Leadership

We are currently in the process of looking for a senior pastor.

A retired ordained Deacon in the Church of the Nazarene, Richard has served the church for 24 years. In addition, he has taught choral music in the public schools for 19 years.
BSE - Church Music & Christian Education, Olivet Nazarene University
Masters - Church Music, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Pastor Andrea started her Christian journey at Children’s Camp when she was nine. At fifteen, witnessing her Father’s ordination in the Church of the Nazarene, she felt a divine call to dedicate her life to Christian ministry. Even in her teenage years, Andrea demonstrated a passion for serving others. While in college, God sanctified Pastor Andrea as she completely surrendered her life and will to Christ. Pastor Andrea attended Olivet Nazarene University, Nazarene Bible College, and the Breese Bible Institute as she fulfilled her ordination requirements. Pastor Andrea has served God in many roles at churches across the United States including Florida, Kansas, North Carolina, Hawaii, and California. Her true passion is serving the children of the Church of the Nazarene.

Pastor Andrea and her husband, Pastor Bill, were married in December of 2001. They have two adult children, Elizabeth and William. In their free time Bill and Andrea love to play volleyball, target shoot, go to auctions and conquer escape rooms!

In 2014, Brendt started attending the First Church of the Nazarene in Mayfield, KY. He had never attended a Nazarene church before and it was the first denomination that he heard the message of Holiness and entire Sanctification. It was the message that he was searching for!  In 2018, Brendt received the call from God to go into ministry but it wasn't until 2020 that he started taking ministerial classes for ordination.  In 2023, he met Sherry and they started dated and were then married in the Nazarene church on Aug 27, 2023 by Pastor Steve Melvin.  In February and March of 2024, he preached a couple of times at the Nazarene church in Elkton.  While preaching in Elkton, he felt called to pastor there; however, in January 2026, the Elkton church closed (through no fault of their own) and he and Sherry felt led to return to Mayfield and assist the Nazarene church in any way they could.
Brendt currently serves as the associate pastor and is waiting to see where God calls him next.  He and Sherry know there are great things ahead of them and also for the congregation in Mayfield.

Teresa has been a life-long member of the Mayfield Nazarenes.  She began serving as the Church Board secretary in 1991, and still serves in that capacity today.  She is also the church pianist, president of Women's Ministries, Walk Through Bethlehem Cast Coordinator, and helps in the choir & worship teams.

Teresa is retired from the City of Mayfield, where she worked for almost 30 years;, the last 8 of which she was elected as Mayor, serving 2 years.  Upon her retirement at the end of 2018, she began 2019 as the Executive Director of the Annie Gardner Foundation, a non-profit located in Mayfield that serves Mayfield and Graves County with assistance in several different areas.

Teresa is married to Mike Cantrell and they have two children, Tyler (Ashley) Cantrell, who live in Elizabethtown, KY; and Michelle (Phillip) Noel, who live in Columbia, TN.  They have four grandchildren: Bennett, Emersyn, Mateo & Nico.

Mike is a third generation Nazarene, being the son of a Nazarene pastor, the late Rev. Bob Cantrell.  He's been a member of the Mayfield Nazarenes since his family moved here to pastor the church in late 1983.  He has served as the church treasurer since 1990 and is active in most all of the ministries of the church: Men's Ministries, Walk Through Bethlehem, choir, and serving on the Church Board.  Recently retired after working nearly 37 years at the Paducah gaseous diffusion plant, Mike enjoys being available to take care of some day-to-day needs and maintenance of the church property.

Mike is married to Teresa Cantrell and they have two children, Tyler (Ashley) Cantrell, who live in Elizabethtown, KY; and Michelle (Phillip) Noel, who live in Columbia, TN.  They have four grandchildren: Bennett, Emersyn, Mateo & Nico.

Andrea became a member of Mayfield First Church of the Nazarene in 2004.  She is very active in the church and serves as an Adult Sunday School teacher, on the praise team & choir and is Mayfield's NMI (Nazarene Missions International) President.  As the NMI President she helps educate/promote global missions through offerings, missionary deputation, services and community engagement.
She has been married to Shane Melvin for 25 years.

Shane grew up as a 4th generation Nazarene and became a member of Mayfield First Church of the Nazarene in 2004.  He is active in many areas of the church including the choir, a percussionist for the Praise Band, Youth Sunday School Teacher, audio/video technical manager and NYI (Nazarene Youth International) President.  As NYI President, Shane enjoys leading youth to Christ, equipping them with knowledge and apologetics, promoting district youth events and using both his and their talents for the Lord including retreats & lock-ins in the Kentucky district.  He is married to Andrea Melvin.