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Mark A. Livingston Sr. was born in Georgetown, SC. He is happily married to Lady K; he has one child: Mark Jr and two brothers: Frederick and Edward. His dad still lives in Georgetown, and his mother did until her passing in 2025. After graduating from high school, he moved to the Upstate to attend college.
Pastor Mark began preaching the gospel in his early 20’s. From time to time, he would travel for speaking engagements between the Upstate and Georgetown.
In 1999, God’s Creation Ministries was established and he became the pastor. Throughout the years, Pastor Mark has collaborated with many local churches to spread the Gospel.
In 2017, Pastor Mark joined as the Pastor of Community Development at New Image Church. His heart in serving the community, understanding their needs, and being empathetic speaks volume through his lifestyle as a pastor. John 15:12 says, “This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.”
In March 2020, Pastor Mark became the senior pastor of New Image Church following the retirement of former senior pastor Eric Branch.
His heart in serving the community, understanding their needs, and being empathetic is exemplified through his lifestyle.
This is my commandment, that ye love one another as I have loved you.
-- John 15:12
Derrick and Niki Alexander are the Student Ministry Pastors of New Image Church. Niki has attended New Image Church since 1998. Derrick started attending NIC in 2005. Both have been involved with various student ministries, from nursery to young adult.
Derrick and Niki married in 2007 and now have two beautiful girls, Madison and Olivia.
Derrick and Niki have a great passion for serving as the Student Ministry Pastors as they know the importance of a child finding their identity in Christ and how important it is to their future that they know who Jesus is and what He has done for them.
"Children and student ministry is so important, not only for the child, but for the whole family," Derrick explained. "As a child my aunt took me and my sister to church and we would come home to tell my parents all about this man named Jesus. Eventually my parents, on the brink of a divorce, came to church and they got saved. They have been in church since and played a vital role in who I am today (and they are still happily married)."
"It's important to make learning about Jesus fun but also effective and really show them Jesus on a level they understand. It's amazing to watch a child go from nursery-age to adulthood and see them grow into who God has made them.
Affectionately known as Pastor T, he serves as the Outreach Pastor at New Image Church alongside his wife, Tina Byers.
Together, they are dedicated to connecting with the community and addressing its needs through various ministries. These include Jay’s Place, outreach to retirement homes, Feed the Need, and Young at Heart to name few.
When Pastor T joined New Image, he brought with him seven years of experience as an Associate Pastor.
He is known for his deep compassion, his heart for serving those in need, and his passion for encouraging others to step into their God-given calling. His mission is to spread the love of Christ throughout the community in tangible and meaningful ways.
Pastor Xavier Sapp serves as the Ministry Pastor at New Image Church, where he oversees all ministry operations that take place before service begins. Pastor Sapp along with his wife Alicia, and daughter Makyla have attended New Image Church since 2022.
Pastor Sapp oversees activities that include leading the Marketing and Social Media teams, managing the Phototherapy team, and providing direction for the Parking Lot Ministry, Hosts & Greeters, and the Visitors and New Members teams. Pastor Sapp was installed here at New Image in 2025.
Known for his love for theology and energetic personality, Pastor Sapp is passionate about creating welcoming first impressions and ensuring that every guest feels seen, valued, and at home from the moment they arrive.
Hi, my name is Blake Holland! I’m excited to be a part of Kingdom ministry at New Image along with my wife Tiffany, and our boys Kendin, Silas and Aesen. I enjoy ministering alongside, and supporting the ministry of, Pastor Mark. I believe that God has a purpose for every believer and I know He has made my family part of the spiritual growth occurring at New Image.
I believe that everything in God’s beautiful creation has a desire to worship him in Spirit and in Truth. We all have abilities and talents that He has given us to express ourselves in a way that is pleasing to Him. I personally want to see every form and variation of this idea brought out in our everyday lives.
