Pastors and Staff

At Ashworth, we strongly believe in a collaborative team environment where our staff leads the efforts of all our church in creating the vibrant, dynamic community of faith we have become.

Lead Pastor

Brent Clark

Brent’s passion to see people experience genuine life has helped Ashworth flourish as we reach out to our community with the love of Jesus.

Team Pastor

Amy Becker

Amy leads our missions and evangelism efforts, both around the world and in our community. She also has a gift for connecting with ladies as she leads our Women’s ministry.

Team Lead of Ministry Services

Elizabeth has called Ashworth her church home since 2016. Born and raised in Jefferson, IA, she spent much of her childhood playing sports and attending summer church camps. Following high school, she studied at Central College in Pella, IA, where she majored in Communication Studies and Spanish. Elizabeth moved to Des Moines in 2016 to work as a Campus Staff Minister with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Drake University and DMACC. After four years of mentoring students in the faith and working…

Youth Pastor

Luke McDonald

Luke McDonald was born and raised in Ottumwa, Iowa. After graduating from Indian Hills Community College in 2017, he moved to West Des Moines to start a career as a Computer Programmer for IMT Insurance. Shortly after coming to West Des Moines, Luke started attending Ashworth Church and began volunteering for our Worship Team and Ashworth Youth. When the position to lead the youth ministry opened up, he was eager to step into that role. Luke is passionate about seeing…

Interim Children’s Director

Jen Ballard

Jen has been a part of Ashworth Church since 2015 and a part of Ashworth Kids for over 10 years. She was born in Riverside, California and raised in The Woodlands, Texas. She spent her childhood heavily involved with youth group and in the church. She graduated from Dental Assisting school in Houston, Texas before moving to Iowa in her early 20’s. After beginning her career in the dental industry, she moved on to working in the banking industry and has…