Pastors Dionte & Lacey Upshaw
Dionte and Lacey have been married since September of 2019, together they have two children, Phoenix Wonder and Jett Kingston. Together they firmly believe in the next generation, as well as valuing the wisdom and guidance of those who have gone before them. They are passionate about young people of all ages discovering and growing into their God-given identities, finding purpose, process pain, and thrive into their futures as sons and daughters of Christ.
Dionte has been attending NewLife since he was 15-years old. He started out as a young "church van kid" who later was adopted into the family of Pastor Tim & Ameka Willard. Dionte has been the Student Pastor of NewLife Ministries FCF since 2013. In addition to Student Pastoring, Dionte serves alongside his wife Lacey on the worship team, assists with media and administrative duties within the church.
Lacey has been attending NewLife Ministries since 2012, and became the full time Worship Pastor in October of 2016. Along with her husband Dionte she is passionate about reaching people with the life-transforming message of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit. Lacey carries the call to declare God's goodness, freedom and healing with contagious passion and love. Whether through worship, writing or speaking, her style wraps words and pictures around what it's like to live honestly, confidently and closely connected to the Father's heart.