STAFF
SCOTT ANDREWS
Senior Pastor
Scott, wife, Tana, and their six children, Stephen, Jonathan, Timothy, Olivia, Laura, and Andy moved to Boone in 1997. He is committed to seeing the Word of God transform the lives of God’s people at Alliance. His passion is to see Alliance be a kingdom church, where broken people find grace, healing, and forgiveness.
MICHAEL TALLEY
Discipleship Pastor
Michael and his wife Laura moved to Boone in August of 2012. They have three daughters, Audrey, Emmy, and Bailey. Michael attended Alliance as a college student and now has the joy of ministering to college students. His passion is to see students grow in their walk with the Lord in the context of the local church. He graduated from Gordon Conwell.
DOUG CHESHIER
Outreach Pastor
Joining the staff in January 2001, Doug and his wife Beth love the High Country! They take pride in their three kids Caleb, Rachel, and Emily; daughter-in-law Jessica; and granddaughter Briley. Doug graduated from Columbia International University and his passion is to get people connected at Alliance and involved in missions. He likes fishing, hunting, muscle cars and motorcycles.
JOSH HAYES
College Pastor
Josh is a graduate of Appalachian State and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Josh and his wife Carrie met while in college. They have five children (Ryan, Scott, Josie, Caleb, and Micah). Josh enjoys hunting, golfing, fishing, and playing frisbee. He also considers coffee a vital food group. Josh loves teaching the Word of God and seeing people develop an appetite for Christ-centered teaching that leads to a transformed life.
KALEB KIMBRO
College Associate
Kaleb has attended Alliance since 2001 and joined staff in 2017. He’s passionate about helping college students see the lasting and profound love of Christ and the Church. He’s currently enrolled at Appalachian State University and is training to become a psychologist and counselor. Kaleb is married to Amber and has a cute little dog named Amelia. He has a love for exploration and enjoys reading, rocking climbing, and filmmaking.
JP POISSON
Student Pastor
JP is a graduate of Charleston Southern University and very soon from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. JP and his wife Rebecca met in college doing campus ministry. They have 3 children (Colette, Jules, and Elodie). JP loves spending time outdoors playing with his family. JP has a passion to see teenagers and their families live on mission with Christ.
CAMERON LLOYD
Student Associate
Cameron is a graduate from Liberty University where he majored in Church Ministries with a focus in Youth. Cameron joined the team at Alliance in January 2017. He is proudly married to his beautiful wife Hunter. Cameron loves breakfast food, fishing, sports, growing his beard, coffee, and reading a good biography.
HALLE PILKINGTON
Children’s Director
Halle has a masters degree in Education and has worked as a teacher for over six years. She is married to Brent and together, they have five children, three dogs, two cats, a few fish and hermit crabs. In her free time, Halle loves to read, sleep and love on her family.
HUNTER COULTRAP
Worship Director
Hunter and his wife, Mary Lee, moved to Boone from Columbia, South Carolina in June of 2018. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Music Education. Hunter has a passion to lead God’s people in worship through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs of praise! Hunter likes photography, being a cheeseburger connoisseur, and cheering on the USC Gamecocks!
ETHAN BOLVI
AVL/IT Director
Ethan came on staff five years ago and oversees all aspects of AVL, production, and IT. He’s passionate about advancing the Lord’s kingdom through technology, production, and events. You can find Ethan either in his office tinkering with tech items or at home watching the most recent Disney movie with his wife and girls.
SETH KINGDON
Communications Manager
Seth came on staff in 2021 and oversees all aspects of internal and external communications. He graduated from UNC Charlotte in 2015 with a public relations and journalism degree and most recently worked at Appnet — a local website firm — managing SEO and writing content. He’s married to Meagan, a Special Education teacher at Blowing Rock Elementary and a faithful volunteer in Little Alliance. Seth enjoys hiking, reading, and eating donuts at Local Lion.
KRISTA HOWARD
Office Manager
Krista is originally from Charlotte, NC, and moved to Boone in 2013. She and her husband Bill have three daughters, Rebekah, Ella, and Suzanna. She has served at Alliance since 2014. Her free time is spent being outside in the beautiful mountains and spending time with family and friends.
JENN WOODARD
Administrative Assistant
Jenn moved to Boone in 2014 to pursue higher education at Appalachian State. Jenn met Anthony while they were working through school and they married in January 2020. Their free time is spent cooking, exercising, and spending time with their cats, Avery and Jane.
LIBBY DOWELL
Financial Manager
Libby graduated from Appalachian State with a degree in Finance, where she met and married her sweetheart, Tim. She and Tim have three children. She has been on staff with Alliance since 2001.
CHET ADAMS
Facility Manager
Chet’s responsibilities at Alliance include building maintenance and facility set up for church events. Chet is married to Judy and they have four children: Danielle, Kyle, Nathan, and Emily.
ELDERS
We believe the most biblical approach to church government is found in the offices of Elders and Deacons/Deaconesses (Acts 6:1-6; 20:17-36; Romans 16:1; Ephesians 4:11-13; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-4).
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At Alliance, we are governed by a team of Godly men who have been affirmed from our church body as Elders.