Youth Workers

The Lord has blessed us here at Hardin Baptist Church with an amazing group of workers who have a passion for Jesus Christ and for young people. Please use this page to get to know our workers a little better, and if you want, send an encouraging email to our workers letting them know how much you appreciate all they do.

 

 

Kory Cunningham
kory@hardinbaptist.org
Youth Pastor/Videographer
Kory has been Youth Pastor of GoTime Ministries for almost 3 years now. He is a Graduate of Murray State University and is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is married to Katie Cunningham and has a dog named Lucy.
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Katie Cunningham
katiee.cunningham@gmail.com
High School Leader/Administrative Assistant/Photographer
Katie Cunningham is a graduate of Murray State University with a degree in Spanish. She has been a youth worker at Hardin Baptist Church for 3 years. She is married to Kory Cunningham and loves spending time with her family, her dog Lucy and her friends. In her spare time she loves to take pictures, cook, go to the lake and read. She has a passion for the youth at Hardin and plans to continue serving there for many years to come.


Scott Pile
scott.pile@calloway.kyschools.us
Middle School Leader/Middle School Teacher
Scott has been with GoTime Student Ministries for over two years now. He works with middle school students as a Sunday school teacher, youth helper, and camp counselor. He is a teacher at Calloway Middle school where he sponsors the academic team and FCA. He is happily married to his beautiful wife Whitney Pile.


Whitney Pile
whitneyap@yahoo.com
Middle School Leader/Middle School Teacher
Whitney has been working with GoTime Student Ministries for two years as a Sunday school teacher and youth helper. She is a registered nurse at Primary Care Medical Center and is proudly married to Scott Pile. They have a dog named Brutus. Whitney enjoys doing yard work and cooking in her spare time.


Mike Harlan
mike.harlan@harlanautomotive.com
High School Leader/High School Teacher
Mike Harlan is a graduate of Murray State University and presently owns and operates Harlan Automotive Repair and Service in Murray. He has been in the youth ministry for 20 years. He served as youth pastor for the Assemblies of God. He is married to Kellie Harlan and has two daughters-Lauren and Bethany.


Kellie Harlan
kellie.harlan@harlanautomotive.com
High School Leader/Event Planner
Kellie Harlan is currently attending Murray State University. She has worked side by side with her husband, Mike Harlan, over the last 20 years in youth ministry. She currently is in partnership with him at Harlan Automotive Repair. Her passion is her family.


Casey Slack
cslack11@gmail.com
High School Leader/Electric Guitar/Basketball Coach
Full Name: Casey "Danger" Slack.
Education: Majoring in it at Murray State.
Occupation: Whatever part-time jobs I can get my hands on.
Youth Working: I've been helping out with the youth at Hardin for 3 or 4 years. I play guitar in the praise band and coach the basketball team.
Other: I like sports, music, sun drop, and ben and jerry's ice cream, but not all at the same time.


Kayla Staley
kaylastaley@gmail.com
Middle School Leader/Bible Study Leader
Kayla has been working with the youth of GoTime Student Ministries for almost 5 years. She is a graduate of Murray State University and is employed as a math and social studies teacher at North Marshall Middle School. She is married to Caleb Staley and enjoys painting and spending time with her family.


Caleb Staley
calebstaley@gmail.com
Middle School Leader/Sound/Eugene
Caleb Staley is really cool and is married to the beautiful Kayla Staley who also works with the youth. Both have worked with the youth for almost 5 years now. He is a electrician in the local 816 union hall in Paducah. He enjoys the outdoors and all kinds or sports.



Aaron Grant
aaron.grant@gmail.com
High School Leader/Bass Player
Aaron has been apart of GoTime Student Ministries for 3 years. He is a graduate of Murray State University with a degree in Organizational Communication and a minor in Youth & Nonprofit Leadership. Aaron is married to Ashley and has a dog named Rusty who is in love with Lucy. He has had the privilege to be on staff with MFuge Lifeway Ministries. Aaron loves music, students, outdoors, snowboarding, and sports.


Ashley Grant
ashley.grant@coe.murraystate.edu
High School Leader/Bible Study Leader
Ashley is a senior elementary education major at Murray State University. She is married to Aaron and loves coffee dates!


Josh Burzynski
josh.burzynski@murraystate.edu
High School Leader/Media
Josh Burzynski will graduate in May with a teaching degree and is currently student teaching in the history department at Calloway High School. Josh also helps coach the Calloway Baseball team and has been a youth worker for 2 years.


Cathy Walker
laura.walker@calloway.kyschools.us
Middle School Leader/Cup-a-Joe
Cathy "Cup-a-Joe" Walker has been a youth worker for 3 years, and has just recently graduated from Murray State with a teaching degree. Cathy is native to Memphis Tennessee and is now living in Murray, teaching 3rd grade at North Calloway.


Michael Stanger
michael.stanger@murraystate.edu
Middle School Leader/Middle School Teacher
Michael has been a Youth Leader for almost one year. He is a recent graduate of Murray State University and is pursuing a career as a godly father. He is married to the wonderful Tiffany Stanger and has a dog named Duke that could eat Lucy for an appetizer.


Tiffany Stanger
tiffany.gaddis@murraystate.edu
Middle School Leader/Middle School Teacher
Tiffany majored in Organizational Communication and is finishing her last semester in her Exercise Science major. During the daytime she works with cancer patients through the Exercise and Cancer Recovery Program. She is married to Michael Stanger and can't wait to disciple babies with him :)


Melisa Crespo
melissasue05@yahoo.com
High School Leader/Vocalist
Melissa Crespo is a Senior at Murray State University majoring in Public Relations and minoring in Youth and Non-Profit Leadership. She hopes to continue working with youth after graduation and enjoys singing and playing guitar in her spare time. She loves hot chocolate and taking naps outside in the summer time!


Meagan Richeson
meagan@upstairsworship.com
High School Leader/Mission's Coordinator
Bio: Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Meagan Richeson is currently a sophomore at Murray State University majoring in elementary education and spanish. Her heart is in missions in Nicaragua and is co-founder of the Igniting Hope Project with her fiancé Kaleb Scharmahorn.


Cody Brown
cody.brown@murraystate.edu
Middle School Leader/Youth Worship Leader
Cody Brown is a Freshman at Murray State from Marion Ky. He lead worship in high school for various venues including FCA, Marion Baptist, and his youth group, and now continues to use his gifts at Hardin in the Gotime band.


Kody Paschall
kpaschall2002@hotmail.com
Drummer
Kody Paschall is a high school graduate working full time at Paschall Greenhouse and Nursery. He enjoys snowboarding, playing drums, listening to the breath taking sounds of Casey "Danger" Slack's guitar and Kory Cunningham's rythmatic bass licks.


Nicholas Knapp
nicholas.knapp@murraystate.edu
Middle School Leader
Nicholas Knapp is a finishing up his sophomore year at Murray State majoring in Exercise Science. He will be going to Orlando Project this summer, but he will be Impacting the youth again next fall.


Steffin Beasley
steffin.beasley@murraystate.edu
Middle School Leader
Im from Paducah, Kentucky and have lived there my whole life and
graduated from Reidland High school
Im a communication disorders major at Murray State University.
I've played baseball my whole life and on into college but my new passion is sharing the gospel!