OUR STAFF
Pastor Jason Avery
Lead Pastor
Pastor Jason Avery serves as the Lead Pastor at BNC. He began his ministry here in June 2012 as a Children's, Student & Family Pastor. In January 2021, Pastor Jason accepted an invitation to serve as the Lead Pastor. Along with his wife, Amy, they have 4 kids who keep them going non-stop.
Pastor Jason is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University and following his education, he was ordained as an Elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
Pastor Jason began his ministry in High School here at BNC and moved to Oklahoma City where he continued to serve a various churches on the Oklahoma District until being called "home" in 2012.
Pastor Jason wants to see our church grow closer and continue to form together as ONE family learning to worship God together and making an impact for Christ in our community.
Pastor Mark Hall
Associate Pastor
Pastor Mark Hall started to serve at BNC as the Interim Student Ministries Pastor until God led in unison to bring him on staff as one of our Associate Pastors. He began his ministry with us in November of 2020. He works bi-vocationally and holds a full-time job at Data Center Inc. (DCI). Pastor Mark and his wife, Amy, are raising four kids with two of them married and out of the nest.
Pastor Mark is a graduate of Travecca Nazarene University with a degree in ministry and following his education, he was ordained as an Elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
Pastor Mark has served in a number of churches and has experience in leading ministry with both children and teenagers. He is valuable member of our staff with many skills that uses to build the Kingomd of God.
Leah Nickel
Administrative Assistant
Leah Nickel serves as the Administrative Assistant at BNC. She began her ministry with us in January of 2021. Leah works bi-vocationally while working as a stay-at-home mom and running a personal sales consultant position with Mary Kay. Leah is married to Samuel and together have two beautiful daughters who love to make everyone smile and laugh as they come to BNC.
Leah graduated from a private Christian school in Tyro, Kansas. She is passionate about continuing to learn new things in many capacities.
Along with serving as the Administrative Assistant at BNC, Leah also serves as our Daughters of the King Ministry Director. She has a passion to help connect women to Christ and to one another.