Our Ministry Leaders
Lead Pastor Charlie Hill
Charley Hill has been with The Orchard for 14 years. Charley’s passion is to coach and empower people to operate in their God given calling, gifts, and strengths. Pastor Charley has the primary responsibility of providing overall leadership to all activities of The Orchard so that everything is in alignment with the vision and mission. Charley’s experience syncs up with the needs of The Orchard, as he has served on the staff of Young Life, as well as being a youth and senior pastor and has over 25 years of experience in business management. Charley oversees our staff and all the ministries of the church as well as the facilities and budget. Pastor Charley loves following his kids sports, fly fishing, football, and spending time at their cabin. Charley lives in Glenwood Springs with his wife Gwen and their two youngest children Mackenzie and Henry.
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Associate Pastor Daniel Self and Family
Daniel Self was raised in the Redstone, Co before deciding to leave for college in the South. Through his 15 years in Texas and Georgia he picked up a love for the Georgia Bulldogs but refused to pick up an accent. Daniel moved back to the Roaring Fork Valley and met his wife, Amy, a Virginia girl living in Aspen. They currently reside in Carbondale and have a son named, Eli and daughter Selah.
Daniel loves to challenge and inspire the faith of others and firmly believes in two things: that there is no greater calling than being a follower of Jesus and that there is no greater football team than that of the Denver Broncos. He is more than willing to discuss either one with you.
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Student, Compassion & Worship Ministries Pastor Kara Montie
Kara grew up near Detroit, Michigan, with her artist parents, and a younger brother and sister. She spent 6 years in Chicago, where she studied Bible and violin performance at Moody Bible Institute. When she was sick of the city life, she escaped to the land of 40 shades of green, and spent a year living in North Dublin County, serving as a youth leader at two local churches, and earning a certificate in music education. Kara made Carbondale her permanent home in 2011, and has been on staff at The Orchard since 2012. Kara’s greatest loves (besides Jesus, obviously) are hiking, coffee, spending time with friends, and making new friends around the world. She has an insatiable desire to travel, but she is always thankful to return to the Roaring Fork Valley, where she hopes to work, live and love for many years to come.
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Children’s Ministry Pastor Stacie Mayes
Stacie Mayes and her family are new to the Valley. Stacie was born in Oklahoma. She and her husband have been married for 26 years and have four children. Stacie has an MBA with an emphasis in Accounting. Her passion for children led her away from the accounting world and landed her in a position at her church as the Associate Children’s Pastor. Prior to working at the church, Stacie served as a volunteer for twelve years. Her favorite aspect of working with children is being able to be “Jesus with skin on” for the children she come in contact with. She loves leading worship with children and watching them humbly worship our Creator! Another one of Stacie’s favorite aspects of Children’s Ministry, is teaching children to serve in the church and in their communities. “It is much easier to teach them to have a heart for service when they are young.
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Pastoral Care and Inner Circle Discipleship Pastor Dr. Doug Self
Dr. Doug Self, and his wife, Rebecca were instrumental in founding our church in 1990. Not only does he enjoy preaching and teaching, but he likes taking guys camping, building relationships and helping men build a solid and authentic faith in Jesus. He has climbed all of Colorado’s fourteeners and has a doctorate from Denver Seminary. They have 3 married children and one granddaughter, and a grandson on the way on the way!
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Ministry and Communications Coordinator
Gathering Center and Facilities Director Melissa Miller
Melissa Miller has been Charley’s “Girl Friday” since 2009. She assists Pastor Charley in all areas of his ministry including; building and grounds, Life Ministries, Leadership, and everything in between. Melissa also oversees the public relations and marketing for The Orchard and it’s ministries. Melissa is also the Queen of Hospitality and enjoys cooking and baking for Orchard events. She lives in Glenwood with her dog Dawson, and has a daughter Clara, who attends Luther College in Decorah IA.
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Administrative and Operations Support Theresa Goodwin
Theresa Goodwin has been on staff for 8 years. Theresa is responsible for the multitude of weekly tasks that need to be done to pull off a successful Sunday morning Worship Gathering including; the weekly e-blast, weekly bulletin, website updates, and more. Theresa and her husband Rob have been with The Orchard since 1990. They have 6 children and 9 grandchildren.
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Worship Ministry Intern
Anna Rose Jones
“I was born in San Clemente, California, 21 years ago. At 1 and a half years old, I moved to New Castle, Colorado with my family of 5 siblings (at the time; now it’s 7!) and parents. I spent the majority of my growing up years as a pastors daughter in New Castle, then we moved to China in 2010 where my Dad became a pastor at an international church. I began singing often with him at our church there, and grew more and more passionate about leading worship as I neared my 20s.
When we moved back to the Roaring Fork Valley after three years in China, I began a two year degree at Colorado Mountain College and started singing at Orchard with Jerry Alcorta and Kara Montie. My love of leading worship has only grown since! I now currently live in Basalt, and work at the Carbondale Recreation Center and Rec Pool. I pray that God uses me in whatever ways He sees fits. Orchard has blessed my life abundantly, and I’m excited for this opportunity to help lead.”