LEAD PASTOR | dave@cccfay.com

Dave Abney began serving as the Lead Pastor of Christ Community Church in 2023. Prior to serving at CCC, Dave planted Christ Church InTown in Jacksonville, Florida where he pastored for nearly a decade. Dave is a graduate of Rhodes College and Reformed Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Aberdeen. In addition to his ministry in the church, Dave has a background serving with Young Life and as a mental health counselor. Dave is passionate about helping all people to experience the grace of Jesus Christ and the joy of following him in all of life. Dave and his wife, Hayley, have two sons and are excited to explore all of the beauty and adventures that Northwest Arkansas has to offer.

MUSIC MINISTRY COORDINATOR | rachel@cccfay.com

God called Rachel Billingsley to music at the age of 14. The daughter of a piano virtuoso, she was surrounded by music from a very young age. And yet it was intimidating to stand up and sing in public on her own! As a vocalist, she spent years touring with musical groups and serving on staff for two churches. She and her husband Greg work together to prepare for and lead worship at CCC and have done so since the very first service in 2014. Rachel loves using music to glorify God and lead others in worship. The Billingsleys are raising three daughters who are surrounded by music in their home, just as Rachel was as a child.

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY DIRECTOR | mandy@cccfay.com

Mandy grew up near the Twin Cities in Minnesota. She attended Crown College in Minnesota for 2 years and worked for 3 summers at a kid's Bible camp in Colorado, where she met her husband, Wes. She moved to NWA in 2003 and began working with children as a preschool teacher at a church and then at a kid's day out program. She has always had a love for children and enjoys watching them learn and grow in their love for God. She enjoys planning fun activities that help bring the Bible and the Gospel to life for kids. She cares deeply about the spiritual environment for children's ministry and desires for all kids to feel seen and known by their church community. Mandy and Wes have 4 kids and spend most of their free time chauffeuring their kids to sports and activities. When she is not doing the mom thing, she loves reading, baking, and dabbling in water color.

DIRECTOR OF MINISTRY OPERATIONS | andrew@cccfay.com

Andrew Brill was born and raised in Fayetteville and loves his hometown. After leaving for college in Texas and graduate school in Massachusetts, he and his wife, Ashley, returned back to Fayetteville in 2007. He worked with Lightbearers, a ministry focusing on discipling college students and overseas church planting, and was a member of CCC before joining the CCC staff in 2019. Andrew guides and equips staff in carrying out their various roles, identifying needed steps to see the vision of CCC become the experience of CCC members. In addition, he serves as a ruling elder at CCC, serving alongside our other elders in providing care and leadership for our body. Andrew and Ashley have six children at home and one grown daughter.

CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR | jasmine@cccfay.com

Jasmine Gonzalez is a Northwest Arkansas native who moved back to the area in 2023 after spending several years in Central Arkansas as a teacher and school administrator. As church administrator, she oversees a wide variety of areas–from building calendar and repairs to church database and technology to human resources–so that church ministry efforts run as smoothly as possible. Outside of work, Jasmine loves to be outside! You can find her on and off the trails of northwest Arkansas, exploring and enjoying the region with her dog, Bentley, and with friends and family.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSITANT | madison@cccfay.com

Madison Livingston serves as the Administrative Assistant for our church. She is from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and moved to Fayetteville in 2021 to attend the University of Arkansas, coming on staff with CCC in 2024. Scheduled to graduate in 2025 with a degree in human development and family science, Madison has been highly involved in both CCC and RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) since arriving on campus. With RUF, Madison has served by leading Bible studies and doing freshman outreach, and as part of CCC staff, every day looks a bit different as she handles a multitude of administrative tasks, coming alongside staff to do the ongoing work of ministry. When not working, studying, or serving with RUF, you likely find her with friends. Or on the pickleball court. Or maybe both. 

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY COORDINATOR | brittany@cccfay.com

Brittany Nelson serves as the Children’s Ministry Coordinator, bringing a background in education, love for CCC, commitment to the Gospel, and general joy for life all to bear in her role! She grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and attended college in Georgia and in Alabama, where she met her future husband, Blake, and began working as an elementary school teacher. In 2021, she and Blake moved to Fayetteville and became part of CCC shortly after, and then, in 2023, Brittany came on staff in her current role.

INTERIM DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MINISTRY | anna@cccfay.com

Anna grew up in a small town in Missouri, came to Fayetteville to attend the University of Arkansas. After graduation, she attended the Kanakuk Institute in Branson, Missouri, but then couldn’t resist the draw back to Fayetteville! She joined our staff in 2020 to work with students and in 2021 added on the responsibilities of worship service preparation. Anna has a deep love of Scripture and middle school and high school students, so you’ll often find her hanging out with our female students working to see the truth of Scripture take root and bear fruit in students’ lives through authentic relationships.

DIRECTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP | christian@cccfay.com

The power of story has hallmarked Christian’s life. An Arkansas native and the daughter of a preacher and a painter, she loves to sit and listen to the stories of peoples’ lives, tracing the power and presence of God. She graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and then spent several years as a special needs preschool teacher before heading to Texas to attend Dallas Theological Seminary where she earned a Master’s of Theology, with an emphasis in Spiritual Formation. Christian is passionate about equipping women to own their place within the body of Christ through rootedness in Scripture, intentional relationships that sharpen them as image bearers, and service to the church and to the city. When she isn’t conversing over coffee, she enjoys writing, films, and laughter.