Karl Bastian
Children’s Pastor
Children’s Ministry
Karl Bastian
Cailey Hett
Office Administrator
Front Office, Administrative Support for Associate Pastor
Cailey Hett
Cailey is the Office Administrator for Highpoint Church. She was born and raised in Colorado, and has been attending Highpoint for four years. During her free time, Cailey enjoys shopping, going to Colorado Avalanche games, fishing, shooting, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
Caleb McNaughton
Associate Pastor
Student Ministry, Teaching Team, Inclusion Teams, Production
Caleb McNaughton
Caleb has extensive ministry experience in a wide range of ages and cultures. He is a fourth generation minister and has been serving in ministry since he was a teenager. Caleb has served in various rolls with Youth Summer Camps, Youth Alive and Adult Ministries. While completing his B.A. in Church Ministries from Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Caleb was hired as a Student Pastor and served in that roll until he left to go plant The Link Church in Boston MA. He served as the Lead Pastor of the Link Church overseeing its inception and steady growth for five years before joining the Highpoint team as the Associate Pastor and member of the preaching team. Caleb gives leadership to student ministries, Sunday production, inclusion ministries and is a member of the preaching team. He and Morgan McNaughton met while Caleb was preaching at Morgan’s college in early 2012. They fell in love, and a year and half later they were married and working in full-time ministry together. They have little boys Micah, Judah and Levi and enjoy working out, sports and exploring the outdoors.
Dannon Nicks
Audio / Visual Engineer
Audio Engineer and Technical Support
Dannon Nicks
With a background in performance arts and media production, Dannon uses his technical skills to help create an engaging environment and content for the Highpoint community. While most of his work happens behind the scenes he can be found most Sunday mornings in the media booth tapping his feet to the beat behind the sound board.
Nicole Polanco
Worship Leader
Worship Ministry
Nicole Polanco
Nicole has served as Highpoint’s worship leader for the last year and half. Prior to taking on that leadership role, she was heavily involved in the worship ministry for the last 15 years. Nicole spent her early years in Northern California until she moved to Colorado in 2002. She met her wonderful husband Gio at Highpoint, and they married in 2014. Nicole has a passion for worship and cultivating an environment where people can experience the presence of God through music. Nicole and Gio enjoy camping, watching the Broncos and spending time with family and their boxer puppies, Dexter and Bella.
Cassandra Meverden
Early Childhood Director
Birth – Four Years old
Cassandra Meverden
Cassandra Meverden has a background in office administration. She has been a full-time mom since 2010. Her family moved to Aurora, last Easter, from Maryland. Highpoint was one of the first churches her family visited in the neighborhood. It was more than a church experience, it was a local family of believers that welcomed them to the community. Cassandra is married to Trent of 14 years, and they have two daughters Madeline age eight, and Lilly age six. In addition to mom duty, Cassandra is a full-time nanny for two fantastic boys, Hudson age four, and Jackson age one. Serving children and spending time with them is her daily calling.
During their free-time, her family loves spending time outdoors, and with each other. Colorado has been a great state to enjoy both.
Gene Roncone
Lead Pastor
Preaching, Teaching, Vision, Chairman of Board
Gene Roncone
Gene Roncone has served as Lead Pastor of Highpoint Church since October 2002. Highpoint is a network of Christian ministries and outreaches with different locations throughout the city of Aurora. The ministry group consists of Highpoint@Southlands, Highpoint@Colfax, Highpoint Food Group, and the weekly Love Aurora Broadcast. Prior to Highpoint, Gene served for six years as a state executive for his denomination.
Gene was raised in Youngstown, Ohio before moving to northern California as a teen. He graduated from Bethany University and then studied communications at Western Seminary and organizational development at the University of San Francisco. Gene has a passion for helping people grow spiritually, organizational collaboration and engaging others in community involvement.
Gene has a passion for helping people grow spiritually, organizational collaboration and engaging others in community involvement. He currently serves his city on several boards and committees focused on community problem solving. He was also selected by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce to be part of the 2014-15 class for Leadership Aurora, a year long introduction to the key components of the Aurora community. In March of 2015 also received his city’s 2014 Humanitarian of the Year award and received commendation by the State of Colorado’s House of Representatives for his community involvement.
Gene also leads the Highpoint Podcast Network and hosts several national podcasts. He has authored three books entitled Explore the Call, Prevailing Over Impossibility and A Season for Legacy. Professionally, Gene enjoys working with others and organizational collaboration. Personally, he enjoys reading, camping, helping the poor and oppressed and spending time with his wife, Rhonda, and their adult children and grandchildren.
Rhonda Roncone
Administrative Assistant
PO3 Groups, Women’s Ministry, Admin for Lead Pastor
Rhonda Roncone
Rhonda serves as the Lead Pastor’s Administrative Assistant, as well as administrative duties related to Highpoint’s Power of 3 small groups. She also gives oversight to the worship ministry and leads the Women’s Ministries of Highpoint. Rhonda’s greatest joy is spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren! She also enjoys camping, puzzles, reading and playing games.
Charlie Self
Teaching Team
Teaching Team, Power of Three Plus
Charlie Self
Charlie Self is a minister, author, scholar and theologian. His ability to frame culture in a Biblical and historical context has made him a popular speaker and talk radio personality.
As a member of Highpoint’s teaching team, Charlie will be teaching the quarterly Trailblaze series that seeks to give practical tools to live out one’s faith in a world torn by ethnic, political and violent conflict. Charlie and Kathleen (a professional artist) are celebrating 34 years of marriage and have three adult children.
Eva Sitinjak
Colfax Director
Highpoint @ Colfax, Admin for Children’s Pastor
Eva Sitinjak
Eva came to Aurora as an Indonesian refugee and grew up right here at Highpoint Church which is where she first decided to follow Jesus. Graduating in May of 2016 from Northpoint Bible College, (north of Boston, MA) Eva received her degree in Biblical Studies and Missions (Intercultural Studies). After graduating, she felt God call her back to Colorado and almost immediately began serving on the Highpoint at Colfax team. Having once lived in an apartment complex near the Colfax corridor, the kids at Highpoint at Colfax have a special place in her heart. Though Eva grew up in Colorado, she was born in Indonesia which has cultivated her heart for missions – in all its shapes and sizes. She has a passion to empower the local church, invest in the next generation, and work cross-culturally so others can be in community with Jesus and His Church. Eva enjoys traveling, exploring the outdoors, missions, reading, education, chasing the sunrise, family and friends, weightlifting, and eating – lots of eating
Jan Stutz
Bookeeping
Jan Stutz
Jan grew up here in Aurora Colorado where her and her husband Gary Stutz live. She is a mother of two beautiful step daughters and four amazing grandsons. She has been an accountant for over 40 years and in her spare time she loves to travel, camp, fish and just enjoy Colorado’s beauty. Her family is a very important part of her daily life and she feels truly blessed. Jan came to Highpoint on August 12, 2012 and gave her life to the lord that very day. It is a day that will stay close to her heart forever.