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Heart City Church Staff

Pastor Jake

Co-Pastor

Greetings, I'm Jake Booher! I hail from the small town of Bucyrus, OH. I felt the calling of the Lord to be a minister of the gospel at the age of 18, and graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 2014 with a degree in Youth Ministry. I married my amazing wife Maddie in 2016, and have ministered with her at Living Grace Church of the Nazarene in Merrillville, IN and Crystal Lawns Church of the Nazarene in Joliet, IL before moving to Ohio to serve at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Maddie and I are blessed to have adopted three beautiful children, Andrew (11), Christian (10) and Belle (9), and also have two adorable cats, Chester and Gracie. Trust me, you will want to meet them all! We are humbled and excited to be following the Lord's leading in planting a church in Mansfield, OH and cannot wait to see how the Lord uses Heart City Church to touch the lives of His children.

Pastor Maddie

Co-Pastor

Hi friends! My name is Maddie Booher. I grew up an hour south of Chicago in Kankakee, IL. I graduated from Olivet Nazarene University in 2016 and have a BSW (Bachelor’s of Social Work) and a Minor in Child Development/Youth Ministry. In 2017 I graduated with my Master’s in Social Work from Aurora University. The Lord began calling me into ministry near the end of high school, but it took several years to accept and fully live into. I met Jake in the summer of 2013 when we were serving together at Shepherd Community Center in Indianapolis for the summer. We began dating long distance after that summer and got married in January of 2016. We have three beautiful kiddos through adoption, Andrew (11), Christian (10), and Belle (9). We feel so humbled and grateful that the Lord led us to this place and opened the doors for us to do ministry at Heart City - a total answer to years of prayer! I am so looking forward to what all God has in store for Mansfield!

Pastor Bailey

Associate Pastor

Hi, I am Bailey McVay. I was raised in many different places from Tennessee, to Michigan, to Ohio. I was raised in the Nazarene church and met my wife, Taylor, in when we were in high school. We both attended and graduated From Mount Vernon Nazarene University. I graduated in the spring of 2023 with a degree in Youth and Family Ministries. Later that year, in June, my wife and I were married. While I was attending MVNU I felt called to help as much as I could at a Church Plant called Heart City. That calling has led to joining the staff to help in God's plan for Mansfield. I serve as an Associate Pastor focusing on Youth & Production Ministries.

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