Michael & Janah Williams
Lead Pastors
New Life Chapel began as a dream in the heart of our lead Pastors, several years ago while they were on staff at a church in South Georgia. The calling was clear, and after much prayer and planning, Michael and Janah Williams moved to Madison, Alabama to launch New Life Chapel. They moved in the Summer of 2017, and launched New Life Chapel with a team of 35 people in January of 2018. They had 150 people at their first service, and since then God has continued to grow the congregation.
Brian & Jana Givens
Associate Pastor | Children's Ministry Director
Brian, Associate Pastor at New Life Chapel and principal at Madison Academy, holds degrees in Secondary Education and Educational Leadership. He has served in high school youth groups, college-age students, and young adult ministries prior to NLC, but currently leads Sunday School, co-leads the Men’s Ministry, and engages in community service here. Jana is the Children’s Ministry Director and an RN at the Madison Heart Center, holding a nursing degree from the University of North Alabama. Since high school, Jana has been dedicated to building a strong Biblical foundation in NLC Kidz Church each week.
Michael & Sabrina Cooley
Campus Pastor | Student Pastors
Michael serves alongside his wife Sabrina as the Student Pastors at NLC. In this role, they lead, disciple and prepare NLC Students for the challenges they face in the world today. Michael also serves as the Campus Pastor at NLC. In this role, he manages day to day operations at the church and is the point man for anything to do with your “Sunday experience”. Michael and Sabrina met in high school and have been married for two years now. They currently live in Harvest, Alabama with their dog Titus.
Janah Williams
Worship Pastor
Janah and her husband Mike are the pastors of New Life Chapel. Janah has been in ministry her entire life. She graduated from Lee University with her Bachelor’s degree in Communications and a minor in theology. She traveled there with the Lee University Singers. After graduating, she moved to Nashville where she met Pastor Mike, and toured for 4 years with a Christian group. She & Mike came off the road, and went into full-time church ministry in 2009.
Ashley Prater
Ministry & Life Groups Coordinator
Ashley has been a part of NLC since their very first interest meeting and has served in various roles since the church launched. She lives in Somerville with her son, Brooks. Ashley also works with Kindred at Home as a Home Health Specialist. Ashley graduated from Mississippi University for Women with a degree in Public Relations. Ashley has a heart for helping people discover their gifts and talents and guiding them in to areas where they can best serve.
Kisha Richards
Creative Arts Director
Kisha, Creative Arts and Social Media Director at New Life Chapel, joined the technical team in 2018. Since 2021, she manages NLC’s social media and leads the Creative Arts/Production Team. With a B.S. in Computer Science from Auburn University and an M.S. in Digital Forensics from the University of the Cumberlands, Kisha, a full-time software system analyst, aims to bring positivity to social media and share the Hope of Jesus. She recently married her husband, Matthew, in 2024 and they live in Madison with their dog Nekoda.