Leadership

Pastors

Jeremy Hickman

Lead Pastor (Elder)

Vertical Church Albuquerque
Jeremy and his wife, Autumn, grew up in Davenport, Iowa, where Jeremy was the Pastor of Junior High Ministries and the Campus Pastor. In 2017, he was sent to Albuquerque to plant Vertical Church Albuquerque. Jeremy and Autumn have two sons, Trenton and Caden.

Zach Grafe

Executive Pastor (Elder)

Vertical Church Albuquerque
Zach is a native New Mexican and has lived in Barelas since 2011.  Zach served as an associate pastor for over eight years at an Albuquerque-area Southern Baptist church and in summer 2019 felt the call to begin ministering in his home community.  Zach and Anneliese were married in 2013 and have four children, Titus, Micah, Talitha, and Lydia.

Jay Magnant

Campus Pastor

Vertical Church Barelas
Jay is recently married to his wife, Jenell. He previously served as Director of Student Ministries at a local church in Albuquerque until joining staff at Vertical Church in 2021 to expand their outreach efforts. He is currently working towards a Master’s of Divinity at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. 

Directors

Alan Feuer

Music and Production Director

Vertical Church Albuquerque

Bianca Fisher

Worship Director

Vertical Church Albuquerque

Gideon Grafe

Worship Director

Vertical Church Barelas

Bill Jackson

Director of Vertical Men

Vertical Church Albuquerque

Kim Kooyenga

Director of Vertical Women

Vertical Church Albuquerque

Gerald Grafe

Director of Young Adults

Vertical Church Albuquerque

Russ Turpin

Director of Vertical Students

Vertical Church Albuquerque

Kiyo Nishiyama

Vertical Kids Coordinator

Vertical Church Albuquerque

Daniel & Juanita Zuniga

Director of Vertical Kids

Vertical Church Barelas

Support Staff

Dani Krambeer

Administrative Assistant to the Lead Pastor
Vertical Church Albuquerque

Livvy Stempeck

Administrative Assistant
Vertical Church Barelas

Board of Elders

Mike Carrico

Karl Moser

Gerald Grafe