Pastor Jon graduated from Carson Newman College with a major in Religion and received his Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Pastor Jon has over 30 years of pastoral experience. Pastor Jon and Jennifer are natives of East Tennessee and have two sons and a granddaughter.

Karl has served in ministry for seventeen years. Before serving as Care Pastor at Ridgeview he served as a senior pastor for three churches and as a chaplain for a hospice in Kingsport Tennessee. Karl received his B.A. in Ministry from Luther Rice Bible College and Seminary In Atlanta Georgia. Karl lives in Southwest Virginia…

Cole joined our team in 2025 to serve as our student pastor.  Cole and Sarah have been married since 2018 and have two children. He is a Kingsport native and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from ETSU (2020) and a Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological…

Israel has been leading worship at Ridgeview for nearly twenty years. He has been serving as worship pastor since 2023. He holds a degree in graphic design from Northeast State and owns Provision Graphics. He and Alisha met at Ridgeview while in college. They have two girls, Annabelle and Ava. When not leading worship you’ll…

Nathan has been serving in various roles at Ridgeview for over 20 years. He has been serving as discipleship pastor since 2023. He met his wife and love of his life, Stacey, at Ridgeview while in high school. Together they have two children, Madelyn and Ben. Nathan completed a bachelor’s in French (2004) and a…