Gabe Birkey

Gabe began attending New Castle in 2019 with his family. He graduated from Illinois State University in 2008 with a degree in history. He works for 360 Yield Center in Morton, IL. Gabe, his wife Katie, and their children live on their family farm in Groveland….

Tom Goehl

Tom has been attending New Castle Bible Church since 2014. He grew up in west central IL and has 2 siblings, who live close to his parents where they were raised. He graduated from college with a Bachelors of Science Electronic Engineering Technology degree and later went back for his…

Harry Willmert

Harry retired in 2021 from Morton Community Bank after having served 47 years in the financial industry. He previously served as a Deacon and Elder at a previous church. He has completed track one of Faith Biblical Counseling in 2022. He currently works with the Rooted Student Ministry in the…

Justin Smith

Justin has attended New Castle since 2017. He was baptized in front of the New Castle church body in October of 2018 and became a member in April 2019. Justin enjoys serving on the Usher and Safety teams and by helping lead the Fall/ Halloween outreach ministry. He and his…

Josh Gerber

Josh Gerber began as our Associate Pastor of Care and Discipleship in October of 2022. Josh holds a Masters of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently a D. Ed. Min. student in the Biblical Counseling program at Southern Seminary. He grew up in Eureka and currently resides in…

Jared Baergen

Jared joined the staff at New Castle in fall of 2022 as the Goodfield Outreach Director. He graduated from The Master’s University in 2021 with a BA in Biblical Studies, and he is certified as an ACBC biblical counselor. He is also currently a student at The Master’s Seminary preparing…

Josie Salmon

Josie has a passion for student ministry and has been involved in the discipleship of kids for the last 8 years. Before becoming the After School Program Director, Josie served in the program as a daily staff member since 2021. She also serves in the Rooted Ministry as a 7th-8th grade girls’…

Dillon Opperman

Dillon has been on staff since March 2022, and has attended New Castle Bible Church since 2003. He is the twin brother of Daniel and has 2 older brothers, Jake and Josh. He is currently attending Heartland Community College and plans to get a degree eventually in Web Development….