaped by one miracle after another. The book of Psalms says, “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.” New Life Christian Center is living proof of that scripture. From the natural foundation of this ministry…it’s been a work of grace through faith.
From our family to yours, we extend a warm invitation for you to look around, visit our site and join us at one of our services.
Living The New Life,
Pastor Bryan Matthews
Pastor and Founder
Our Pastors
Pastors Bryan and Rhonda Matthews
Bryan and Rhonda Matthews are the senior and founding pastors of New Life Christian Center. They were married on August 29, 1981. They are the proud parents of one child, Carter. Pastor Rhonda serves as the praise and worship leader.
New Life Christian Center began in February 1995 when Pastors Bryan and Rhonda Matthews answered the call of God to open a youth outreach center in Augusta, Georgia. Before long, parents were seeing such an evident change in their teens that they started attending the youth services along with them. With such tremendous growth, Pastors Bryan and Rhonda saw the need to begin having services to meet the needs of the entire family. They began praying about starting a church that would cater to all age groups, and in August of 1995, New Life Christian Center was birthed out of prayer, fasting and faith that God would meet their every need.
Pastors Phillip and Amy Maxwell
Phillip and Amy Maxwell are the associate pastors of New Life Christian Center. They have been a vital part of this ministry since it’s start in 1995. They were married on June 11, 1994 and are the proud parents one daughter, Harlee Raye.
Pastor Phillip is a 1994 graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He loves to minister on the mission field and makes yearly trips to Russia and other countries around the world. Pastor Amy serves as our Children’s pastor for Dive Deep Kids Church. Pastor Amy is also the executive secretary for New Life, and heads up a performing arts dance team, Passion, for kids ages 7-11 with a focus on servant hood and discipleship.
Pastor Eli and Tracey Hidalgo – Youth Pastors
Pastor Eli Hidalgo has been the Youth Pastor of Driven Youth Ministry at New Life Christian Center since 2004. Touching over a hundred young people weekly, Pastor Eli realizes that children and youth ministries are not just guaranteeing our future but also our present. Therefore his ministry goal is building present day leaders for a future day perspective.
Pastor Eli was born and raised in Texas. In 1997 he graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center in Pastoral Ministry. After college, he evangelized in camps, retreats, and rallies to youth and children in the panhandle area of Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. Pastor Eli has worked along side many denominations and has been instrumental in the development of youth ministries through worship, and evangelism. Before coming to Georgia, while continuing to evangelize, Pastor Eli also worked as youth pastor and worship leader within the local youth ministries in Texas and Oklahoma.
Since July 7, 2007, Pastor Eli has been married to his greatest love Tracey, who has come along side him in ministering to young people. Tracey’s heartbeat for this generation is to see them healed and whole. She know’s that this will only come with a relationship with Christ and the working of His Spirit. Pastor Eli and Tracey are both committed to this Cause and this Generation. 2 Corithians 5:14-15
Pastor Terry Eubanks – Pastoral Care Pastor
Pastor Terry Eubanks is New Life Christian Center’s Pastor of Pastoral Care. Before attending New Life in late 1999, Pastor Terry graduated with an Associates Degree in Ministry and Counseling from The Tabernacle Bible College in 1976. He was called into the ministry in 1976 by the Bishopville Tabernacle Church in Bishopville, SC. He pastored in The Salvation Ministries Church in Williston, SC in 1981 and went on to be an Associate Minister to the single adults at The Orlando Christian Center under the leadership of Benny Hinn. Pastor Terry has served in the Mission fields of Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru.
He became an elder of New Life Christian Center in 2003, began to Pastor the senior adults in 2004 and was asked to become the Pastoral Care Pastor in 2005. Terry is married to Susan and between them have six children.
At New Life, Pastor Terry serves as the leader of the Seasoned Adults Living Triumphantly (or S.A.L.T.), a board member of H.P.S.O., head of the Angel Food Ministries and coordinates the Benevolence Ministry. He is also the leader of Prayer and Alter Workers.
