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Staff

Meet Our Staff

Jason Mackey
Pastor

Jason came to Arnhart on March 1, 2017 after serving for 16 years as the youth pastor at First Baptist Church in Cassville. He was raised in Cassville, MO where he attended high school before completing his BSBA at the University of Arkansas. After working several years in the trucking industry, Jason left to serve full-time at FBC. He completed his graduate education with a MA in Christian Leadership from Liberty Seminary in Lynchburg, VA.

Jason is responsible for all of the pastoral duties here at Arnhart including preaching every Sunday morning and leading an in-depth Bible study on Wednesday nights in the Heritage Room.  He has traveled all over the world leading short-term mission trips to far away places like Africa, Nicaragua, Thailand and Mexico.  His passion is seeing Jesus change someone’s life.

Wife:            Janelle Mackey
Kid(s):          Alex
Interests:  All things Arkansas Razorbacks, College football and basketball, Computers, Video Games and Big steaks!

jason@arnhart.org
  

Ben Hamblett
Worship and Youth

Ben joined our staff in February of 2018 after serving in our youth and music departments for four months. He is a Barry County boy to his toes, having been born and raised here. His family has run poultry and dairy farms since 1975. He grew up with the values of hard work and family instilled in strongly in him, along with his strong commitment to the local church.

Ben and his wife, Katherine, were married at Arnhart May of 2019. They now have three boys, Daniel, Judah, and Thomas and live happily down in Cassville.

Ben is a proud graduate of Mission University (Formerly Baptist Bible College) in Springfield, MO with a Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies. He also completed his graduate education with a Master’s in Biblical Counseling at Baptist Bible Theological Seminary. He is currently studying for a D. Min. with a concentration of Church Revitalization. If you have any questions or would like biblical counseling, contact Ben to schedule a time or stop by during office hours. Or if you have a Bible question, he and Jason would love to talk about God’s Word with you!

Ben helps out with many of the day to day administrative tasks around the church. He teaches our 7th-12th grade student’s Sunday morning Bible study, our Wednesday night youth group, and also leads the worship team on Sundays. If you have any questions about what is going on around the church, Ben should be able to point you in the right direction.

Wife: Katherine Hamblett
Kids: Daniel, Judah, Thomas
Interests: Music, Motorcycles, Basketball

ben@arnhart.org

Abbi Coy
Children’s Director

Abbi and her husband, Colten, came to Arnhart in 2018. She currently is an educator here in Purdy at the elementary school. She is also the lead FCA/Youth Alive sponsor for the Purdy district. In her spare time, she teaches Sunday school for our kids before service on Sundays. On Wednesdays she takes all the kids for our children’s ministry. If you have any questions regarding kids at Arnhart, Abbi is the one you’re looking for!

Abbi is a proud graduate of College of the Ozarks, where she completed her Bachelor’s in Elementary Education in 2014. She continued her education at the Arkansas State University where she completed her Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction.

Husband: Colten Coy (the handsome pianist)
Kids:
All the Arnhart kids!
Interests:
Purdy Eagles & FCA/Youth Alive