I have seen people worship in many different ways, and I have worshiped in many different ways myself, including song, dance, music, writing, painting, drawing technology, cinematography, photography, and in many other ways that all pleasure to God. I feel it my responsibility as a worship leader to see all types of people doing all types of worship that bring glory to him.
I was born in Seneca and have lived in Westminster, S.C. for most of my life. I attended West-Oak High School, which was the time in my life when I fell in love with music and worship. I have been singing since I was a child, but it was during those years when I fell in love with the piano. I have played the piano for a few different churches in Oconee County.
God began to set a good many things in motion, and eventually I returned to my home church (Trinity Praise and Worship Center, now called Harvest Church) where, under the oversight of Pastor Eric Branch, I was made the worship pastor. I served there for nine years before coming to New Image in early 2017.
It’s been my honor and will continue to be my honor to serve in ministry with Pastor Mark and New Image Church, and I can’t wait to see what God has in store for us.
Justin and Traci Carter are high school sweethearts who have been married since 2000. They have spent their time at New Image Church fostering strong relationships with fellow partners and families.
As Family Pastors, they lead Family Always Matter (FAM), Young at Heart, Gather, the Marriage Ministry, and the Care Team with a heart for encouraging every generation. In addition, as part of the senior leadership team, they are involved in S.O.U.L., B2M, and the Event Team.
Together, they also serve the community through the School District of Pickens County, where Justin is a 7th grade English teacher and Traci is a school counselor.
Family is at the center of everything they do, and they are proud parents of three children—Jaylen, Noelani, and Justin II—and proud grandparents to their grandson, Josiah, the son of Jaylen and her husband Isaiah.
Eric Branch served the church as senior pastor for 23 years, leading the church from its beginnings as the small Easley Christian Fellowship through it's growth into New Image Church at the present location at 311 Anderson Highway.
Pastors Eric and Kimberly met each other in their teenage years in West Columbia, S.C. and dated over 4 years before marrying. It was early 1990 when they both surrendered their entire lives over to the Lord Jesus Christ and accepted Him as their Lord and Savior.
During the radical transformation work that had began, God revealed his plan and calling for their lives to labor and serve God's people together in ministry. He had given them a clear vision involving pastoral ministry to a diverse group of people.
After a series of miraculous events and timing, God orchestrated their steps to answer the awesome call to ministry. Recognizing the incredible honor and privilege to serve the Lord in this capacity, the Lord then led Eric to Holmes College of the Bible in Greenville, S.C. in January 1991.
They then married in June of 1991 and Kimberly worked full time over the course of eleven years at C&S Bank, now known as Bank of America, supporting Eric in his full-time seminary endeavors, while Eric, soon after being married, began working part time at BiLo as a customer service manager and trainer.
In July of 1993 they were blessed with their firstborn son, Kyle, and Eric continued to attend college full time while taking on a full time job at the Greenville Law Enforcement Division.
In October of 1993, Eric and his family began their first part time pastorate at a very small church in Central, S.C. while still attending Holmes College of the Bible. In June of 1994, the Lord led them to a beautiful country church in Clinton, S.C. where the Lord began to shape and prepare them for the future ministry ahead of them.
It was there in Clinton they were blessed again with their second child, Brittney in July of 1995. Eric then received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Pastoral Ministries from Holmes College of the Bible in December 1995. During this time period, the vision for ministry God had given Pastor Eric had intensified and God revealed to him that there was "a place where the people needed a leader" and a place where the vision of ministry to a diversity of people would finally come to pass.
It was in November of 1996 when Pastor Eric and his family moved to Easley to help lead and revitalize the congregation of New Image Church. At the time the church was known as Easley Christian Fellowship and had about 30 people, of which during the first year half either left the church or died. But the church had an unstoppable dream to love people and to be "A Church For All People."
The church grew tremendously and through the leadership and vision of Pastors Eric and Kimberly to reach more than the location could sustain, the church bought property and began building a new sanctuary, which led to relocating of the congregation to its current location on Anderson Highway in Easley.
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