The New Zion Team
Dr. Clark Stewart
Senior Pastor
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Dr. Clark Stewart
Senior Pastor
Bro. Clark Stewart has been Senior Pastor of New Zion Baptist Church since March 15, 2009. He has been married to Pam Pierce Stewart for 27 years, and they have two sons who are both graduates of Mississippi State University.
Bro. Clark is a graduate of Mississippi College and the New Orleans Baptist Seminary.
His hobbies include gardening and fishing, and he is an avid college sports fan.
His favorite Bible verse is Philippians 4:13.
Rev. Toby Hughes
Associate/ Music Minister
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Rev. Toby Hughes
Associate/ Music Minister
Bro. Toby Hughes has served at New Zion since 1999. He and his precious wife Derinda have two wonderful children, Adam and Jennifer. Adam is married to Erin, who grew up in New Zion. Adam and Erin have four children: John Parker, Caroline, Andrew, and Zachary. They live nearby. Jennifer is married to Noah Rogers and they have two children: Anna Grace and Henry. They live in Florida.
Bro. Toby is a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and has served in churches in Louisiana and Mississippi since 1984. He loves both traditional and contemporary Christian music. His hobbies are his grandchildren and woodworking.
Rev. David Maxwell
Associate Pastor/Administrator/ Education/Outreach
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Rev. David Maxwell
Associate Pastor/Administrator/ Education/Outreach
Bro. David is from Delhi, Louisiana. He graduated from Louisiana College in Pineville, LA with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree. He has served as pastor of churches in North and South East Louisiana. He has served on several different committees in the associations where he has served including the Nominating Committee of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. Presently he is serving on the Board of Directors for Camp Living Waters, which is owned by five South East Louisiana Associations.
David is married to Wanda Fletcher Maxwell. They have two adult sons and are grandparents of two granddaughters and three grandsons.
Rev. Matthew Smith
Youth & Children’s Minister
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“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
John 13:34-35