Our Staff

Steve hails from the Buffalo, NY area (Go Bills!) but grew up the majority of his life here in sunny Tampa. He married his wife, Michelle, in 1993 and shortly after decided to leave the banking industry to pursue full-time vocational ministry. Since then, Steve has been fortunate to have the opportunity to serve congregations from coast to coast. He enjoys traveling, reading, and all things sports related. Steve and Michelle have nine children and are passionate about foster care and adoption.

One of Steve’s favorite things in life is doing good ministry with people he loves. His personal ambition is to be a faithful child of God, to be the best husband and father he can be, to help countless people meet Jesus, to faithfully love and serve his church family, and to help lead one of the most dedicated congregations in Central Florida.

Michael attended Johnson University Florida from 2016-2019, and is married to his amazing wife Summer, and together they have one child, Wyatt. Michael is a fanatic for all things Florida Gators, loves to play golf and fish. Michael has a heart for families and the next generation in the church. Michael loves to connect families and their kids to the church and see them grow in their faith.

Derrick is the Worship & Production Lead at New Beginnings Christian Church here in South Tampa. He and his wife, Sierra, have three kids and two dogs that always make for a good time. As an elder millennial, the three things that have impacted him the most are as follows: 1) Jesus Christ, 2) Video Games, and 3) 90’s Hip Hop. For fun he enjoys learning to cook new things, primarily, so that he can eat them, and secondarily, to share those things with his family and friends. His heart for the church is for them to live lives fully in response to WHO GOD IS in everything that they do, and that it doesn’t start and end with merely singing together on Sundays, but that it serves as a springboard to launch them into their weeks completely on fire for the Lord.

Samuel is the Connections Pastor at New Beginnings Christian Church here in South Tampa. He is a part of a massive family of eleven, and loves Jesus, movies, and video games. His heart for ministry goes way back to when he was in high school, and he has poured himself into any ministry he could ever since. Samuel’s goal for his life is to share Christ with everyone he meets, to love and to serve, and to share with his community how much Jesus desires a relationship them.

Sara has worked at New Beginnings since its amalgamation of Westshore and Palma Ceia Christian Churches in 2005. She has always had a love for her church family and works to keep it rolling along. She is involved in our Music program and is one of the coordinators for the PrimeTimers group, our Senior Singles, as well as juggling other responsibilities. When not at New Beginnings she loves to travel, read, do handicrafts and is the mother of three four-legged fur babies.