B.S., Finance, West Virginia University
M.Div., Covenant Theological Seminary
D.Min., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
PLDA, Harvard Business School

B.A. Political Science, Wheaton College
M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary

 

Originally from West Virginia, Trent and his wife Emily served as missionaries in the Czech Republic and in pastoral ministry in St. Louis, Missouri and Dallas,Texas. He joined the Covenant staff in 2010 and served as an Associate Pastor until becoming Senior Pastor in January 2017. He enjoys playing tennis, running, and going on adventures with his wife and three children. He is the author of 2 Corinthians and Deuteronomy  in the Reformed Expository Commentary series and also The Rhythm of Discipleship: Living as Fully Devoted Followers of Christ.  Additionally, he is a Fellow of The Center for Pastor Theologians and serves as a member of the Advisory Board for Covenant Theological Seminary.

You can follow his teaching ministry on his YouTube channel here and on his blog at www.trentcasto.com.

Prior to joining Covenant, Chris served as Chaplain at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, NJ and as assistant pastor for New Providence Presbyterian Church. Chris came to Naples to join the Covenant staff from New Jersey with his wife Sarah in 2019 and have since welcomed two children. Chris enjoys all things Southwest Florida: pickleball, tennis, golf and the beaches.

Chris leads the ministries of the church to ensure they are aligned with our vision and goals. The ministries he oversees include the Care Ministries (After Care Meals and Mercy Meals, Stephen Ministry, and Visitation), Children and Students Ministry, Christian Education, the Diaconate, Men’s and Women’s Ministry, and Shepherding, which includes small groups.

B.A. History, Amherst College
M.A. Christian Studies, Regent College
Ph.D. Church History, Cambridge University

B.M., University of Delaware
M.M., Temple University
MAR, Reformed Theological Seminary
D.W.S., Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies 

Prior to joining Covenant in 2018, Brent served in pastoral ministry at Calvary Church in Valparaiso, Indiana and Northpoint Evangelical Free Church in Corona, California in missions, outreach  and discipleship roles. Brent is a native of North Carolina, is married to Eirini, a native of Greece and they have two children, Aliki and Theodore. Before being called to ministry, he taught East Asian history at Valparaiso University for nine years. Brent enjoys a number of sports (some more proficiently than others but will try any) and international travel. (he hopes to reach 100 countries visited in the next few years).

Brent is called to challenge, strengthen and encourage disciples for the work of outreach and missions. He helps give direction to our outreach and GO missions commitments through teaching and through seeking out and maintaining healthy kingdom partnerships. "It is my prayer and goal that our church will draw people to the Gospel by exemplifying Christ’s love for the lost, by being a visible blessing to our community, and by reaching the unreached with the Good News in obedience to the Great Commission."

Chuck and his wife Melanie have been in full time church ministry for 30 years, have homeschooled their children, and have been blessed to participate in several overseas missions. Chuck has served as a senior pastor, youth pastor, executive pastor, headmaster, and a worship pastor. Most recently, they have been serving as House Parents for Path2Freedom, living with and parenting teenage girls rescued from human trafficking.
 
They have one teenage son still at home, four adult married children, three young grandchildren, and a fourth grandchild on the way. Chuck has recorded two piano albums, My Heart’s Cry and Communion, and you can follow his blog at chuckbetters.com.
 
Chuck provides pastoral and musical oversight to our worship ministry which includes encouraging our congregation towards a deeper lifestyle of worship both on Sundays and throughout the week.

B.A., Philosophy, Covenant College
M.A.T.S, Westminster Theological Seminary
Th.M., Union School of Theology
M.B.A., Quantic School of Business and Technology

Prior to joining Covenant, James served in various educational ministries, including Instructor of Theology at Ligonier’s Reformation Bible College and Director of Publishing at Westminster Theological Seminary.  James enjoys teaching and oversees Christian education, including Sunday School, Mid-Week Connection, and teacher training.

He and his wife Georgia have three young sons: Grayson, Piper, and Griffin. They love digging holes at the beach, reading about trucks, family worship, and Nerf wars (not necessarily in that order).
 

Craig serves the ministry and pastoral staff so as to take as much administrative and operational burden off of them as possible in order to maximize the pursuit of their respective ministerial duties and pastoral call.

Aimee stewards the business resources and works closely with ministries in the areas of finance, banking, office operations, and personnel management.

David brings years of hospitality experience to us and manages the kitchen and creates food for every event. He does the planning and prep to make sure each event exceeds your expectations.

Ryan recruits, trains, and encourages a large team of technically proficient volunteers, prepares content for worship services and special events in all areas of the campus, and procures and maintains audio and visual technology across the campus.

James is a church production veteran with a like-minded heart for the ministry. He’s a jokester with a great work-ethic and we’re blessed to have him on the team.

Manuel oversees several positions in our Live Booth and is our go to guy for all things audio. You can also see him on stage leading worship from time to time. 

Charlene directs and oversees our Women's Ministry programs, Bible studies and events. She also recruits, trains, and equips volunteers to lead events and small groups. She ensures that Women's Ministry activities are in line with the church's mission and values.  

Aaron disciples and engages middle and high school male students through teaching, outreach, and relationship-building. This role also provides leadership for the Student Worship Team and contributes to leading worship in Sunday services.

Kelly directs and oversees our Mom's Morning Out Program. In addition, she is responsible for our nursery and nursery staff for all of our childcare needs, shares administrative tasks with the Children's Ministry Team and helps with the elementary age Wednesday evening program.

Adrienne is the assistant for the Business Director and she manages the Database. She loves to organize, streamline processes and help others improve their performance efficiency. 

Rebecca has an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University.  She has  certifications in  Couples Therapy, and has extensive experience with children, adolescent and family therapy.  

As Shepherding Coordinator, Dan leads the Visitation Ministry and helps connect members with lay shepherds who disciple, encourage, and walk alongside them in following Jesus. He is also continuing his seminary studies as he prepares for future pastoral ministry.

Bethel, provides general administrative support, including reception work, general communications,  print development and production and supplementing  as needed in assisting a broad range of ministries, staff, and lay-lead ministry leaders.

Alisha provides administrative support to the Christian Education Pastor, the Shepherding Pastor, and the Women’s Ministry Director. In this role, she maintains calendars and communications, schedules meetings, and coordinates events across multiple ministries.

Melisa creates digital content for our social media channels and helps equip the welcome center  and printing to get ready for  Sundays.

Lyn manages the office at the Covenant Counseling Center. She provides administrative support to our counseling team. Maintains confidentiality of information for patients and others. Assists counselors  and support groups with schedule preparation.

Susan directs and oversees preschool children's church and the Wednesday evening preschool program. In addition, she maintains the volunteer calendar for all Sunday morning teachers and helpers and shares administrative tasks with the Children's Ministry Team. 

Sandy coordinates all Covenant Weddings and Memorials. She has years of event planning experience and helps keep with the details and planning to make sure events run smoothly.

Anna assists in coordinating our Mom's Morning Out Program as well as Midweek Connection for our elementary schoolers and shares administrative tasks with the Children's Ministry Team.

Judy coordinates Covenant prayer email, hospital visitation, rehab, and long-term care visitation.

Provides administrative support to the Family Ministry team and assists with all tasks related to the Children’s Ministry.

Peggy provides administrative assistance. She also serves as the Covenant librarian.