Our Leaders & Staff

Merle and Cheree Shenk
Lead Pastor, Associate Pastor
Merle and Cheree Shenk live in Lititz, PA with their five children. They have over 20 years in cross cultural ministry experience and a passion for evangelism, training and discipleship work. Merle has co-authored a book with Larry Kreider and Kevin Kazemi called “Encountering the Supernatural” which was released in 2018.
Merle loves the woods, hunting, fishing, and barbecuing. Cheree enjoys reading and times with friends and family. The Shenks serve on the DOVE International Apostolic team. Together they lead the apostolic team for DOVE South Africa, where they lived for 11 years and planted an inner city, multi-ethnic church prior to moving to the USA. They also lead the apostolic team for DOVE Zambia. Cheree is ordained through DOVE International and loves spending time with her children and developing new ministry initiatives.

David Barnett
Associate Pastor
David and his wife Megan reside in Lancaster City, PA. A graduate of Regent University, David received his Bachelors in Business Administration and is currently pursuing his Masters in Organizational Leadership. He is passionate about growing leaders and helping people develop in their calling. David also enjoys coffee, travel, and cooking new recipes for Megan to taste test.

Matt Shenk
Associate Pastor
Matt Shenk started attending Newport Church youth group in 2008. He was a student of the inaugural year of REACH School of Ministry in Cape Town, South Africa. He is a graduate the DOVE/Hopewell Leadership School and spent 6 months on the DOVE Missions Internship in Scotland. Matt is passionate about connecting with people and ministering the love of God.

Shane & Sierra Good
Youth Pastors
Shane and Sierra have been involved in youth ministry at Newport Church since 2014. They started out on the Ignite Junior High leadership team and have now transitioned into the youth pastor role and lead Impact Senior High youth group. They love spending time with youth and they have a heart to see each one experience the presence of God. They are both graduates of the DOVE/Hopewell Leadership School and spent six months on the DOVE Missions Internship in Scotland. Shane works for a family business as a residential designer and Sierra is a Marketing Manager for a local real estate and auction company.
Our Elder Team

Bob and Danielle Kreider

Brian and Janet Sauder
Brian and Janet have five children and have been married for 32 years. They have discovered that in the busyness of life; a good cup of coffee, a round of golf, a fun movie or a book to read go a long way towards relaxing and refreshing the soul.
