Elijah & Ashlee Hollis

Their story:

Elijah was born and raised in the church but lived not serving in one local town church but on the road doing ministry with his close and extended family. The traveling started when he was only 7 years old and lasted for 12 years being home-schooled the entire time. During the latter time of raveling, when it was just his immediate family is when he says that he began to "own the ministry" by leading worship with his brother for youth groups, expressing their creativity, and not being just another little kid that is doing whatever their parent told them to do.

He attended CBC and got his credentials and a ministerial license. He later married Ashlee, a long time friend from one of the churches that he would visit with his family while in road ministry and whose dad was roomed with Elijah's dad in college. After God worked in Elijah's heart and burdened him for the youth he accepted a job offer at a church plant in Kennet Square to serve as the youth pastor with his wife which is the beginning of High Voltage Youth Ministry.

There they have had a greatly successful opportunity of ministry reaching out into the community and their creative methods are certainly to be credited for their accomplished efforts. Together, along with their lay leader team, have created events that are highly interactive and fun such as a Willy Wonka theme where everything is edible, culturally relevant mushroom fest, and a black and white event where those are the only two colors present.

Their challenges have been many but together they have come together as husband and wife and sought after God for his direction to rise up leaders from their ministry. Building disciples seems to be built into their ministry and even more so into their lives. Everything they do seems to revolve around the idea that they are there not only to win people to the Lord but also to nurture them and make them disciples to go out and share the Gospel message. This is evident in that out of those who have come there is a good portion who have come back to serve and pour out into the youth that are there.