Ministry Staff

Austin Rammell
Lead Pastor
Ph: 704-922-3763
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.

Chris Mintz
Associate Pastor: Students and Administration
Ph: 704-922-3763
Chris joined Venture’s staff in 2012. He brings a passion to lead students 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.

Jonathan Pugh
Associate Pastor: Life Groups & Church Partnership
Ph: 704-922-3763
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.

Dalton Rhyne
Associate Pastor: Worship Music
Ph: 704-922-3763
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 2 children.

Wanda Maynor
Director: Children’s Ministry
Ph: 704-922-3763
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.

Kim Talbert-Kirk
Pastoral Counselor
Ph: 704-922-3763
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.
Volunteer Pastors

Terry Gregoire
Associate Pastor
Ph: 704-747-4400
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
Mikaela Jones
Administration and Finance Assistant
Ph: 704-922-3763
Email: mikaela.jones@daretoventure.org
Drew Horine
Digital Outreach Director
Escape Plan Marketing
Ph: 980-285-7782
Email: support@escapeplanmarketing.com
Keith Propst
Building Maintenance Coordinator
Ph: 704-922-3763