Staff
Rev. David Shafer
Senior Pastor
Pastor David is an ordinated Wesleyan pastor who started attending NAW in April 1988. He began as the youth pastor in 2006 and became an assistant pastor in 2014. Pastor David became the senior pastor in June 2018. He has been married for 29 years to his wife, Marcy, and they have two children, Andrew and Emily.
Contact: PastorDShafer@gmail.com
Fun Facts:
Favorite Football Team: Dallas Cowboys
Hobbies: Hunting and Fishing
Favorite band: Skillet
Rev. James Scott Stamper
Executive Pastor
Pastor Scott is an ordinated Wesleyan pastor who started attending NAW in 1984 and began as the treasurer in 2006. He received a bachelor’s degree in Religion from Liberty University and a Master's of Divinity and an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University and just started his Doctorate of Religion in Spiritual Formation. He became an assistant pastor in 2012 and was then appointed as executive pastor in June 2018. He has been married for 31 years to his wife, Kelly, and they have two children, Garrith and Mackenzie.
Contact: JSSTamper1@comcast.net
Fun Facts:
Favorite Movie: Top Gun
Hobbies: Going to Notre Dame football games (GO IRISH!) and reading
A place he wants to go: Ireland