Dr. Hays McKay, Senior Pastor

Hays McKay joined Covenant in June 1998. He earned a Doctorate of Ministry from Drew University and received his Masters of Divinity from Candler School of Theology in 1982. His BA came from Huntingdon College in 1979.

Dr. McKay is married to the former Mara Powers from Opelika, Alabama. They have 2 children - Trey and Lindsey.

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Rev. Kyle Gatlin, Associate Pastor

Rev. Gatlin received his Masters of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. While attending ATS he was Assistant Minister @ Cynthiana UMC from 1987-1992. He received his Bachelors of Science in Family and Child Development from Auburn University in 1987. He worked as a Summer Youth Director in Oneonta (Lester Memorial UMC) in 1986 & 1987. He is a graduate of Citronelle High School (1983).

He is married to the former Deandra Jennings from Cynthiana, Kentucky, and they have 2 children, Sterling and Jordan.

Rev. Gatlin is a certified Mentor in the Alabama-West Florida Conference and is trained counselor for PREPARE/ENRICH program.

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kyle@covenantdothan.org

Rev. Mike Hoppe, Associate Pastor

Mike Hoppe joined our ministry team in June 2009 to focus on mission and ministry to young adults. He is an ordained elder and is currently completing his doctoral research in the Beeson program at Asbury Theological Seminary. He received a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary (2002) and a BA from Ohio Northern University (1999). Mike served as a missionary for three years in the Central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan and has served in churches in eastern Pennsylvania and Ohio. Mike is married to Reed and has two young children.

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mike@covenantdothan.org