Leadership

Pastors are called to feed the sheep out of love for Christ

Jesus said to Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, Feed my lambs."   John 21:15

Pastor Mark Bigenho

Mark has served as a pastor for 10+ years in North Carolina, Vermont, and Florida. He earned a B.A. in Church Ministries, M.A. in Pastoral Counseling and M.Div from Liberty Baptist Seminary. Mark also serves as a United States Army Chaplain. He is married to Aubrey and has 4 children (Selah, Malachi, Lilah, and Matthias).


Pastor Peter Catalano

Peter has served as a pastor for 20+ years in CT and Florida. He earned a B.A. at Maranatha Bible College, M.Div at Calvary Baptist Seminary, and is working on a D.Min. Peter is married to Rhoda, has two adult children and 8 grandchildren.


Pastor Michael White

Mike has served as a pastor for 20+ years in Florida. He earned a B.A. at the Master’s College, and has completed numerous Masters level classes at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. Mike is married to Bonnie and has two adult children and two teenagers (Landon and Kara).


Deacons

James Skinner


James was born and raised in Florida and came to know the Lord at an early age. He received a BA in History from Samford University in Birmingham AL where he met his wife, Abby. James currently works in the family business and has four children.                                                                             


 

Ric Yaka                           


Ric was born in Peru and was brought up as a nominal Catholic. He came to the US in 1988 and spent most of his time in NJ before moving to FL in 2012. He came to  know the Lord in 1993 and God has kept him in His ways for which Ric will forever praise Him.   

The biblical terms of elder, shepherd (or pastor) and overseer are aspects of the same office, given to men charged with leading in the church according to specific biblical qualifications. (Acts 20:28; 1 Tim. 3:17, 5:17; Tit. 1:5-9, 1 Pet. 5:1-5). The office of elder is two-fold as that of shepherd (care and guidance) and overseer (administration and governance).

The word translated “deacon” literally means servant, which is exactly what deacons do. They serve the elders and the congregation by tending to the practical and logistical needs of the church. Put simply, a deacon is an individual who meets certain character requirements and is set apart by the church in order to handle specific physical needs or ministerial endeavors (Acts 6:1–7; 1 Tim. 3:8–13).

Simply said:


The elders/pastors are called to the ministry of the Word and Sacrament.

 

The deacons are called to the ministry of Service.

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