Kingdom Pillars P.O. Box 108, Newark, OH, 43058
about us
Deylyne (Jay) and Darcey McCampbell, Co-Founders
After more than 27 years of fostering 79 children and adopting 9, Jay and Darcey McCampbell know fostering!
They know the array of family problems that send children into the system. They know the personal trauma children experience even when in the best of foster care. And sadly, they know the devastation so many suffer in the very system that should be protecting them.
Having each experienced trauma at an early age, Jay and Darcey personally relate to the brokenness caused by sexual abuse; drug and alcohol abuse; and broken families.
But having equally experienced healing and restoration, they know how to walk alongside others to bring hope and make a strong future a reality.
Jay served as President of Kingdom Pillars' voluntary Board for seven years and Darcey currently serves as Executive Director.
More of Their Stories...
Darcey McCampbell, Co-founder and Executive Director
Darcey McCampbell, Co-founder and Executive Director
Darcey McCampbell, Co-founder and Executive Director
Darcey is passionate with a capital “P”! When you talk with her, you can’t help but be drawn into her vision and hopes for young women. She is authentic. She’s lived through the brokenness herself and bears a great burden for women whose futures have been stolen from them. Darcey has learned how to live a victorious life and her driving passion is to help other young women do the same.
New Orleans, Louisiana and Worthington, Ohio were Darcey’s hometowns growing up as the oldest of four children. As a young girl, she felt very misunderstood, alone, and isolated. The unthinkable happened at age 11 ½ when she was snatched off the street and gang raped. It would be seven long years before even her parents would know what she suffered.
After multiple suicide attempts and brushes with the law, Darcey was enrolled in the Woodrow Wilson Military Academy in Xenia, Ohio, living there middle and high school. Despite the internal pain she hid from, Darcey grew and blossomed there. She experienced firsthand the power of someone walking alongside you as a mentor and friend. Many years later, Darcey would even return to serve as Chaplain on the Academy’s board.
Darcey has personally walked the path Kingdom Pillars now helps young women navigate and has put in the hard work of healing through counseling, therapy, and a vibrant faith.
Darcey believed motherhood and family had been stolen from her, having had several miscarraiges and failed IVF because of the violence of the attack she endured early in life. But she is now a “mom’s mom” having fostered 79 children with her husband Jay, and adopting nine (five girls and four boys). She is the proud “Nana” of eleven grandchildren.
But that’s not enough for Darcey. As long as there are women suffering from being trafficked and abused, or who are unable to have children, or who need help in their marriage, she is going to walk alongside them as a mentor, helping them find a way forward. For many women over the years, this has meant not only finding a dear friend, but also a new family.
Jay McCampbell, Co-Founder
Darcey McCampbell, Co-founder and Executive Director
Darcey McCampbell, Co-founder and Executive Director
Jay is a man who has lived through the bad and the ugly and he bears the scars, but uses it all now to bring about the good in other’s lives.
As the middle child of divorced parents, Jay grew up splitting his life between Los Angeles, California with his father, and the westside of Columbus, Ohio with his mother. Jay’s childhood included witnessing domestic abuse firsthand and being sexually abused by a family friend at the age of seven. He felt lost and alone most of the time.
Most of Jay’s peers shared similar backgrounds and his life headed down a destructive path…drug and alcohol abuse, drug trafficking, gang involvement. By all measures, Jay should not be the person he is today…or even alive. He remembers at least three times he could have died from assault or attempted murder.
If you ask Jay what turned his life around, he’ll probably say “Meeting Darcey.” She asked him to stop drinking…and he did. She asked him to go to church with her every Sunday…and he did. That’s when Jay’s own faith journey started, enabling him to forgive and reconnect with his biological father. Jay has also done the hard work of healing over the years with the help of counseling, mentors, and an active faith.
Now Jay lives his life intentionally to be a committed, loving husband; and to be a positive role-model for his nine adopted children (five girls and four boys), and his eleven grandchildren. Jay is a true buckeye, having attended the University of Akron and Ohio Christian University. He is an avid sports fan. (Don’t let his smile and humility fool you, he came in second in his state’s high school wrestling championship.)
Jay loves serving and mentoring others, whether at work (Licking Memorial Hospital), or leading small groups and working with youth. His faith, his educational experience in psychology and Christian counseling, and the very things that could have destroyed him, all work to bring about a hope and a future for others.
our board
angel kennedy, President
angel kennedy, President
Homemaker, Warsaw, Ohio
A survivor of parental and personal domestic violence (in a previous marriage), as well as teenage pregnancy, Angel has learned to be an overcomer.
For her, having the opportunity to pour into the Strong Tower ladies is answered prayer and a dream come true.
Angel uses her 16 years restaurant experience to help women develop a positive work ethic, and other practical life skills.
She is a prayer warrior, serving the past five years on her church's healing and intercessory prayer teams, and the past two years on Kingdom Pillars intercessory prayer team.
She teaches in her church's children ministry and hosts a women's bible study group in her home.
Angel and her husband are residents of Coshocton County.
Laurie o'hara, Secretary
angel kennedy, President
Corporate Secretary-Treasurer - Advanced Business Communications, Inc., Newark, Ohio
Laurie has served in a variety of administrative roles over the last 30 years, both professionally and in volunteer roles.
She has a love for missions, outreach work, travel, and sports.
Laurie is happy to use the gift of organization to serve as KP's board secretary.
Laurie calls Licking County home.
Eric clark, Treasurer
Financial Advisor - Northwestern Mutual, Newark, Ohio
Eric served as youth pastor for more than 20 years, investing in the lives of young people and their families.
