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Meet our leadership
Our Pastoral Team
Tom Allen
Tom Allen founded Simple Church in 2014 after leading two other large churches for over four decades in the Des Moines area. Tom is married to his wife of 40+ years, Judy, and has two children and four grandchildren.
Brandon Pruitt
Brandon Pruitt joined Simple Church in 2015 as the Youth Pastor and became Associate Pastor in 2022. Brandon is married to his wonderful wife Amie who also serves alongside him in our Young Adults Ministry.
Aaron DeWitt
Aaron DeWitt was called to Simple Church in late 2015 after working as a composer and musician in Los Angeles. He and his wife Amanda serve together at Simple Church and have four young children.
Our Ministry Team
Amie Pruitt
Amie Pruitt joined the Simple Church staff in 2022 after serving in a volunteer capacity since 2015. Amie also co-leads the Young Adult Ministry, The Porch LIVE DSM, at Simple Church along side her husband Brandon.
Bradley Pope
Bradley Pope joined Simple Church in 2022 as part of the Ministry Team. He loves spending time with his daughter, discipling others and playing games.
Christine Phillips
Christine Phillips joined Simple Church in 2022 as part of the Children's Ministry Team. She has a passion helping children learn about God in a fun, safe environment. In her spare time Christine enjoys reading and being outdoors.
Our Culture
The Ministry Team at Simple Church embodies Excellence, Enthusiasm, and Energy.
Our culture at Simple Church is one of authenticity, respect, and joy.
We are honest with how we are doing both in our work duties and in our personal lives. We ask for help when we need it, we ask others if they need help, and we work together.
The Ministry Team is respectful first of God – we understand and respect Who He is, the love He has for each of us and the people around us, and how He has created us to live and be lights in the world. We are also respectful of each other – we understand that each of us is important and plays an essential role in the vision and plan God
has for Simple Church.
Finally, the culture is one of joy – we are excited about what God is doing in and through us and pursue laughter as a way to connect us together as God uses us together.
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Our Advisory Team
The Ministry Team at Simple Church works along side the leadership and direction of the Advisory Team, a group of leaders in the church who volunteer their time to give biblical and financial guidance. You can email them at: leadteam@simple.church
David Luginbill
Arnie DeWitt
Nick Villotti
Mike Wingfield
Ryan Gustafson
Gordon Guthrie
Kurt Knox
Our Dream Team
Simple Church only exists because of wonderful volunteers on our Dream Team who give their time, talents, and treasures to help spread the gospel of Jesus across the Des Moines area and beyond. These amazing people below lead some of the increadible teams we have.
Bill Garnes
Technology
Julie Cirksena
Connections
Grace DeWitt
Hospitality
Arnie DeWitt
The Crew