Meet  our  pastors

George  Barnes
Lead Pastor

George and his bride Monica are Valley natives, have been married for 30 years, and have two sons and a daughter. George holds a Bachelors in Education from Arizona State, and a Masters in Education from Southwestern Seminary. Even though his jokes are bad, the people of HiWay know they are loved and led to follow Jesus. He is passionate about reaching people with the Gospel of Jesus and helping them grow in God's grace.

Kelcey  Fry
Family Pastor

Kelcey and his bride Candace are also both natives of Arizona. He graduated from California Baptist University in 2012, with a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies emphasis on Christian Education. He is currently working on his Masters in Education  at Gateway Theological Seminary.  Kelcey is passionate about reaching, teaching, training, and deploying the next generation of Christian leadership.  He loves spending time with our children, youth, and college; he hopes to assist parents in discipling their families.

Meet  our  ministry  staff

Sandy  Eglinton
Preschool & Children's Director

Sandy is a mother, grandmother, and great grand-mother who loves children and desires to see them grow and mature in God's grace. She helps prepare our parents and children to be strong Christians in an anti-Christian world.  She helps facilitate and train the day-to-day operations of our Gear Up Children's Ministry.

Brian  Lalley
9:30am  Worship  Leader

Brian and his bride Allyson are Arizona natives.  They have three daughters.  Brian has a Bachelors degree in Vocal Performance from Grand Canyon University.  He currently works full-time for the federal court system in Phoenix.  He maintains and updates their sound equipment.  Brian is passionate about leading the 9:30am worship and loves to coordinate the seasonal plays and musicals at HiWay.  Brian also teaches a Journey group on Sunday mornings and a discipleship group on Wednesday nights.

Dillon  Moffett
11:00am  Worship  Leader

Dillon is a Arizona native.  Born and raised in Laveen.  He is currently going to school at South Mountain Community College in pursuit of a Bachelors in music.  Dillon is an extremely talented musician and loves his guitar.  Dillon loves leading worship and is passionate about involving people in worship.  He helps lead at VBS, children's camp, and youth events when he is not on stage.  Dillon also works part-time at Chick-fil-A, so next time you see him, say thank you and he will make sure you know that it is his pleasure to serve you.

Meet  our  support  staff

cassandra  Jones
Office administrator

Cassandra and her husband Mike are both transplants to Arizona. She is a mother of two girls. She is originally from Texas and has now lived in Mesa since 2005.  She loves her family and serving the people of HiWay.  She serves dinner every Wednesday and has the heart to serve people at all times. You can normally find Cassandra in the office 5 days a week.  When you have a question, she has all the answers.

Shawn  Meyer
Custodian

Shawn and his wife Tina are both transplants to Arizona.  He is originally from Texas and has lived in Arizona since 2015.  Shawn loves for things to look and is great at keeping the property looking clean and tidy.  You can normally find him vacuuming or mopping somewhere.  If you have lost something, he will most likely know where to find it.  He is always willing to serve and help setup for any event.

Tom  Vogt
Maintenance

Tom and his wife Marina are both transplants to Arizona.  Tom is a New York native, while Marina is from Russia.  They have two children, Toni and Michael. Tom is awesome at fixing just about anything you ask. If you have a problem, he can solve it.  Tom loves to take photos and helps catalog all the events at HiWay. He also helps do tech for the 9:30am worship service.