Leadership

Tim Moen is an avid Jesus follower and an ordained minister with the Foursquare Church. After planting two churches in eastern Idaho, he became the lead pastor of New Life Christian Center. Tim has served here in this role for forty years. In addition to lovingly and faithfully leading this congregation, he has initiated a number of community outreaches and started a ministry training school to equip the next generation. He has discipled, trained and sent out several ministers who have gone on to pastor churches and/or start other ministries. Currently Tim hosts a weekly teaching on Facebook that averages five thousand listeners per week.

Tim and his wife Christy are blessed to be the parents of four married children and the grandparents of six granddaughters and six grandsons.

Beth was born and raised in Emmett and returned here in 2010 after 17 years in California.  While in CA, she graduated from LIFE Pacific University with her BA in Biblical Studies with an emphasis in Christian Education.  After graduating, she was in full time ministry and taught at a private Christian school in Ventura, CA for 12 ½ years. She returned to Emmett with her 3 daughters and came on staff at New Life where she has served since 2011.  Beth is currently the Executive Pastor overseeing the various ministries available at New Life.  She has been a licensed and ordained Foursquare Minister for the last 23+years. 

Ashlee Kharrl was born in Medford, Oregon. She moved to Emmett in 2002 where she graduated from Emmett High School in 2008. She married Michael Kharrl in the winter of 2008. Together, they have two boys, Jonathan and Benjamin. They love watching movies and playing board games as a family. Ashlee began working in ministries at an early age. She helped in Sunday school classes and helped alongside her husband in the Youth Ministry. In 2014 God led her to move into Kids Ministry, where she is now the full time Children’s Pastor for New Life Christian Center. Not only is Ashlee the Children’s Pastor, she also accepted the role of Church Administrator. She attended the New Life Ministry Institute and graduated in 2017. In the Fall of 2023, Ashlee became an ordained Foursquare minister. As of now, she leads and oversees many different ministries throughout the week. Serving others and sharing the love of Christ have always been passions of hers. Ashlee also homeschools her two boys and teaches Math to a small group. She enjoys the freedom of being able to be on the go with her family and still assume her teaching role. In her down time, Ashlee is tending to her 20+ chickens or doing 1,000 piece puzzles.

Laura Dodson has been married to her high school sweetheart, Ron, since 1987. They have three wonderful daughters, 3 great sons-in-law and 8 amazing grandchildren. Laura graduated from the University of Phoenix, Harvesttime International, and the New Life Ministry Institute. She is a licensed, ordained Foursquare minister and is certified as a Christian Counselor through the National Association of Christian Counselors. Laura is also a certified Prepare /Enrich Facilitator. She has been involved in many ministries over the last 30+ years. Laura loves to learn through reading and studying God's word. She enjoys preaching, teaching and leading, as well as encouraging believers and talking about God's amazing love to anyone who will listen.  Laura loves to spend her free time with her husband, family and friends.  She also enjoys playing her cello with other local musicians.

Erick and Joanna Paradizo have been serving as Worship Directors at New Life since 2019.  Their desire is to lead people into deeper adoration and devotion, encountering the Lord through worship.  Erick and Joanna believe in serving people of all ages and stages.  They use a mix of new contemporary worship songs as well as traditional hymns in an acoustic setting.  Erick hails from Ponce, Puerto Rico, and Joanna is from Tacoma, WA.  They were married in 2016.  Erick and Joanna are also missionaries with Mission Aviation Fellowship.  Erick serves as a pilot instructor at MAF’s headquarters in Nampa.  He is passionate about mentoring and training up new missionary pilots to be sent overseas.  Joanna enjoys raising and homeschooling her four little boys.  Erick and Joanna also head up our marriage ministry called ReEngage  The Paradizos spend their free time as a family usually going on little adventures together.  They feel so blessed to be a part of New Life’s loving community.

Carla has been married to Forrest since 2000.    She is ‘mom’ to a variety of two and four-legged fur and feather babies! She enjoys her retirement traveling with her husband in their motorhome, spending time with family and friends and making homemade cards for holidays and special occasions.  Forrest and Carla are lovingly known as Gruncle and Grantie to 9 wonderful kids! Carla came to New Life Christian Center in 2019.  She was looking for a new church home and says she found it the moment she arrived at the Grief Share Group.  Carla loves to share the Lord’s word as a Lay Pastor and can occasionally be found speaking at the Sweet Community Church, King Hill Presbyterian Church or Glenns Ferry Methodist Church.  Carla also collects Nativity Scenes, Monopoly games and tote bags (you can never have enough).