He now continues his love of people and investment in their future through his financial planning and wealth management career.
He is fond of saying, "If you don't have a plan for your money, your money will have a plan for you."
Eric combines his pastor's heart and financial skills to help keep Kingdom Pillars a strong, fiscally sound ministry, along with equipping the Strong Tower women with financial practices for their own victorious future.
Eric and his family make their home in Licking County.
Quinten Swartz, Member
Julie Strickland, Member
Banker, Home Loan Savings
Mt. Vernon Ohio
Quinten is a compassionate Christ follower and worship leader with a deep passion for helping individuals overcome past trauma through transformative love and presence of Jesus Christ.
With over 20 years of experience in financial services, including his current role as a bank manager and lender. He posses a unique blend of leadership skills and financial acumen.
Quinten also formally served as a church administrator and has valuable insights into church operations and community engagement. He strives to impact lives positively through ministry and actively seeks opportunities to support and uplift his community.
Jennifer Pettit, member
Julie Strickland, Member
Julie Strickland, Member
Bachelor of Science in Business/Legal Studies, candidate for an MBA, expected in 2026. Mt. Vernon Ohio
Jennifer is dynamic and a results-oriented professional with extensive expertise in governmental and legal
regulations within the power generation and oil and gas sectors. With a strong foundation in contract management, risk analysis, compliance, and vendor relationship management. She has
consistently demonstrated her ability to drive operational efficiency and ensure adherence to regulatory standards.
Currently serving as a Construction Contract Specialist at Romanoff Group, she manages the entire contract lifecycle, focusing on logistics, risk assessment, and compliance. Her role involves
maintaining a comprehensive contract database and implementing effective contract management software, alongside obtaining necessary licensing for contractors across various disciplines.
She has done audits and provided strategic financial advice, enhancing contract accuracy through close
collaboration with procurement teams. She oversaw multimillion-dollar projects, managing finances and vendor relationships while ensuring
adherence to corporate standards.
Jennifer has been a partner of KPST for 5 years.
Julie Strickland, Member
Julie Strickland, Member
Julie Strickland, Member
Office Administrator, The Chimney Guys, Pataskala OH.
Julie is committed to women living their best lives. She regularly leads women's small groups, striving for women to be strong in their identity.
She understands the challenges of parenting while being in school, having earned her paralegal degree while raising her three sons.
As paralegal, Julie worked in the areas of bankruptcy and also Domestic Law & Criminal Defense. She lends her strong organizational skills to everything she does.
Julie and her husband make their home in Franklin County.
linda brucker, member
linda brucker, member
linda brucker, member
Linda has been part of the Kingdom Pillars team since 2018. Because of her love for life, she became a Client Consultant at Heartbeats to help protect the unborn in 1996. During that time, she graduated from Vineyard Leadership Institute in 2003 and was hired as Director of Advancement & Development for Heartbeats, retiring in 2017. Linda sees a distinct correlation between these two Christ-inspired non-profit ministries. Linda and her husband, Jim attend Cornerstone Church. She enjoys the challenge of teaching and planting the Gospel message into the hearts and minds of preschoolers. She and Jim also host a by-weekly Life Group in their home. They live in Newark where they were both born and raised. They share 3 daughters and their husbands, 4 grandchildren and a great-grandson and are blessed they all live in Licking County.
volunteer teams
advisory team
advisory team
advisory team
Jim and Linda Brucker
advisory team
advisory team
Joel Holt and In Loving Memory Diane Holt
advisory team
Cary and Sandy Kaplan
Carol Middendorf
David and April Watts
Cathi Lucas
Volunteer Development Team, Bob and Rindy Brooks, Volunteer Development Directors/Advisors
Pam Allison
Ginnie Berry
Linda Brucker
Shirley Coakley
Malissa Moran - Director
Della Stuart - Director
Brenda Blough
Mike Hyslip - IT
Whitney Leatherwood
Pam Groomes
Administrative Team Staff & Volunteer
STAFF:
Amy Bowman, CPA, CFO
Malissa Moran, Executive Assistant
Della Stuart, Communications
Karla Redman, MSW Supervisor RA
Elise Gray, Resident Advocate
Mike Hyslip, Information Technology
April Cook, Healing Through Art
S.M., Facilities Manager
VOLUNTEERS:
Property Management-
David Coakley, Electrical
Ginnie Berry, Landscaping
April & Jon Cook - Banquet Hall
Theresa Turner, Nutrition/Cooking Classes
Robin Ritchie - Fitness
Jackie VanDorn - Wellness
Allison Riggs, Holistic Practitioner
Tricia Ball - Event Volunteer
Beverly Getter - Ongoing group mentor
KPST Mentors
CONSULTANTS:
The Nonprofit Authority, www.npauthority.com
Program Partners
Program Partners
Choosing Freedom
Quite Pastures
April Cook, Healing Through Art
Health & Wellness Dr. Alicia Stanehart, ND
Health & Wellness Dr. Tammy Bradley, HPA
Health & Wellness Robin Ritchie, LMT
Financial Education Olivia Spearman
Case Management Team:
Ryan Riggs, MSN, APRN, PMHNP
Lynette Baltas, PA-C, M.H.S
Christian Jones, PH.D., MSBA Psych, Cert ABA
Karla Redman, MSW
Lauren McGee, LSW
Use your skills and interests to help stop human trafficking
Your skills or interests can help stop human trafficking and help women create a victorious path forward. We have many volunteer teams. Let's talk!
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