New life

This ministry is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of God; that by grace through faith, "whosoever will" may have new life in Christ. The old, frustrating, disappointing, corrupted, sinful life can be in the past, and an absolutely new kind of living is possible in the power of the resurrected Christ. Whether we are talking about individuals, relationships or even churches, in Jesus there is confident hope for a new beginning.   

Meet the hintons

Keith and JoAnn were married in 1969, and served in pastoral ministry together for 46 years.  The Lord has blessed them with three children and eight grandchildren.  They have pastored seven different churches in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.  Their most recent pastorate was in Jackson, Michigan, where they served for 24 years.

  • N. Keith hinton  

    Keith was raised as part of a Christian family in Anderson, IN, where he came to know Christ at age seven.  He felt a call to ministry as a teenager, and began speaking for youth services and revivals when he was 16.  Keith attended Frankfort Wesleyan Bible College, Marion College, and Indiana Wesleyan University where he earned a bachelors degree in Christian Ministries and in Christian Education, as well as a masters degree in Ministerial Leadership.  He was ordained to the ministry in 1974.    Keith and JoAnn conduct workshops and retreats for married and engaged couples.  Keith has conducted leadership training for pastors in Bangladesh and in Northeast India; and has had opportunities to preach in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Colombia, South America.  He is a published author of several articles for the Nazarene and Wesleyan Publishing Houses.   Keith served for 12 years as an online adjunct instructor for Indiana Wesleyan University in the College of Adult and Professional Studies; and currently accepts speaking engagements for pulpit supply, special meetings, conferences and camps.

  • Joann hinton

    JoAnn (Ott) was raised in a Christian home, and came to know the Lord early in her life. Growing up in Marion, Indiana, she was very familiar with Marion College (now Indiana Wesleyan University), where she received her college training, majoring in Elementary Education.  In addition to being a pastor's wife, JoAnn is an efficient homemaker, and mother of three.  Through their years of pastoral ministry, JoAnn has served in many roles within the church.  She has been most active in music, women's, children's and adult small group ministries. For over twenty years, JoAnn was on the church staff as her husband's Executive Assistant.  She is a gifted communicator and teacher, and enjoys teaming up with Keith for marriage workshops and retreats.