Our Team
Shane Comellas
Lead Pastor
Shane Comellas is the lead pastor of Covenant Life. He has a unique passion for motivating people towards lasting change and strives to inspire them with his unique brand of leadership. He ministers with a candid, fiery style that God has used to bring thousands to Christ across this nation and around the world. Pastor Shane served in the US Army, has a Bachelor of Arts in Bible from Southeastern University and a Masters in Divinity and his Doctorate of Ministry from Duke Divinity School. Shane and his wife Jaimee have four daughters: Jaelyn, Avery, Olivia, and Adeline.
Steven Hoyle
Worship Pastor
Steven Hoyle is the worship pastor at Covenant Life Church. Steven has been in ministry for twenty two years. He is passionate about leading people into the presence of God. He has experience as a live and studio musician. If you are interested in joining the worship team, contact him.
Jaelyn Comellas
Administrator
Jaimee Comellas
Executive Pastor
Jaimee Comellas is the CL Kid’s director. She has a BA in Elementary Education, a Minor in Bible and is a Nationally Board Certified Educator. Jaimee spent most of her formative years in the Dominican Republic with her missionary family, and has spent much of her adult life ministering to children. Jaimee is bilingual, mother to 4 amazing daughters and is a Gifted Education Specialist for Chapel Hill Schools.
Emily Shipman
Kids Pastor
Emily graduated from Catalyst School of Ministry in 2016 as a licensed AG minister and went onto get her ordination in 2020.
She has served in various roles throughout ministry primarily focusing on the NextGen. She believes there is no junior Holy Spirit and is intentional about teaching kids that the God their parents worship is the same God they worship.
In addition to kids ministry she also has a heart and passion for reaching the world through missions. She teaches that missions is a generational thing and missions begins in the backyard, not just globally.
