Church Pastors and Staff
Tony Franklin
Senior PastorTony Franklin has an M.Div from Asbury Theological Seminary and has served churches in Illinois and Ketucky. He has a passion for making disciple-makers of Jesus Christ who serve together as church family. He preaches and teaches the Bible in ways that help all people connect to God through the scriptures.
Tony is married to Bekah and they have two crazy cats.
Matt Deitrich
Director of Youth MinistriesMatt has an M. Div from Asbury Theological Seminary and has served as the Director of Youth Ministries at NUMC since 2010. He loves getting to walk with middle school and high school students as they learn more about Jesus and grow in their faith as disciples. He loves having conversations with them about who Jesus is and what He’s doing in their lives. And he loves getting to hang out and play silly games with them too. He views the youth group at NUMC as a family that loves and supports each member unconditionally, and he challenges students to take that love and share it with others.
Matt also spends lots of time with his son, Carter, and they have an old yellow lab named Moose.
Reinaldo I. Garcia Figueroa
Pastor of Monte De Sion Hispanic ChurchReinaldo I. Gracia Figueroa is an Asbury Theological Seminary doctoral candidate in the Intercultural Studies program. Gracia earned his Master of Divinity from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. Also, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Studies from the Universidad Teológica del Caribe. Gracia has worked in churches in Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Currently, he is happily married to Xiomara and they have three beautiful children: Natán, Yohan, and Amara.
One of his favorite books is, “Creative Ministry,” by Henry Nouwen.
Reinaldo I. Gracia Figueroa es candidato doctoral de Asbury Theological Seminary en el programa de Estudios Interculturales. Gracia obtuvo su maestría en Divinidades del Pentecostal Theological Seminary. Además, posee un Bachillerato en Estudios Pastorales de la Universidad Teological del Caribe. Gracia ha trabajado en Iglesias en Puerto Rico, Tennessee y Kentucky. Actualmente, esta felizmente casado con Xiomara quienes tienen tres hermosos hijos: Natán, Yohan y Amara.
Uno de sus libros favoritos es, “Ministerio Creativo,” by Henry Nouwen.
Donna Comley
Administrative Assistant
Debbie Mallory
Director of Choirs
Internship Opportunities
Nicholasville UMC is proud to partner with Asbury Theological Seminary as a common site for students to complete Mentored Ministry. The ministry leaders at NUMC have been trained in ATS Mentored Ministry guidelines and are experienced working with students in various ministries. If you are interested in doing Mentored Ministry at NUMC, please contact the pastor or ministry area director with whom you are interested in serving.
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