OUR LEADERS
Meet the team that serves at Pennington AG Church
Brian Lane
Lead Pastor
Brian has been serving the Pennington AG community for 15 years. Passionate and faithful in his work, Brian is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God. He holds a degree in religion from Rutgers University and a master's in theology from Northwest University. He is most passionate about the big story of scripture and seeing communities formed around the person of Jesus. When he is not doing ministry, he loves spending time with his wife Katelyn, hiking, playing pickleball, reading sci-fi, or cooking.
Alyssa Bolella
Executive Pastor
Alyssa has been in vocational ministry for over a decade on staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. She has skills and experience in leadership development, strategic planning, evangelism, and spiritual formation. Alyssa is passionate about discipling people in all stages of life with tools and resources to help them draw closer to Jesus. She and her husband Danny love to spend time with their 3 kids on Long Beach Island, see shows on Broadway, and host gatherings for friends and family.
Rachel John
Worship Pastor
Longing for communities to deeply encounter Jesus in worship in transformative ways, Rachel has been attending Pennington AG since 2020 and has seen God at work here in significant ways. Rachel is passionate about bringing together gospel truths and musical worship and longs for the congregation to be led to worship God in light of who He is and who we’ve experienced Him to be.
Rich McDaniel
Care & Facilities Director
Rich has attended PenningtonAG his entire life and served on the executive board for over 30 years. He currently oversees PenningtonAG’s care ministries: coordinating visitations for the sick and the elderly and training greeters for the welcome team. He also devotes time to driving a school bus for special needs children.
Effie Lovero
Finance Administrator
A lifelong member of PenningtonAG, Effie Lovero has lived in Pennington and attended PenningtonAG for almost 4 decades! She enjoys working with numbers, balancing budgets, and reconciling accounts as the Church Accounting Manager for 17 years. On Sunday mornings you can find her volunteering in the Children’s Ministry or in the church kitchen preparing lunches and dinners.