Staff

Pastor Alan and Kim Clark have served at Gateway since September of 1997. Alan has his undergraduate degree in Piano from North Texas State University, Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has done extensive post graduate work in linguistics and Bible culture. He was raised in Franklin, Tennessee and his hobbies include golf, swimming, cycling and anything else that keeps our hearts strong. 

Kim also has a music degree from North Texas State University and she taught choral music at Brentwood High School. Her groups have sung in Carnegie Hall, Canada, and across Europe.  Kim currently serves as the Director of Worship Arts. 

Pastor Alan and Kim love spending time with their adult children and the amazing people at GCC. 

Pastor Kortland is married to Christin (27 years and counting) and has 7 children and 1 grandchild. Beyond student ministries, PK is involved in community ministries and missions including his work with non-profits in fundraising and event management. As a seminary student graduating this December, PK loves teaching, preaching, small groups, and church planting. He also enjoys working one-on-one with all ages , helping to discover their call in the ministry and life.

Alyssa is the oldest of 10 children from a homeschooled family.  She grew up in Indiana and Ohio.  She moved to Nashville in 2017 to attend Trevecca Nazarene University where she graduated with a degree in Non-profit Ministry and Congregational leadership, with a focus on Children's ministry.  She has a passion for leading young children as they deepen their understanding of the bible, grow in their faith, and build Christian community.  She also serves as Director of Operations at Cottage Cove Urban Ministries.

Alyssa is married to Andrew and they have one sweet boy together.  In her free time she enjoys going to the gym, playing pickleball with Andrew, visiting coffee shops, doing construction, and joining her toddler in whatever shenanigans he is up to that day! 

Tom was born and raised in Miami, FL. He graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University with B.S. degree in General Science and a B.A degree in Pastoral Ministries. He also has leadership training in Stephen Ministries, which is a ministry focused on healing for broken people.

His wife, Cathy, is a registered nurse and they have three grown children and thirteen grandchildren. They love spending time with family, golfing, traveling, and gardening.

Over the past thirty-five years they have pastored churches in Florida and Tennessee. For the past three years Tom has served as a chaplain with Avalon Hospice in Franklin, TN. and they have attended Gateway. They are excited about the opportunities to serve in new ways at Gateway Community.