Johnny & Sharon

Johnny and Sharon Cawthon

Our founding Pastor is Johnny Cawthon.

Johnny is from Louisiana where he received a BA in education from The University of Louisiana at Monroe. He also has Master’s degrees in both Ministry and Divinity from Anderson University’s School of Theology. Prior to New Life beginning in 1977, he served 8 years with Youth For Christ founding the YFC Ministry based here in Anderson. Johnny is married to Sharon and he has two daughters, Julie & Cari. Julie is married to Rick Dale and Cari is married to Jeremiah Loveland.

Ministries we support monthly:

ReNET (Regional Network of Churches and Ministries)

Jesus is Lord of Brazil (Celester & Cynthia Neeley)

Crisis Pregnancy Center

Coats Little Angels (Dianne Coats, Director Orphanage in Haiti)

Central Indiana Youth for Christ, Garri George, Director

Operation Love (Mercy Ministry in Anderson, IN)

Lighthouses of Prayer - Pat Plummer

Rhonda Hughey Minstries
Steve Freeman - Friends of Transformation Ministry

Steve Freeman, Missionary to Region of Indiana, Prayer by Design and Indy IHOP)

Cross Ministries (Samara, Russia-Bible Training Institute, House of Prayer and other ministries)

Ministries we support annually:

Gideon’s (Provide Bibles here and abroad)

New Creations (Richmond, IN- Work with troubled teens, includes a Christian School)

Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church [yearly racial reconciliation picnic]