Michael Petillo

Lead Pastor + Elder

Pastor Michael is the lead pastor of Springs Church. He grew up pursuing an artistic career in photography until God got a hold of his heart and moved him on to Mt. Zion Bible School in Grantville, Pennsylvania. Before becoming our Lead Pastor he served as the Youth Pastor for six years. He and his wife have three children, Landon, Max and Daely.

Dave Miller

Associate Pastor

Pastor Dave Miller is an Associate Pastor of Springs Church. He coordinates new member assimilation and community group ministries. He and his wife Sheri are originally from Christ Place Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Tommy Moore

Children's Pastor

Tommy leads our children and middle school ministries. His ultimate desire is to teach his students how to have an authentic relationship with Jesus, and serve one another in love while equipping them to become disciples.

Ashley Moore

Executive Administrative Assistant

Ashley is Pastor Michael's executive assistant. She is the office administrator and also oversees church-wide communication and promotion.

Karen Woodyard

Deacon Ministry Director

Karen has been attending Springs Church since 2009. She has 5 children and 1 granddaughter. She is the director of local and global missions and coordinates all of our member care along with the deacons. She loves any construction project, gardening, camping and the beach is her happy place.

Marlene Bernal

Administrative Assistant/Events Coordinator

Marlene is Tommy Moore's Assistant in Children’s Ministry, she oversees the Children’s Check-In volunteers and various other administrative duties. She manages the iConnect Database, Lead-App and coordinates events within the church.

Ryan Holloway

Creative Director

Ryan is responsible for overseeing all creative projects of Springs Church. He directs the look, feel, story, and style of projects through Design, Photo, Video, Social Media, Web and all Branding.

Nick Kreps

Tech Director

Nick is responsible for running audio, lighting, and live video content for each of the services at Springs Church. He also develops teams to fulfill the tech and AV needs of our Sunday and Wednesday services. During the week you can find Nick maintaining our AV equipment throughout the church.

Jonathan Puckett

Youth Director

Jonathan runs the High School services, events, and discipleship. He and his wife Emily have three children: Jonmark, Harper, and Salem.  He is a native to Colorado Springs and has been involved in youth ministry since 2009.

Andy Boucher

Church Elder

Andy Boucher serves as the Elder over Student Ministries and Missions. He and his wife Angie have been part of Springs Church since it's founding in 2009.

Gary Barkalow

Church Elder

Gary Barkalow is the elder over Men's Ministry. He founded the Noble Heart Ministry and is the author of It's Your Call. He and his wife Leigh have been members of Springs Church since 2011.

Barry Aho

Church Elder

Barry is a Springs church elder overseeing finances and community groups.  He is the  owner of a construction and landscape company and father of four. He and his wife Kari oversee Community Group leadership and development and have been members of the Springs church since 2009.

Founding Pastors

Gary & Kelly Wilkerson, Adam & Julie Taylor, and Patrick & Alicia Dow

Gary and Kelly Wilkerson founded Springs Church in 2009 along with Adam and Julie Taylor & Patrick and Alicia Dow. Pastor Gary is the President of World Challenge, an international mission organization that was founded by his father, David Wilkerson. He now travels and works full-time with World Challenge and World Poverty Solutions.