
Pastor Hayden Thomas
LEAD PASTOR / ELDER
Pastor Hayden completed his undergraduate degree in Speech Communications from Texas A&M University – Commerce and a Masters in Theology, with an emphasis in Church Planting from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Kayla have been married since 2019 and have two sons, Titus Jay and Judah David.

Evan Jacobsen
ASSOCIATE PASTOR / ELDER
Evan and his wife, Candice were both born and raised in Southern California and have two children, Theodore and Elisabeth. Evan has degrees in Accounting and History from the University of New Mexico where he also played college football. He is a Certified Biblical Counselor with ACBC and currently working on a Masters Degree at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

CALEB DRAGNA
ASSOCIATE PASTOR / ELDER
Caleb, his wife Deanna, and three children (Avalyn, Elijah, and Madison), came to us from Cypress, TX. While he began his career in accounting with a degree from Texas A&M, Caleb answered God’s call by entering into full-time ministry and obtaining his M.Div from Moody Theological Seminary. Caleb enjoys a good dad joke, lifting weights, coffee, and sports of all kinds.

Linda Kavadoy
CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR
Linda’s degree & background is in Marketing & Communications, including most recently, 10 years as Director of Creative Media at Compass Bible Church Aliso Viejo. She has been married to her husband, Caesar for almost 30 years and have two daughters, Delaney & Sidney.

KAT HELTON
KIDS MINISTRY COORDINATOR
Kat was born and raised in South Texas and has lived in New Braunfels for the past two decades. In December of 2022, she graduated from Texas Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Science in Education. She spent five years as a volunteer youth leader in the New Braunfels area. She is most passionate about the teaching and leading children in the knowledge of the Lord. Kat and her husband, Trevor have been married since 2024.