New Day Kalamazoo Leadership
Lead Pastors Bill & Marilee Menser
Bill & Marilee Menser love Jesus and love people. Their mission is to encourage others to follow God wholeheartedly, find complete freedom from sin, and live up to their fullest potential in Christ. They have two wonderful kids and oversee all aspects New Day.
Missions Pastor Cameron Wright
Pastor Cameron Wright, and his wife of 35 years Kathie, have four adult children and four grandchildren. He has a passion for raising and releasing the next generation of Christ followers and Church leaders around the globe. He is active in training Church Planting both in the USA and internationally. He has over three decades of pastoral experience and has traveled extensively preaching the gospel and sharing out of his experience of pastoral leadership. Pastor Cameron spent 23 years as Lead Pastor of New Day before passing the baton to Pastor Bill & Pastor Marilee. He also serves as one of the founding members of the leadership of Harvest Alliance, and international affiliation of churches united in their pursuit of revival.
Worship Pastor Carrie Miller
Carrie has a passion for leading people into the presence of God. It is her desire that every person who attends New Day's services has a genuine encounter with the Holy Spirit during worship. Carrie has enjoyed 20 years of marriage to the amazing Greg Miller, a Realtor with Prudential Preferred Realtors in Portage, where she works as his administrator. They have two beautiful daughters and two adventurous sons, who are the most important people in their active lives.
The New Day Leaders & Staff are comprised of the Pastoral Team and the Administration Staff. The Pastoral Team includes Lead Pastors Marilee & Bill Menser (front center), Missions Pastor Cameron Wright (back center), Worship Pastor Carrie Miller (back, second from left), Pastoral Assistant Kathy Spaulding (left), Pastoral Assistant Lewis Wright (back, second from right). The Administration Staff includes Diane Lawrence (right)
Pastoral Assistants
Kathy Spaulding
Kathy serves on the Teaching Team, leads a community group, and currently leads our Women’s ministry.
Lewis Wright
Lewis serves as Youth Leader, video editor, and in many other capacities at New Day. Read more about Lewis here.
Adam & Terra Shockley
Adam & Terra have many years of experience in ministry with YWAM and leading other New Day Ministries in the past.
Board of Directors
Oversees All New Day Michigan Major Decisions
Lead Pastors Bill Menser & Marilee Menser Board Co-Presidents. Carrie Miller, Secretary. Seth Gerber, Treasurer. Scott Jones, Director.
New Day Lead Team
Site Leaders: Pastor Bill & Pastor Marilee Menser
Worship Team: Pastor Carrie Miller
Tech Team: Pastor Bill Menser
Prayer & Rhema Team: Hannah Duke
Children’s Ministry Team: Pastor Marilee Menser
Nursery Team: Pastor Marilee Menser
Welcome Team: Diane Lawrence
Community Groups: Pastor Cameron, Dave & Leah O’Neill
Admin Team: Diane Lawrence
Healing & Restoration: Pastors Bill and Marilee Menser
Social Media: Admin Team
Global Network, Harvest Alliance
New Day is a member of the international church network, Harvest Alliance. “Harvest Alliance is a global family birthed in revival from the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that has been sweeping the nations. We are a ‘Word and Spirit’ relational and apostolic family of local churches and ministries from many nations and part of the worldwide Body of Christ in all its beauty and form.” Find out more at www.harvestalliance.org.