Leadership

Pastor Blake and his wife, Kassie, have been on staff at Liberty Church since 2010. They have had two children: Emmalynn and Timothy. For 11 years, Pastor Blake served in a variety of capacities including tech arts, youth, young adults, and as our Associate Pastor. After years of mentoring with Pastor Tom, Pastor Blake became our new Lead Pastor in 2021! His passions are discipleship, mentoring, and helping people find their unique gifts to help them accomplish their God-given purposes in life. Pastor Blake and Kassie love ministering together and you are likely to see her on the worship team or helping out in our kids ministry. If you have any questions, feel free to send Pastor Blake a message!

Autumn is a homegrown minister! Autumn started as a student in Elevate Student Ministries, and she was a member of  Liberty for many years before her family moved to Texas. After graduating high school, she moved back to North Carolina where she started her journey as a pastoral intern. She did such a good job, we just had to add her to our full-time staff! Currently, Autumn oversees foreign mission coordination,  finances, local outreach, and even helps with counseling. She also assists with planning events, baptisms, ministering to kids, and scheduling volunteers. If it happens at Liberty, Pastor Autumn has had a hand in making it happen! She is an incredible minister for the gospel and we are so blessed that she chose to make Liberty her home. 

Jared and his wife, Beatrice, have been attending Liberty Church since 2018 and joined the staff in August 2024. Together, they lead Elevate Student Ministries, assist Pastor Autumn with running our kids ministry, head up the security team, lead our sports teams, and more! Jared is our resident Jack of all trades here on staff, with a background ranging from law enforcement and construction to leading and discipling youth. Having both grown up spending time outside and participating in athletics, Jared and Beatrice enjoy getting to know both students and adults with help from a little friendly competition. We are so grateful to have the Woodys on our team!

Anna and her husband, Jed, are indispensable here at Liberty! Anna pastors both our worship team and our various prayer teams, but has also served in Elevate Student Ministries and in the office to help in a variety of capacities. Together, she and Jed also oversee our Tech Arts Team, which works well since that department coordinates with our worship ministry so much! They are also the leaders of our College and Careers (C2) ministry. Anna is always on hand to help execute whatever needs to be done here at Liberty; Jed & Anna Hunt are a blessing! The creativity and dedication that they both bring to Liberty Church is above and beyond!

If you call us or stop by, odds are Sarah will be your first point of contact. Sarah helps us in so many ways and has been such a blessing to Liberty Church! She spent her teen years as part of Elevate Student Ministries and is now pursuing a ministerial path as an adult. Her heart is for doing things with excellence and, in specific, she is studying for a career as a Worship Pastor.  Sarah also has a passion for culinary arts; if she wasn't working with us here at Liberty Church, she would be running her own restaurant! Her husband, Aaron, helps us with all things tech; he's Jed Hunt's right hand back in the TA booth and is also a member of our Capture Team.  We are grateful for both of them and look forward to see how the Lord uses their gifts for the Kingdom!

Kate McElroy (formerly, Francis) has been a member of Liberty since 2013! Joining our staff part-time in February 2023 and getting hired on full-time in May 2024, Kate has a hand in planning and executing a number of events, assisting Jared and Pastor Autumn with kids, managing our social media, and updating our website. Kate is also one of our photographers and the leader of our Capture Team. Her husband, Andrew, is also leader on our worship team! When Kate isn't helping out with events or working in the office, you'll usually find her with her nose in a book at a local coffee shop. 

John and Melinda are vital members of Liberty Church! Since they started attending, they have been involved in a variety of ministries including Liberty Ladies, Liberty Men, and are group leaders. They are also currently members of our prayer team, Melinda is on our choir and went through our internship and John is part of our security team!

Mike and Heather have been some of Liberty's most faithful members for the last several years. They have served with nursery, children, media, youth, and countless other ministries. Mike assists us with our "Helps" ministry, (making sure our people are taken care of when needs arise). Their kids Noah, Faith, and Adam are in Elevate and assist with our tech arts team. We are grateful for their willingness to serve on Liberty's Leadership Team!

Tom and Libba have been attending Liberty for a long time! They have gone through many life phases and challenges while being faithful and dutiful members. Tom and Libba are a huge part of our Care Team and invest so much energy into overseeing ministries and making sure everything is done with excellence. Tom brings the laughter and Libba brings the perseverance. They make a wonderful partnership and add so much to Liberty's Leadership Team!

Pastor Tom Roberts and his wife, Pastor Marsha, arrived in Havelock in the fall of 1988. They served the community and Liberty Church faithfully for almost 30 years together until the Lord called Pastor Marsha home in 2018. After 33 years of sermons, counseling, weddings, funerals, and overall vision-casting for Liberty he retired as the Lead Pastor in 2021. Pastor Tom now continues to serve in the Senior Pastor Emeritus role as he advises, teaches, and helps oversee our leaders. We are so grateful to have his years of wisdom and faithful service to God as part of what makes Liberty Church such a special place in the Kingdom of God!