Church Staff

Ernie Stone
Senior Pastor

Ernie is a 2007 graduate of Lincoln Christian University with a BA in General Ministry and a 2019 graduate with a Master of Divinity.  He began his career serving as youth pastor at NHCC from 2008-2016.  He has been serving as Senior Pastor of NHCC since August 2016.  He is married to Ali and they have four children, Aletheia, Azariah, Ainesis and Evangeline.  They also have an awesome lab named Samba.
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 Connect with Ernie:  erniestone7@gmail.com

Oscar Magaña
Youth & Children's Pastor

Oscar graduated from Lincoln Christian University with a BA in Youth Ministry.  He has been serving NHCC since July 2017. Oscar is fluent in Spanish and is currently learning Portuguese.  He loves soccer and has a pet rabbit named Bunnito and a betta named Grayson. His favorite hobbies include fishing, listening to music, playing video games, watching Netflix with his girlfriend, and playing with his two pet cats.

 Connect with Oscar: 
odmagana@gmail.com

Ali Stone
Ministry Assistant

Ali, one of our ministry assistants, oversees the church's finances.  She is a graduate of Lincoln Christian College and Illinois State University. She and her husband, Ernie, have four children, Aletheia, Azariah, Ainesis and Evangeline. They also have a high-energy lab named Samba. Previously a high school math teacher, Ali also enjoys tutoring many students in our community. 

 Connect with Ali: 
 ali@newhorizoncc.net

Katie Campbell
Ministry Assistant

Katie, currently serving as an interim ministry assistant, manages the church's weekly communications and the church office. She is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She grew up attending New Horizon with her family and has enjoyed serving in the Youth and Children's ministry. Katie enjoys painting, graphic design, reading, and board games. 

 Connect with Katie: 
nhcc @newhorizoncc.net