Caleb Barrows serves as Lead Pastor and one of the Elders at King's Cross Church.

Caleb grew up in central Ohio before attending Taylor University (2006-2010) to study International Missions. His dream to be a missionary, however, was shifted towards pastoral ministry and preaching, which landed him at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (2011-2014). He worked for four years in Ohio and Michigan, helping start new churches before moving down to central Kansas in the fall of 2019. Caleb now lives in Lyons with his wife Nicole and two sons, Zion and Roman.

caleb@kingscrosslyons.org

Eric Wenzel serves as Executive Pastor and one of the Elders at King's Cross Church.

Eric, his wife Risa, and their four kiddos—Theo, Louis, Mollie, and Jesse—call Sterling, Kansas, home. Before entering ministry, Eric spent several years as a high school educator. Today, he is grateful for the opportunity to serve and invest in the people of the community. As an Army brat growing up, he describes his hometown as "everywhere and nowhere all at once." And for a fun fact: Eric once had the opportunity to sing with For King & Country at one of their concerts.

eric@kingscrosslyons.org

Brent Clark serves as one of the Elders at King's Cross Church.

brentclark_56@msn.com

Tony Hoover serves as one of the Elders at King's Cross Church.

Tony is a partner at Conklin Automotive Group in Hutchinson, KS, where he, his wife Mary, and his daughters Emme and Penelope live. Tony is originally from Wichita, KS, where he and his wife Mary were born at the same hospital (with their stays overlapping); however, they didn't meet until 18 years later. 

tony.j.hoover@gmail.com

Mel Schadler serves as one of the Elders at King's Cross Church.

For his day job, Mel is a banker with People's Bank and Trust. He grew up in Hutchinson, KS, where he met his wife, Donna. Together they have two children, Emily and Ryan, and four grandchildren. Donna and Mel also lead the young married group with Sterling College.

melschadler@gmail.com

Kaitlyn (Red) Tawater serves as our Children’s Ministry Director. She oversees our CM volunteers and teaching our King’s Cross kids how to follow Jesus.

Kaitlyn Tawater, you may know her as Red, grew up in Houston, TX but has called Sterling him for many years now. She graduated Sterling College in 2020, and began her teaching career shortly after that. Red currently teaches special education in Lyons at Park Elementary. Fun fact: She loves Texas SO MUCH! You should ask her about it!  

Also she got engaged this past summer!

red@kingscrosslyons.org

abi@kingscrosslyons.org

Val serves as our Communications Manager. She helps with social media, sermon graphics, photography, podcast management, and email and text alerts.

Val grew up in Little River, Kansas, and came to know Christ at a very young age at a local 5-Day-Club. Val has a passion for making church media unique and impactful. Valerie has received two degrees from Sterling College; a BFA in Graphic Design, and a BA in writing and editing. At Sterling, she met her husband, Nilo and they were married in August of 2023. 

val@kingscrosslyons.org