senior pastors - new life christian center st. george
Pastors Javier and Ia Jimenez
Javier and Ia bring over 30 years of ministry leadership to their roles as senior pastors of New Life St. George, where they’ve served since 2014. With a shared passion for evangelism and discipleship, Javier has led international missions and workplace ministry, while Ia has founded and led ministries focused on purity and integrity. They planted New Life Christian Center Hurricane in 2017 and launched New Life Christian Academy in 2023. As parents of four children, including both young and adult kids, they understand the challenges of raising a family while leading a growing church. Their leadership is characterized by a deep love for Christ, a commitment to biblical teaching, and a heart to help others experience God’s love and healing. Through collaborative leadership, they empower others to grow in faith and live out the mission of reaching the community with the transformative love of Jesus. They embrace their call to pastor in Southern Utah with joy and humility, dedicated to creating a place where everyone can experience the fullness of God’s kingdom.
Javier and Ia bring over 30 years of ministry leadership to their roles as senior pastors of New Life St. George, where they’ve served since 2014. With a shared passion for evangelism and discipleship, Javier has led international missions and workplace ministry, while Ia has founded and led ministries focused on purity and integrity. They planted New Life Christian Center Hurricane in 2017 and launched New Life Christian Academy in 2023. As parents of four children, including both young and adult kids, they understand the challenges of raising a family while leading a growing church. Their leadership is characterized by a deep love for Christ, a commitment to biblical teaching, and a heart to help others experience God’s love and healing. Through collaborative leadership, they empower others to grow in faith and live out the mission of reaching the community with the transformative love of Jesus. They embrace their call to pastor in Southern Utah with joy and humility, dedicated to creating a place where everyone can experience the fullness of God’s kingdom.
associate pastors
Pastor Bob & Nina Williams (Prayer / Discipleship)
Pastors Rusty and Alegra Rohr (Associate Pastors / Interim Pastors of New Life Hurricane)
Pastors Rusty and Alegra Rohr (Associate Pastors / Interim Pastors of New Life Hurricane)
Rusty and Alegra have been serving in ministry together for over 30 years, having met while in a Christian band at the University of Utah through Campus Crusade for Christ. Their shared passion for worship, discipleship, and community has shaped their leadership journey. They’ve helped plant several churches in Utah and Arizona and have called St. George home for the past 14 years. At New Life St. George, Rusty and Alegra serve as Associate Pastors, Worship Team Leaders, and Young Adult Ministry Leaders. Alegra, a gifted worship leader, discovered her calling to ministry in college and now leads worship with a heart to deepen faith and bring people into a closer relationship with God. Rusty, a skilled guitarist, pianist and nurse practitioner specializing in infectious disease, shares a deep passion for preaching the gospel and shepherding others in their spiritual growth. Together, they have five children—three adults and two still at home, including two they adopted through foster care. In addiitonto their work at New Life St. George, they also serve as Interim Pastors of New Life Hurricane, furthering their mission to expand God’s love and the reach of the gospel.
Pastor Paulette McAloon (Associate Pastor / Recovery / Outreach)
board OF DIRECTORS
Pastor Javier Jimenez
Alba Delarosa
Vonnie Vozer
Ruth Anderson
Alba Delarosa
Vonnie Vozer
Ruth Anderson
administration
BOOKKEEPING - Ruth Anderson
worship leaders
Rusty & Alegra Rohr
nursery & children's ministries | Kingdom kids
Eduardo and Sara Bonilla
Eduardo and Sara are missionaries in Utah, where they’ve been serving since God called them during a time of training. Originally from Colombia and Spain, they lived and served in Denmark for nine years, where their two children were born. With over 25 years of intercultural experience in ministry, they have worked with children, youth, families, and leaders, specializing in counseling, mentoring, and worship. In 2016, they founded Bedrock ASFM, a ministry and leadership training center supporting pastors, leaders and families in crisis, helping resolve conflict, and equipping others for healing and growth. Eduardo is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with an M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Sara is certified in formational prayer and caregiving from Ashland Theological Seminary, as well as in Theology and Ministry from Christ for the Nations Seminary. Eduardo and Sara are caregivers by nature, with an innate ability to connect and love people deeply. Driven by their own healing journeys, they are passionate about restoring broken marriages, healing trauma and relational wounds, and equipping leaders with healthy leadership tools, sharing Christ’s love and transformative power with everyone they serve.
YOUTH ministry
Pastor Alex Ledoux
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
Pastors Rusty / Alegra Rohr
usher / greeter ministry
Debbie Hern
men's ministry
Pastor Javier Jimenez
MEN'S STUDY
George Smythe
MEN'S STUDY
George Smythe
women's ministry
Pastor Ia Jimenez
WOMEN'S MINISTRY COMMITTEE
Lois DeVries
Sara Santos
Shalyndee Jones
WOMEN'S STUDY
Lois DeVries
WOMEN'S MINISTRY COMMITTEE
Lois DeVries
Sara Santos
Shalyndee Jones
WOMEN'S STUDY
Lois DeVries
missions ministry
Judy Hess
tech / media TEAm
Jimmy Leggett
Clint Hanson
Leslie Wentland
Clint Hanson
Leslie Wentland
spanish ministry
Eduardo Bonilla and Sara Santos
recovery ministry
Pastor Paulette McAloon
Rudy Carrillo, Jr
Pam Main
Rudy Carrillo, Jr
Pam Main
COMPASSION ministry
Lisa Dickson
prayer ministry
Pastor Bob and Nina Williams
In-DEPTH BIBLE STUDY
Lois DeVries
Lisa Dickson
Lisa Dickson
counseling ministry
Pastor Roy Corey
communion
Pastor Alex Wilke