Meet the Staff

Terry & Debbie Brown
Lead Pastors

Terry & Debbie Brown have been in ministry for over 30 years. They came to Legacy in the 80s. He has a heart for ministry and growing the Kingdom of God in Auburndale. He and his wife Debbie have two children, six grandkids, and they love getting together and spending time with their family.

 

GET TO KNOW PASTOR TERRY & DEBBIE:

What is your favorite food? Cracker Barrel

What is your ideal vacation? Anywhere with my grandkids, and somewhere I can fish.

Coffee or Tea? I don’t really drink either. Debbie loves tea, but I prefer lemonade.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I’ve been to a lot of places, I just like going on cruises now.

What is your favorite scripture? Galatians 6:9

MATTHEW & MONTANA BROWN
ASSISTANT PASTOR | COMMUNITY MANAGER

Matt Brown has been working at Legacy since 2016 and currently serves as the Assistant Pastor. Matt attended Southeastern University and earned a bachelor’s degree in practical ministries and a master’s degree in biblical studies.

Montana serves as the Community Manager at Legacy. She also attended Southeastern University and earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and a master’s degree in business administration. 

Matt and Montana were married in April of 2022. They both have a passion for seeing the church get back to the basics and just hold true to the calling given to us in Acts 2.

 

GET TO KNOW MATT & MONTANA:

What is your favorite food? Anything from Nineteen61

What is your ideal vacation? The Beach

Coffee or Tea? We love both!

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? We would love to go to London one day, but specifically Stamford Bridge. COYB!

What is your favorite scripture? Amos 4:1, but only in the NLT version. Look it up!

CARISSA VANDERPOEL
Executive Pastor

Carissa has been at Legacy for the shortest amount of time. She joined the team in 2019. She has a desire to help behind the scenes and to assist Pastor Terry with the administration of the church. Carissa loves passion, so when she heard about the passion and drive of Legacy, she knew she wanted to be a part of that.

 

GET TO KNOW CARISSA:

What is your favorite food? My mom makes the best Chicken Cordon Bleu. So good.

What is your ideal vacation? I’ve always wanted to go to Colorado and stay in the mountains for a week or so. Go skiing and things like that. Oh! And I want to cruise the Mediterranean and see where Paul was when he traveled to all the churches.

Coffee or Tea? Coffee. Cold brew specifically.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Bora Bora. I don’t know where it is. But it’s a cool sounding place. But also Italy and Greece, and Isreal. Everywhere basically.

What is your favorite scripture? Hebrews 13:6, I love it.

What is your favorite food? Anything from Nineteen61

What is your ideal vacation? The Beach

Coffee or Tea? We love both!

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? We would love to go to London one day, but specifically Stamford Bridge. COYB!

What is your favorite scripture? Amos 4:1, but only in the NLT version. Look it up!

Will Davis
Worship Pastor

Butch & Kim Vanderpool
Small Group Pastor | Hospitality Pastor