Tim Needham
Tim has been working in the non-profit sector now for over 15 years. He is passionate about seeing youth and young adults reach their full potential. Tim is a United States Navy veteran who served two deployments during the Iraq War. After leaving the service, he went back to school and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Liberty University. From 2004 to 2011 he served as a youth pastor at South Side Church of God and Southwest Christian Church. In 2011, Tim went to work for a street outreach program at Epworth Children and Family Services, where he developed a keen eye on the needs of homeless and at-risk youth here in St. Louis.
Tim is an avid supporter of various charities across the United States, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and has served on the Board of Directors for Living Faith Christian Academy. He has also previously served as a high school basketball coach. In his spare time, Tim loves to fly fish (when he has time) and is a BBQ aficionado. The perfect day for him is sitting in the backyard on a lawn chair with his two boys, Caleb and Peter, and his beautiful wife Emily, smoking a pork shoulder in his smoker.
Jason Courtney
Jason is a husband, father, and grandfather. He is the president and CEO of New Alpha Corp. He has been working in Real Estate his entire life. He started cleaning up job sites at 13 years old and eventually led his father’s company in record-breaking sales. In 2008, he decided to open his own business combining his knowledge of Real Estate with his love for helping others. Jason is very involved in his church. He spent 10 years as the Youth Pastor at South Side Church of God and is currently an elder there. Jason also holds a seat on the board at Heritage Classical Christian Academy. When Jason is not in a meeting, you can find him in his garage working on old cars.
Matt Dougherty
Matt is a husband and father of four who is actively involved in ministry with his church, Connect Church, in Fenton Missouri. Matt and his wife Renee help lead worship for Celebrate Recovery and are involved in many areas of the church. Matt works as a Manager of Client Services for Twain Financial Partners in St. Louis and has over 12 years of experience in the accounting profession, including 10 years working with various tax credit financing programs.
Bill Fain
Bill and his wife Karen have been married 49 years and have 3 children, 6 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Bill retired from his career as a computer systems analyst for AT&T at 67.
Bill and his wife have attended Grace Union Church for 21 years, and Bill currently serves on GUC’s trustee board He has also previously served on the Boards of the Metro-East Crisis Pregnancy Center Granite City (now Mosaic Health) and the Collinsville First AG Day Care.
Pastor Benjamin Jones
Pastor Ben is a St. Louis native and has deep convictions in resourcing our city’s need with his time and dedication.
As Senior Pastor and founder of Freedom City Church STL, Pastor Ben has impacted many lives with his teachings that help unlock the identity we all have in Christ. His vision is for everyone to encounter God, experience freedom, and expand the kingdom.
Pastor Ben is married to his beautiful wife, Vernisha, and together they have two wonderful children, Zoe and Benjamin II.