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New Antioch Christian Fellowship
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. North
Las Vegas, NV 89115

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Meet Our Pastors

Senior Pastor Naida M. Parson, PhD

Reverend Dr. Naida M. Parson, Senior Pastor of New Antioch Christian Fellowship, is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Black Studies from the University of California, Riverside. She has also earned a Master of Arts Degree in African-American Studies with emphasis in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles as well as a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Parson is the first African-American in Nevada to be licensed as a Psychologist.

Dr. Parson was saved in the summer of 1968 at the age of 8 years old. She received the baptism of the Holy Ghost in September of 1975 at the age of 16 at Vegas View Church of God in Christ, pastored by her parents, the late Claude H. Parson, Jr. and Evangelist Stella Mason Parson. She served faithfully in the Church of God in Christ all of her life as a musician, choir director, State Youth Choir President, Fellowship District Youth Chairlady, Sunday School Teacher, Bible College instructor, State Youth Congress Workshop Coordinator, and a Missionary/Evangelist. She also served as Assistant Pastor for Blood of the Lamb True Holiness Ministries under Bishop Maceo Harris until the founding of New Antioch Christian Fellowship.

Dr. Parson is active in the community as a motivational speaker, worship instructor, writer and mentor. Dr. Parson is also the President of New View Ministries evangelistic team. Her God-given task is to open her heart, her experience, and the holy word of God to teach this generation what it is to know, to love, and to serve God.

Associate Pastor Sonya Cheltenham

Pastor Cheltenham comes from a long ancestral line of preachers, teachers, evangelists, and missionaries. She has been a Servant Leader for over 30 years. She has three children Gia, Quiana and Sean-Leigh and four grandchildren Ashlee, Jordan, Gianna and Sasha. She has raised 11 foster children in her home. She is the wife of one husband for 35 years. Pastor Cheltenham has achieved a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work and a Master of Arts Degree in Organizational Management. She co-owns a consultation business, SS Consulting, offering services to churches and businesses interested in start-up to reorganization/revitalization. She is currently employed with Clark County Social Services as a Social Work Specialist. She is a trainer of God's people and has nurtured, trained, and guided many missionaries, preachers, and evangelists in their calling.

Assistant Pastor Regina K. Rhodes

Pastor Regina K. Rhodes is a Licensed Social Worker in Nevada. She works as a Mental Health Counselor/Therapist to severely emotional disturbed children. Pastor Rhodes has worked as a Psychiatric Caseworker for the Wraparound in Nevada, director of a Family Resource Center, an investigator with Child Protective Services, Child Development Educator for the Healthy Family Program and as a Family Support Specialist with Family Preservation Services.

Born in Topeka, Kansas, Pastor Rhodes traveled extensively throughout her childhood in the United States and Europe until her family was stationed in Las Vegas, Nevada. In May of 1996, she earned an Associate Degree in General Studies at Community College of Southern Nevada. In May of 2000, she earned her Bachelor’s of Social Work Degree from Arizona State University. In May of 2008, she earned her Master’s of Social Degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Pastor Rhodes accepted Christ in her life in March of 1979 and was filled with the Holy Ghost in April of that same year. She attended and graduated from the Charles Harrison Mason Bible College as a Master Teacher in 1991. She has ministered in areas such as prison ministry, evangelism, Christian education, and revivals. She also operates in the areas of intercession, prophesy, exhortation, word of knowledge, gift of healing, and the laying on of hands and deliverance.

In 2008 God birthed in Pastor Rhodes “Transformed for Destiny Ministries”. She was commissioned to take the word of God outside the boarders of the United States. Her goal is to reach the hurting and lost with the transforming and life-changing word of God.

Pastor Rhodes' mission in life is to present a life of sanctification, dedication, and faithfulness to the Lord, along with declaring God’s word to a lost and misled generation.

Administrative Pastor David C. Burr

Pastor David Christopher Burr, the proud husband of MarvaElane and father of three boys Joshue-el, Christopher, and Elijon was born in Los Angeles, California to Pastor William and Deborah Burr. Pastor Burr moved to Nevada in 1996 after receiving a full scholarship to play football for the University of Nevada, Reno and received his Bachelors in Marketing Degree in May 2000. Pastor Burr and MarvaElane relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in October 2001 where he still resides as a consultant for a Business Banking Division of Wells Fargo.

Pastor Burr has a passion and gift for teaching. This anointed man of God is noted for dissecting the Word of God in a simple way that grabs the listener's attention and makes one think. The quiet anointing he possesses seemingly sneaks up on one while preparing them for a life-changing experience. Pastor Burr currently serves as Administration Pastor and CFO of New Antioch Christian Fellowship.

Worship Pastor MarvaElane Burr

Pastor MarvaElane Burr was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. She currently lives in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband, Pastor David C. Burr and three chidlren. Currently she serves as the Worship Pastor at New Antioch Christian Fellowship.

Pastor Burr's excellent ability to teach the Word of God in a way that all can understand is a delight to those who hear her. Her insights into pastoral ministry, leadership and church organization have been requested at church workshops and conferences throughout the Las Vegas/Reno area.

Pastor Burr's purpose in ife is to be a miracle light that brings hope to the world by reaching out to people that have given up on life. Through programs that offer education, mentorship and guidance, she strongly believes that with perseverance and dedication she will make a difference in the lives that he touches, the community she dwells in and the world she lives in.