Our Team
Lead Pastor | Chase Rylee
As a nine-year-old boy, Chase came to know Christ as his personal savior. It wouldn’t be until Chase was a senior at the University of Georgia that God would show him in a powerful way that he was called to preach the Gospel. Prior to planting TrueLife in 2018, he had been a youth pastor and preached across northeast Georgia. In his time in ministry, God has cultivated a desire in Chase to see the next generation experience true life with Jesus. Chase also serves as a character coach for Banks County Athletics. He loves the great outdoors and coaching his kids. He is an avid Georgia Bulldogs fan and passionately follows UNC basketball. Chase is married to Jessica, his high-school sweetheart. Jessica was saved as an elementary school student. In her teenage years, she was baptized and really began growing in her faith. Jessica has played many roles at TrueLife. You may find her serving in TrueLife Kids one Sunday and as a smiling face on the Home Team the next. Jessica also teaches third grade at East Jackson Elementary. Jessica and Chase have two children, Brynlan and Beckett.
Church Administrator | Susan Lee
Susan accepted Christ during revival at Frist Baptist Church Duluth when she was 12 years old. However, during high school her path strayed, and it wasn't until 2006/2007 that her path came back to Christ. In December 2006, she made the decision to stop drinking and to reconfirm her faith in Christ. Since then, she has been developing and growing her relationship with Christ. She has witnessed the hand of God in not only Jessice’s life but also Chase’s. So, when they presented her with their vision to plant a new church in Banks County focused on family and children, along with teaching authentically from the WORD, she was completely supportive and been involved from the beginning. Susan is married to Chad, and they have a son, Hunter. Nowadays, Susan enjoys life with her husband, reading, cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs and spending time with family & friends.
Maintenance Director | Dennis Rylee
Dennis came to faith in Christ as a young adult at a church plant in Maysville in the late 1980s. Knowing the impact of new churches first-hand, it is no surprise that he jumped on board when his son stepped out in faith to begin TrueLife. Dennis serves as the Building and Maintenance Director in addition to being one of the first faces you see when you pull in the parking lot on a Sunday. He has been married over thirty-five years to his wife, Carol.