MARK & STARLENE COMBS
Lead Pastors

Mark Combs is our Lead Pastor here at Colonial Heights. His heart and his passion is preaching, teaching, and leading people into a gospel centered life. Mark and his wife, Starlene, have four children together who all love God and are pursuing His call on their lives. Starlene is actively involved in outreach ministries and in heading up our connections ministry. Mark and Starlene love God and each other with their whole hearts and live to help others come to the fullest understanding of what it means to live life “In Christ”.

CAMERON & EMILY COMBS
Associate Pastor and Children’s Ministry Director

Cameron and his wife, Emily, served as the Youth and Young Adult Pastors for Colonial Heights Church for nearly 8 years before Cameron stepped into the Associate Pastor position. They have been serving on staff since October 2012. Cameron graduated from SAGU in 2013 with a Bachelor’s degree in Church Ministries. Cameron is devoted to teach the truth of the gospel.

Emily also serves as the Children’s Ministry Director. She graduated from SAGU in 2012 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Associates in Biblical Studies. Emily has a heart for children and is dedicated to teach them about the love and hope of Jesus.

JOSH PEOPLES
Youth Pastor

Josh and his wife Hannah Peoples served for 15 years at Mission Hill Church in Topeka where they held volunteer, staff, and lead pastor roles. Hannah and Josh joined the Assemblies of God Kansas Ministries Network in 2022 where they began serving as District Youth Director/Ministries Director and Adult Ministries Director. Their hearts are to equip and encourage Kansas kids, students, and adults to become all God wants them to be.

Hannah and Josh both earned undergraduate degrees from Southeastern University in 2013 and Hannah completed her Master’s from Southwestern Assemblies of God University in 2019.

SANDRA STEIN
Office Administrator

Sandra Stein studied at Southwestern Assemblies of God University until she and her husband began planting and pastoring churches in Texas. Following her time in Texas, Sandra returned to Kansas and eventually felt a calling to serve as Office Administrator, a position she has held for more than twenty years. In addition to this role, she also functions as our preschool coordinator.

Sandra’s husband is currently a corporate chaplain. She has two daughters. One is a local teacher and the other serves as a pastor in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.