Downtown Little Rock Leadership

Rick & Michelle Bezet

Founding Pastors
NLC
About
Rick Bezet is the founder and lead pastor of New Life Church of Arkansas. Pastor Rick’s heart and motivation is always to see the next person encounter Jesus. The vision of New Life reflects this passion as we grow throughout our state and country. Rick and his lovely wife, Michelle, have been married since 1988 and live in Conway, Arkansas. They have four children and love life as grandparents.
Marius & Jessica Mauthe - Discipleship Pastors

Marius & Jessica Mauthe

DLR Executive Pastors
Downtown Little Rock
About
Marius and Jessica serve as the Executive Pastors for Downtown Little Rock. They met doing full-time outreach ministry in New York before they felt called back to Arkansas to continue their passion of serving community outreach through our church and Every Arkansan.
Marius & Jessica Mauthe - Discipleship Pastors

Marius & Jessica Mauthe

DLR Executive Pastors
Downtown Little Rock
About
Marius and Jessica serve as the Executive Pastors for Downtown Little Rock. They met doing full-time outreach ministry in New York before they felt called back to Arkansas to continue their passion of serving community outreach through our church and Every Arkansan.

Fitz Hill

Outreach Director
Downtown Little Rock
About
Fitzgerald Hill serves as outreach director for New Life Church Downtown Little Rock. Fitz became involved with New Life Church after he met Pastor Rick on a mission trip to Rwanda in 2009, where he was inspired by God’s vision for Arkansas. Fitz entered educational ministry when he assumed presidency of Arkansas Baptist College in 2006, and has been involved in scholastically and economically improving neighborhoods near the college ever since.