Cortney Dennis has been serving in ministry at New Life Christian Center since 2020 and currently facilitates the Root to Rise Mothers fellowship. She is zealous about ministering to mothers and building each other up through community. R2R is all about moms doing life together, sharing and glorifying God in the mundane. It has been incredible to watch this ministry grow and thrive. Glory to God!
Cortney loves to study Apologetics and believes that everyone should be equipped with the Word of God and the understanding of how to defend their faith. She loves to talk about Jesus and how He can and will transform lives. Her favorite book in the Bible is Genesis because it is the foundation of our Christian worldview.
She was born and raised in Alaska, completed her Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and Social Science with a minor in Sociology at Cumberland University, and went on to complete her Master's in National Security with a concentration in Terrorism from American Public University. She moved to Idaho in 2002 and worked in various capacities in public safety for two decades. Cortney married her wonderful (and patient) husband Leon in 2007, and they have two children. When the Lord changed her heart, she downsized her full-time career in public safety for the most challenging and rewarding job she has ever had as a full-time ministry as a homeschooling mother. God is good!
Their family lives on a working farm, runs a licensed raw goat milk dairy, and breeds and trains pack goats. Cortney is active in her children’s 4H Club and serves as the 4H poultry and pack goat leader for the club. The family attends and shows goats at various local and state ADGA shows. The family can spend countless hours talking about all things poultry or goat.
She is enthusiastic about homeschooling and encourages families who are on their homeschooling journey. Cortney holds her Idaho Education teaching credential for K-8 through the State Board of Education and works part-time as a K-6 General Education teacher remotely and instructs at her children’s local co-op.
Cortney is an avid reader; the fast track to her heart is a good Christian book recommendation. She has been active in the New Life Christian Center Ministry Institute since 2020. She considers herself a lifelong learner and is always looking for ways to deepen her understanding of scripture.
She writes a devotional blog and Christian content and also co-creates a public safety blog. Cortney mentors ladies on how to obtain and maintain sobriety and treasures watching Jesus break the chains of addiction and transform lives. Occasionally, she teaches women's self-defense classes and is passionate about ensuring the safety and security of individuals and groups. The entire family trains Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the kids are involved in various extracurricular activities. The family loves to be in nature, relishing God’s creation through hiking, fishing, hunting, and exploring.
We are immensely grateful for the goodness of God and how He has moved and continues to move in our lives

David Hansen has been attending New Life Christian Center since 1968 and is a fourth generation Emmett resident. He served in the United States Navy from 1982 to 1987 and participated in three cruises.  He later graduated from ITT Technical Institute.  David has been helping with Sunday school, Wednesday night kid's ministry and Vacation Bible School for over twenty years.

Elizabeth was born in 1982 in Laramie, Wyoming. When she was six years old she was born again and  baptized. She attended Christian school in Greeley, CO and Emmett, ID. She graduated from Emmett Valley Christian School with honors.
Elizabeth is married to Randal Amschel. She is the mother of 8 children, aged 24 through 2 years of age. One of her children is waiting for her in heaven. Elizabeth loves being a mother. She believes this is her greatest calling. She serves at New Life as leader of nursery volunteers. She also leads Mother’s Blessing Ministry which was inspired by her love of children and their mothers through the Lord’s vision for her. She is an encouragement to those she serves with and loves to make acquaintances into friends.

Leona was born in Afton, Wyoming and went to college at the University of Wyoming where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1982. She worked as an RN in various areas and  retired from nursing in 2021. At the age of 30 she was blessed to meet Jesus and was born again. Since that time, she has had the opportunity to complete Biblical studies with Harvestime International and the Ministry Institute. In 1993 she moved to Emmett, ID where she currently resides with her family.
Since 1996 she has been part of New Life Christian Center and has been privileged to serve as part of women’s ministry teams, children’s Wednesday night kids, and as a Bible study leader and church secretary for 17 years. She currently oversees New Life Cares Ministry and Grief Support. Her heart is for those she meets to know Jesus and to know they are loved and valued by the Lord and by the church family at New Life. It is a blessing and privilege to be part of the ministry team at New Life.

Zeke has worn many "hats" over the years, but his passion is to serve. He believes that the Lord has shown him that it is important for him to work with men at their different seasons of life, which includes men that are developing their college stage of life, work life and men that are developing their family lives. Zeke was ordained as a Minister in his early 20s. and has worked as an associate pastor for over 20 years.  He attended Bible Training Institute, BTI, with the Church of God. Zeke has been blessed to have different careers. He was a machinist at Hewlett-Packard for 20 years, while he worked in the ministry, He was also an account manager for a commercial landscape company, a probation officer for the Sonoma County Probation Department, and a Law Enforcement Chaplain.  Zeke is married to his high school sweetheart, and they have been married for 40 years. They have three beautiful children and four awesome grandchildren.