David & Elena McLendon
Lead Pastors
David McLendon graduated from Georgia Southern in 87′, married Elena here at New Covenant, and then moved to Tulsa to earn his Master’s degree from Oral Roberts University. He recently returned to live in Georgia after spending 23 years in ministry in Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. Pastor McLendon has worked in Christian ministry for over 30 years in a diverse set of environments; from church planting to mega-church staff pastor. His professional roles have included church planter, overseer of pastors, youth pastor, missionary, professor and conference speaker. His ministry has led him to preach in over 25 countries. He now lives in Statesboro with his lovely wife Elena; they have three children.
