Our Leadership

Lead Pastor: John Andrew Clayton
johnandrew.clayton@pompeychurch.org

John Andrew has served as PCC’s Lead Pastor since January of 2024. John Andrew began his pastoral work serving 7th-12th grade students at Central Church in Collierville, Tennessee. In 2013, John Andrew and his wife Christy moved to Guayaquil, Ecuador where they served as missionaries equipping local youth ministry workers and pastors. They returned to Collierville and the Central Church staff in 2017 where John Andrew served on the Senior Staff Team. He has served Central Church as the Pastor of Students, Pastor of Missions, and Pastor of Counseling.

John Andrew studied Philosophy and Spanish at the University of Memphis and Theology and Apologetics at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Currently, he is working on a Ph.D in Biblical Theology from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

John Andrew and Christy have two energetic little boys: Levi and Lucas. The couple were both born and raised in Memphis, TN, and enjoy traveling, camping, and family movie nights. John Andrew also loves to read and play soccer.