The Chad's Hope Staff

Clayton has worked with Teen Challenge since 1978 and was Director of one of the first adolescent centers from 1984 until 1995. Clayton has been State Director of Teen Challenge of KY since 1997 and serves as the Great Laks Regional Representative for Teen Challenge, USA. Clayton and his wife Beth were honored as Outstanding Volunteers of the Year in 2003 by the City of Louisville for the Lifeline ministry at Louisville Metro Corrections. Clayton is certfied with Recovery Dynamics and is a certified trainer for Living Free. Clayton and Beth have two grown children.

Clayton Arp and Beth Arp

State Director

(502) 541-9478

(502) 561-2132 (Fax)

teenchallengeky@juno.com

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Mike is an Air Force veteran. He attended Southeastern College and the University of Cincinnati. He served at Cincinnati Teen Challenge as Program Director and as interim Exectutive Director, working thee from 1981-1985. Mike also has been the Progam Director at Rocky Mountain Teen Challenge and the Executive Director of Teen Challenge in Youngstown, Ohio. He Pioneered Metro Ministries in Youngstown and has pastored an inner city church in Newport, Kentucky for the last 12 years.

Michael Leonard

Executive Director

(606) 599-9716

MichaelLeonard@fuse.net

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Heather Baker, Administrative Assistant, started out in Women's Ministry just over 9 years ago.  She travels around Southeastern KY teaching on family restoration and women's discipleship in a program called "Coming Home".  Her husband pastors a local Baptist church in Tyner and they have 2 children. 

Heather Baker

Administrative Assistant

(606) 599-9716

hbaker76@chadshopeky.com

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Bill pioneered a Foursquare Church and pastored for 20 years. He also has worked   with various Foursquare church camps for the last 15 years. For twenty years, Bill,  had worked in the egineering business with the coal industry, helping to obtain mining permits. After this he and his brother started Culton Gas Transmission and Exploration for the purpose of drilling and producing oil and gas in Eastern Kentucky. For the last four years Bill has been involved with Clay County and drug recovery ministry.

Bill Culton

Maintenance Director/Vocational Director/Sanitary Engineer

(606) 599-9716

culton@chadshopeky.com

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Bill is a 1974-1979 Indianapolis Teen Challenge graduate and Boys Program Director. Bill has been in full-time ministry for over 35 years. Along with his duties at Chads Hope, Bill Pastors Grace Assembly Of God Church in Morehead , KY. Where he, Jessica (his wife of 30 yrs) and thier daughters Faith and Kristen have been serving faithfully as a ministry team for over 17 years. Bill and his wife are also Morehead State University Chi-Alpha campus directors. Bill and his family have worked in many facets of ministry; Pastor, associate Pastor, Evangelist, Youth Pastors, and residential care house parents at Teen Ranch, Marlette, MI. and Christian Haven Homes-Wheatfield, IN. Just before coming to Chads Hope Bill was employed by Pathways as a Detox Staff.

Bill McCoy

Program Consultant / Intake Director

(606) 599-9716 (Office)

bmccoy@chadshopeky.com  (email)

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Maurice was born in Philadelphia, PA. He is an Air Force veteran and drove trucks for many years prior to coming to the ministry of Teen Challenge. After graduating Rehrersburg,PA Teen Challenge from 1998 to 2005 Maurice served as Intake Director at Harrisburg, PA Teen Challenge, as the Intake Director of Rochester, NY Teen Challenge from 2006 to 2007, and as the Intake/Facilities Director at Western Kentucky Teen Challenge from 2007 to 2009.

Maurice Washington

Dean of Students

(606) 599-9716 (Office)

bigmowash@windstream.net

mwashington@chadshopeky.com 

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PJ (Pastor Johnny) and his family Pastor at First Assembly of God Corbin, KY and have for over 7 years. Johnny is a Certified Turning Point teacher and has served in various capacities in ministry for over 14 years, everything from Sunday School teacher to Sunday School Superintendent to Men’s Ministry. He served on the Christian Education Board for the Kentucky District A/G for 6 years. He has served at CHTC for over a year as Curriculum Director.

Johnny Morris

Curriculum Director

(606) 599-9716 (Office)

JMorris@chadshopeky.com

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James is a graduate of Alabama Teen Challenge. Prior to coming to Chad's Hope Teen Challenge he participated in an internship in Pastoral Counseling. He currently is overseeing counseling of the men at Chad's Hope, in addition to contributing in other aspects of the ministry.

James Medlin

Counselor

JMedlin27@yahoo.com

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Danny Simmons

Curriculum Assistant

dannysimmons36@yahoo.com

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Bill Hall

Intern

williamjhall1@gmail.com

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Carl Varney

Intern