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We help you connect your faith to everyday life.

OUR VISION

OUR MISSION

Equipping leaders to SOAR in their faith, family, friendships, finances and fitness through a community where you feel connected and valued.

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OUR SYMBOL

We are Eagles! Eagles are used throughout the Bible to represent strength, courage, and leadership. We want to see you soar.

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OUR STAFF

Meet our amazing team and staff who serve our ENC church family and local community of Alpharetta, GA.

OUR STAFF

Meet Our Staff

Lee Allen Jenkins

Senior Pastor & Founder

Favorite Quote: “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.”
- (Dr. MLK, Jr.)

Best Netflix Series: Self Made: The Life of Madam C.J. Walker

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: MyZone Fitness App & Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: “Just Do The Best You Can, And Leave The Rest To God.”

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: Shining Star by Earth, Wind & Fire.

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: I get to serve people in all walks of life and hopefully make their life better. When I go to bed at night I feel like I’ve made the world a better place.

Martica Jenkins

Director of Operations

Favorite Quote: "Don't take advice from anyone you wouldn't trade places with."

Best Netflix Series: The Great Interior Design Challenge

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: My Fitness Pal App

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: "A penny saved, is a penny earned."

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: Working Day and Night -Michael Jackson

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Working with the staff.

Benny Tate

Associate Pastor & Discipleship Director

Favorite Quote: “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” -Colin Powell

Best Netflix Series: Boardwalk

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: Instagram & Facebook

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: “I was just talking to myself.”

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: Slick Rick -Children’s Story

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Seeing people grow.

Latisia Grace

Executive Assistant

Favorite Quote: "Nothing Beats A Failure But A Try"

App/Podcast You Can't Live Without: Black Women About Business

Something You Say Now That Your Mom Used To Say: "Watch Your Mouth!"

Go-To Song: Get Me Bodied - Beyonce

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Serving God's People

Whitney Adkins

Creative Director

Favorite Quote: "You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously."

Best Netflix Series: Dead to Me

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: Amazon

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: “You running’ out.”

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: Well, when I work out anything Beyonce works wonders.

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Being apart of an amazing team that brings ideas and stories to life.

Darren Foreman

Director of Auxiliary Ministries

Favorite Quote: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

Best Netflix Series: Ozark

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: “Because I said so!” (Me to our 2 sons from time to time. Lol!)

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: (right now) Probably anything from Maverick City.

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: The best thing about my role at ENC is the opportunity I get to be a part of serving, virtually all aspects of the family dynamic. Whether it’s children in EagleKidz, teens in Rise, or adults in Life Groups spanning from single to married, men to women, etc. I have the privilege of serving alongside my wonderful teams, fostering a nurturing environment for all walks and stages of a believer.

Rhonda Lee

Eagle Kidz Ministry Director

Favorite Quote: Consistency Drives Results

Best Netflix Series You’ve Watched: Ginny & George

App/Podcast You Cant Live Without: Amazon

Something You Say Now That Your Mom Used To Say (And You Said You’d Never Say): “If I say it one more time”

Go To Song For A Good Workout: One Dance (Drake, Wizkid & Kyla)

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: I get to feed into the lives of our young people.

Dwayne Davis

Director Of Guest Experience

Favorite Quote: 1 Corinthians 10:23 "23 All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify.

Best Netflix Series: There are so many but Narcos, Top Boy, and Queen of the South are a few of my favorites on Netflix.

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: The Pivot

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: "Use your common sense"

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: Anything made by Lil Jon in the early 2000s will get my heart rate up.

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: I love working with the volunteers. I enjoy knowing that the smiles I see on the guests and members faces each Sunday is the reflection of the hard work I put in behind the scenes.

B. David Stevens

Worship and Arts Director

Favorite Quote: “Do your best and forget the rest!”

Best Netflix Series You’ve Watched: Black Mirror

App/Podcast You Cant Live Without: Instagram

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Seeing people engaged in the worship experience.

Rod Brinson

Chief Digital Officer

Favorite Quote: “The man who believes he can, and the man who believes he can’t are both correct - Confucius”

Best Netflix Series: Its on Apple TV (sorry Netflix) - Shrinking

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: Diary of a CEO

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: “Turn those lights off when you leave the room, yall don’t pay no bills around here”

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: “Keep Going” Lecrae

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: The ability to help everyone get connected with the church, events, and everything else digitally.

Jasmine Johnson

Content Creator, Social Media Manager

Favorite Quote: “Do it even when you’re scared”

Best Netflix Series: Stranger Things

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: Diary of a CEO

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: "It takes 2 to tango"

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: Dynamite by Taio Cruz

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Using visuals to help bring people closer to God

Jeremiah Adkins

Production Director

Favorite Quote: “Go to the place you’re least comfortable and build your house”

Best Netflix Series: Ozark

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: Netflix

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: Honestly… nothing.

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: Workout? What’s that?

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Getting to serve along side my wife in an organization that helps people that looks like us everyday.

Julius Spencer

NextGen Director

Favorite Quote: “Say what you mean, mean what you say”

Best Netflix Series: Last Chance U

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: ESPN/ Craig Groeschel Leadership podcast

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: “Because I said so”

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: “I’m On Everything” Eric Thomas

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Being able to pour into the next generation

Meet Our Elders

Benny Tate

Elder, Associate Pastor & Discipleship Director

Favorite Quote: “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” -Colin Powell

Best Netflix Series: Boardwalk

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: Instagram & Facebook

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: “I was just talking to myself.”

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: Slick Rick -Children’s Story

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Seeing people grow.

Jonathan Hall

Elder, Director Volunteer Recruitment

Favorite Quote: "An inheritance is what you leave for people
A legacy is what you leave in people."

Best Netflix Series You've Watched?:
The Life and Times of Lee Allen Jenkins Jr.

App I Can't Do Without?: YouTube Music

Go To Song For A Good Workout: Holupwait, Lecrae

Best Thing About My Role @ ENC: The opportunity to impact so many lives for Christ in so many different ways.

Reuben K. Lawrence

Elder of Counseling Ministry

Favorite Quote: I will do what I have to do until I can do what I want to do.
Best Netflix Series You’ve Watched: Daredevil

App/Podcast You Cant Live Without: Dr. John & Julie Gottman

Go To Song For A Good Workout: September

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: It allows me to show God cares about our mental and emotional state.

Phil McKinnley

Elder, Director of Outreach Ministry

Favorite Quote: “The only way to Identify a lie is to know the Truth”

Best Netflix Series: The Last Dance

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: The Urban Alternative Podcast.. Dr. Tony Evans

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: “Don't Act Like a Nitwit”

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: "Celebration" by Kool and The Gang

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Being A Kingdom Servant.

André L. Blythe

Elder, Director Eagles Nest University (ENU)

Favorite Quote: “Don't waste your waiting. The time between where we are and the fulfillment of the promise is designed to transform us.”

Best Netflix Series: Lupin

App/Podcast You Can’t Live Without: Tony Evans - The Alternative

Something You Say Now, That Your Mom Used To Say: “Remember whose child you are when you're out.”

Go-To Song For A Good Workout: Life of the Party - Charlie Wilson

Best Thing About Your Role at ENC: Watching people grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ through Discipleship, Serving, and the Sermons