Our Staff
Pastor Hayden Norris
Senior Pastor
352.283.1913
Hayden grew up in upstate New York attending church and following tradition. It wasn’t until he was 25, however, that he came to know the Lord as his Lord and Savior while serving in the US Navy as a Hospital Corpsman.
Before ministry, Hayden held many different jobs including a stint as a character actor at Walt Disney World. He had dreams of becoming an actor so he thought this would be his great break. God had other plans for him though, calling him to leave all that “glory” behind to serve in the military, go to seminary, work as Student Ministries pastor in Michigan, and in 2011 to plant Harvest Gainesville. After arriving in Florida to pastor a church in Micanopy and after much prayer and consultation with Harvest Bible Fellowship, the decision was made to move and re-plant the church in Gainesville as Harvest Bible Chapel Gainesville. With a passion to see others ignite a love for Jesus in their own personal lives, Hayden is driven to see lives changed by the power of Jesus.
Hayden enjoys taking his wife and two kids to Gator sporting events and also trying out new restaurants in the Gainesville area (we would love any suggestions you have). The passion of Hayden and Heather is to see people grow in their relationship with the Lord and to serve Him with the gifts that He has given them. Come join us at Harvest as we pursue the Savior together and point others to Him.
Bill Molinari
Elder
jah@harvestbiblefellowship.org
After spending 21 years in the mutual fund industry as president of VanKampen Funds Inc., Bill left the business world to enter ministry. He served 5 years as the executive director of Leadership Resources Intl. (a ministry that provides training for pastors abroad), before joining the Fellowship staff in 2006.
With past service on numerous business and ministry boards (including the Investment Company Institute, College for Financial Planning, VanKampen Funds, Slavic Gospel, Pioneers and Apoyo Ministries), Bill currently serves on the boards Grace To You and The Masters Academy’s Intl., as well as chairing the board of Leadership Resources.
He has attended Harvest Bible Chapel Elgin since 2004. Bill and his wife Cheryl have eight children and three grandchildren.
Brandon West
Director of Music
Brandon graduated from the University of Florida with a BA in Classical Studies with a focus in New Testament Greek. He now teaches Latin and Greek at Cornerstone Academy in Gainesville. Brandon, his wife, Shelley, and their two sons reside in Southwest Gainesville.
Brandon has served the local Church for three years as a music director. His influences include Bob Kauflin (Sovereign Grace), Paul Baloche, and Andy Rozier (Harvest Bible Chapel, Elgin).
Brandon states, “I want to see peoples’ lives be changed through this ministry. What an opportunity we have each week to lead God’s people, with God’s Truth, by God’s strength, to come face-to-face with God’s glory. That is our goal: lifting high the name of Jesus in worship and helping people worship the Lord with their head and their heart.”
