Our Staff

Neal has served as the lead pastor at SouthSide since September of 2020.  He previously served on staff at SouthSide (2007-2015) and at Racine Community Church of the Nazarene (2015-2020).  Neal met his wife Tiffany while serving at SouthSide in 2009 and they were married in 2011.   They have two children Bennett and Jillian.   Neal loves playing and watching sports and spending time with his family.  They are excited to have the opportunity to serve alongside the people of Southside once again! 

Pastor Jennifer (aka Revi-J) is an ordained elder and serves as the pastor of Spiritual and Relational Experiences.  She creates and writes our special services, such as Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, and Good Friday.  Before that she was the pastor of Spiritual Formation and has been on staff at SouthSide since 2014.

Pastor Jenn is married to Michael and has one son, Samuel, who is a junior at the University of Notre Dame - they have become an Irish family and love going to football games and tailgating!

She loves creativity, hospitality, and the tv show Friends (she may or may not irritate people by reciting the dialogue while watching an episode).  She is crazy about Mexican food and thrifting!  She is also a writer and has two devotional books and is working on a third.  Most importantly-she loves Jesus more than anything. 

Todd serves as the E/Gathering (on-line) campus pastor.   He loves teaching and preaching the word of God and helping people grow in their relationship with Jesus.  He and his wife DaRhonda have two adult children loving spending time with their grandkids.  Todd is an avid outdoorsman and loves to hunt.   He has attended and served at Southside in various capacities for over 20 years!  

Pastor Allison was called into ministry 11 years ago and has been our Next Gen pastor since 2022, serving and leading our kids from birth to high school graduation - what a big job!  She is a district licensed pastor on the path to ordination.  Her three kids, Mia, Harper, and Briggs, are her pride and joy.

Pastor Allison loves hiking, exploring new places, and setting things on fire (ask her about the pool table!).  She also LOVES to drink coffee and make late night trips to Taco Bell!   Her laughter is contagious and she brings joy to everyone around her!  Most importantly-she loves Jesus more than anything.

A lifelong seeker of knowledge, MeLinda attended the University of Indianapolis from 1998-2000 and is currently attending Northwest Nazarene University, where she is working toward a bachelor's degree in Christian ministry. MeLinda enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, studying, and teaching. MeLinda resides on a small homestead just outside of Muncie with her husband, Jonathan, and three sons, Caleb, Jacob, and Gideon. 

Katie accepted Christ in her early 20s after her mother suffered a ruptured aneurysm and spent the better part of three months in the hospital in 2006. Katie witnessed Jesus provide miracle after miracle in her mother's healing and knew that she wanted to be a part of the things that He was doing on Earth for the rest of her days. Katie got plugged into South Side church quickly after her mom returned home and has now been a member for over a decade! Katie came on staff as our church secretary from 2012 until 2019 and continues to serve the church as the Worship Director at South Side. Katie loves serving alongside the worship arts team and is always open to those God calls to use their gifts, talents, and abilities to serve too! Katie has served in some capacity with the worship arts for more than 20 years and she loves adding new faces to the ministry. In addition to leading worship, she co-leads WINGS, our women's ministry with Courtney Quinn, as well as helps facilitate a couple Bible study/core group classes. Katie has an Accounting degree and works full-time as the Branch Manager of Independent Federal Credit Union. Katie, along with her husband of 4 years, Bradley, spend their time together leading worship, laughing, spending tons of time with their people, drinking coffee, visiting bookstores, and loving on their chocolate lab, Remy. Lucy, Bradley's 17 year old cat, is set in her ways and mostly tolerates Katie at best. Katie strives to be more like Christ every day. She believes wholeheartedly in serving others, leading with kindness and grace, and using her influence and leadership skills to grow the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. Katie loves deep conversations and is always willing to talk about Jesus and what He is doing in your life! Katie's life verse is Acts 20:24, "But that’s OK. That’s no tragedy for me because I don’t cling to my life for my own sake. The only value I place on my life is that I may finish my race, that I may fulfill the ministry that Jesus our King has given me, that I may gladly tell the good news of God’s grace." The Voice 

Christina Paul-Maddy is our office administrator.  She juggles everything - scheduling, ordering, communication - and makes it look easy!  She is a vital part of the ministry of the church. 

Christina is married to Chris (Chris & Christina?  That’s not hard at all) and they have three adult daughters & one son, Jacob who is cute and smart and hilarious! 

When she has free time she enjoys crafting, working in the garden & hanging out with her boys. 

Megan Baird is our church custodian.  She ensures that the facility is ready to welcome worshippers and disciples each week - not just on Sundays but all through the week!  She works hard to make sure that we are good stewards of the blessings God has given the church.

Megan is married to Phil and they have a son, Owen and a daughter, Lilly.  They are cute and smart and hilarious!