Pastoral Team

Rev. Trent Casto D.Min.

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

Rev. Chris Voorhees

Ministries Pastor
B.A. Political Science, Wheaton College
M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary
Originally from West Virginia, Trent's ministry has taken him around the world, from serving as a missionary in the Czech Republic to pastoring in St. Louis and Dallas, before God led him to Covenant in 2010. He first served as Associate Pastor and, in 2017, stepped into the role of Senior Pastor. He is the author of 2 Corinthians and Deuteronomy in the Reformed Expository Commentary series, as well as The Rhythm of Discipleship: Living as Fully Devoted Followers of Christ. He is also a Fellow with The Center for Pastor Theologians and serves on the Advisory Board for Covenant Theological Seminary. You can find more of his preaching and teaching on Covenant's and his own YouTube channel.
Before joining Covenant, Chris served faithfully as a hospital chaplain in New Jersey and later as an assistant pastor at New Providence Presbyterian Church. In 2019, he and his family moved to Naples, where he stepped into the role of Shepherding Pastor. Today, Chris guides all of the ministries of Covenant, ensuring they stay rooted in our vision and mission. He provides leadership across Care Ministries, Children and Students Ministry, Christian Education, the Diaconate, Men’s and Women’s Ministry, and Shepherding, which includes our small groups.

Rev. Brent Whitefield Ph.D.

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

Rev. Chuck L. Betters D.W.S.

Worship Pastor
B.M., University of Delaware
M.M., Temple University
MAR, Reformed Theological Seminary
D.W.S., Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies 
Before joining Covenant in 2018, Brent served in pastoral ministry in both  Indiana and California, focusing on missions, outreach, and discipleship. A native of North Carolina, he also spent nine years teaching East Asian history at Valparaiso University. Today, Brent leads Covenant's outreach and missions efforts, teaching, developing, and equipping disciples for mission work, as well as building strong partnerships that help to share the gospel in our community and world.

Chuck has served in full-time church ministry for more than 30 years, using his gifts in a wide range of roles, senior pastor, youth pastor, executive pastor, headmaster, and worship pastor. Most recently, he served as a House Parent for Path2Freedom, caring for teenage girls rescued from human trafficking. Here at Covenant, Chuck provides pastoral and musical leadership to our worship ministry, guiding and encouraging our congregation toward a deeper lifestyle of worship both on Sundays and throughout the week.

Rev. James Baird

Christian Education Pastor
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
Before joining Covenant, James served in a variety of educational ministries, including teaching theology at Ligonier’s Reformation Bible College and directing publishing at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is also the author of King of Kings. At Covenant, James oversees Christian Education, including Sunday School and Mid-Week Connection classes and teacher training, and he continues to enjoy teaching God's word across many different settings.

Staff

Craig Groendyk

Executive Director

Aimee Brown

Business Director

Anna Stephens

Communications Director

Brian Campbell

Student Discipleship Director

David Winge

Hospitality Director

Pam Sanborn

Assimilation & Lay Ministries Director

Gary Bollinger

Technology Director

Ryan Young

Production Director

Keith Manley

Facilities Director

Sherry Kendrick

Family Ministries Director

Kelly Eastman

Children's Ministry Director

Business Team

Adrienne Moll

 Database Manager

Bethel Nagy

Administration

Kristina Jay

Events Coordinator

Peggy Carpenter

Administrative Assistant

Communications

Gabriel Reyes

Video Production Manager

Lyn Kirby

Executive Assistant

Melisa Reyes

Communications Assistant

Executive Assistants

Alisha Lavender

Executive Assistant

Sarah Adams

Executive Assistant

Family Ministry

Aaron Evans

 Student Discipleship Coordinator

Susan Sawyer

Children's Ministry Assistant

Anna Baker

Children's Ministry Coordinator

Elisa Hillberry

Student Discipleship Coordinator

Isabel Sanchez

Family and Student Ministry Assistant

Production

James Drews

Broadcast Manager

Manuel Pereira

Audio Engineer

Shepherding

Dan Lacaci

Shepherding Coordinator

Judy Caldwell

Prayer Chain Coordinator

Elders

Akwete Adjei
Basil Anderson
Roger Ballard*
Mark Barineau
Brad Bell
Wilson Bradley
Lee Bunn
Brian Conway
Merlyn DeVries
Jamin Eastman
Robert Gillespie
Craig Groendyk
Dan Herwig
Brian Hill
Tim Hoeksema
John Hunter
Dan Lavender

Ken Leahy
Carl Massa
Bill Mitchell
John Nahra
Jim Noboa*
Mike Norman
James Orr
Marcilio Pereira
John Poole
Bill Ring
Jim Sanborn
Skip Schoenhals  
Dan Schuessler
Tom Scott
Brandon Straub
Todd Traylor*
Tom VerHage*
*designates emeritus status

Deacons

Steve Boozer
Scott Brewster
Ted Caldwell
Stew Casterline
Chad Craig
Don Dearie
Dan Grahl
Jon Granholm
Bill Hauser
John Humphreville
Ric Johnson
Wayne Kauffman
George Lee
Jerry Medema
Curt Moes
Duke Moyer
Dave Stauffer
Nick Stepan
Gene Steward
Ed Stranberg
Eric VanEssendelft
Dale Walters
Will Watson