Leadership
Bryon White is the lead pastor of Kingsway Church in Cherry Hill, NJ. Kingsway is a multi-cultural and multi-generational church, located 10 minutes across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. He has served on the pastoral staff since 2001 and has been the lead pastor since May 2009. He is most passionate about leading the church to love Jesus, to learn and live out the Scriptures, and to fully embrace the centrality of the gospel in all areas of life.
Prior to Kingsway he was a part of a church planting team that began a church in downtown Salt Lake City. In the past, he has primarily worked in youth, college and worship ministries. Bryon’s educational background includes a B.A. from Central Bible College and an M.A. in Ministerial Leadership from Southeastern University.
Bryon has been married to his college sweetheart, Lindsay, for 10 years and they have two children, Ella, 8 and Noah 5. Bryon enjoys having coffee with his wife on their porch, playing Legos and riding bikes with Ella and Noah. He is a avid reader, a newbie at triathlons, given to modern design and Apple computers. Watch the Vision 2010 video here.
Arlena grew up in Bloomington, Indiana where she gained a love for college basketball (Go IU!) and mysteriously developed a rabid passion for the New York Yankees. She graduated from Central Bible College in 1993 and moved to New Jersey.
Arlena’s journey to Kingsway began in North Jersey where she helped start and served on the staff of three different churches. After 10 years of pastoral ministry, she took a one year break in order to finish her M.A. in Theological Studies. In 2008, she joined the staff of Kingsway Church as the associate pastor and oversees life groups and missions.
Although her love of coffee, a good book, and time with friends is legendary, her greatest passion is seeing lives transformed by the truth of Scripture and the love of God lived out in the community of faith.
RJ and Jen Tate are ministry leaders at Kingsway, and welcomed their little boy, Charlie, on June 2, 2010. RJ leads the student ministries (REVO www.revoyouthchurch.com) of Kingsway. He is known for his unique creativity and deep compassion for students. He leads a team of 12 twenty-somethings, that make up the youth staff of REVO. RJ can be found reading Dwell magazine, making claymation videos or having a catch with a friend.
Jen is the Worship Director at Kingsway. She is a singer, songwriter, pianist and (occasionally) guitar player who graduated from Valley Forge Christian College in 2004 with a B.A. in Church Music. She has been married to RJ for 2 years and loves to drink coffee, sell things on ebay, re-arrange her furniture and shop for good deals (never pay full price). But when it all comes down to it, her passion is for God, and for writing and singing songs that help us better understand who God is, who we are, and how that all comes together in the end.
Linda Smith is the Children’s Ministry Director at Kingsway Church. Her passion for God and her love of children fuel her desire to see every child come to know the Lord.
She has been married to her high school sweetheart, Larry, since 1988. Their oldest son, Tyler, is a freshman at Rider University. He pitches for the Broncs and is enrolled in their business program. Their second son, Dustin, an 11th grader, enjoys playing football, wrestling and baseball. His passion for music enables him to drum for the jazz band at school and the worship team at Kingsway. Their youngest child, Brenna, is in 8th grade. She enjoys soccer, softball and throwing the shot. Actively involved in Revo, both Dustin & Brenna enjoy hanging out with their friends on Friday nights.
You can find Larry and Linda out to dinner whenever they possibly can or simply relaxing at one of their children’s sporting events. Her family’s support is invaluable to her and enables her to serve the most important people in the world – your children.
