About Us

Our Mission

"To engage those far from God with the Gospel to know and follow Christ."

We want to be a people who care for, welcome, and support those around us in a way that can only be inspired by God. It's our hope that people who visit our church or interact with our people walk away feeling encouraged, refreshed, and drawn closer to God. We want every man, woman, and child in our community to have the chance to experience and respond to the Gospel in action through our church.

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Our Leadership

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AUSTIN RAMMELL

Lead Pastor
Austin has led the pastoral team at Venture since 2002. He preaches God’s Word with a passion for equipping the church to engage a lost world with the Gospel. Austin & Keri married in 1999 and have 3 children.
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CHRIS MINTZ

Associate Pastor: Administration

Chris joined Venture’s staff in 2012. He brings a passion to to follow Jesus and years of corporate and military experience that keep our day-to-day operations working. Chris and Bee have been married since 1993 and have 2 children.

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JONATHAN PUGH

Associate Pastor: Life Groups & Church Partnership

Jonathan joined the staff in 2016. He is responsible for growing Life Groups, discipleship and helping you get plugged into Venture. Jonathan and Jennifer have been married since 2006 and have 5 children.

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Jason Gilbert

Associate Pastor: Students & Children

Jason leads Venture's Student and Children's Ministry. He has a big heart to reach the next generation and point them to Jesus. He and his wife Madison have an energetic 3-year old boy.

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DALTON RHYNE

Associate Pastor: Worship Music
Dalton leads Venture’s band and singers to make sure the music in our modern worship gatherings is Biblical, relevant, and awesome! He and his wife Hannah have 3 children.
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DAN MOODY-MUSICK

Associate Pastor: Worship & Media

Dan manages Venture’s Worship Arts team to ensure the sound, video, and lights all work to provide an outstanding worship experience. He and his wife, Chris, have a set of young triplets.

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WANDA MAYNOR

Director: Children's Ministry

Wanda leads a team of volunteers who put together amazing Gospel centered ministry programs for kids, birth through 5th grade. She married her husband Ronnie in 1991. They have 5 kids and 1 son-in-law.

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KIM TALBERT-KIRK

Pastoral Counselor
Venture partners with Kim to provide low cost pastoral counseling services to the community. In addition, Kim and her husband Richard lead Venture’s addiction recovery ministry.
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Richard Kirk

Volunteer Associate Pastor

Richard leads Venture’s Celebrate Recovery addiction ministry and always brings an entertaining viewpoint to Sunday morning announcements. He owns Magic Cleaning Services of Charlotte and married our counselor, Kim Talbert-Kirk, in 2017.

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Terry Gregoire

Volunteer Associate Pastor

Terry volunteers in many areas of ministry but primarily focuses on caring for and growing Life Groups. He and his wife Faye have 4 children and 5 grandchildren.

Support & Administration

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Mikaela Jones

Administration & Finance Assistant
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Kathy Loo

Deaf Ministries Coordinator
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Caleb Sutton

Visual Production Manager
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Christy Jones

Director of Women's Ministry

Our Beliefs

Get In Touch

Drop in at a service or reach out. We would love to meet you!

Service Times

Sunday Worship @ 9:30AM

(Online & In-Person)

Sunday Worship @ 11AM

(Online & In-Person)

Sunday Worship @ 6PM

(In-Person @ Lincolnton)

Contact

800 E Main St
Dallas, NC 28034

info@daretoventure.org

704-922-3763