Community Presbyterian Church has a knowledgable and dedicated leadership team made up of our staff and a hardworking volunteer base. We are blessed to have such a diverse group of believers working tirelessly each week to ensure that our Beaches community is thriving in faith. We encourage you to get more involved!

Reverend Dr. John E. White
RevJohn@cpcab.org
Transitional Pastor
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Rev. Dr. John E. White is our Transitional Pastor at Community Presbyterian Church. He was Ordained on October 11, 1981 in the Pittsburgh Presbytery and earned a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 2009. Has also served at Princeton Theological Seminary and Columbia Theological Seminary as VP and Dean of Student Life as well as having served as Pastor of several congregations and in other service in the larger church.
Rev. White stated, “I have enjoyed the privilege of serving as the pastor of several congregations and as a senior administrator at three of our presbyterian-related theological seminaries. However, the highlight of my experiences in the PCUSA was when I met my wife, Alicia, when we were both serving as commissioners at the General Assembly that was held in Denver, CO in 2003. I retired from the work as the Dean of Student Life and VP of Student Relations at the end of December 2021. Throughout this entire time in ministry, I have sought to be actively involved in both presbytery and in local congregations. It is my desire to continue to serve in some capacity as the need might present itself.”
Meet Ashley. Ashley Black is the director at CPPK and is extremely blessed to work with this devoted program and church. She was born and raised in Beatrice, Nebraska, and moved to Florida in 2009 with her loving husband Jonathan. They were married in 2010, and now have two children, Benjamin and Eliza. Ashely received her Bachelor of Science from University of Nebraska in education and human sciences. Out of college she worked with Head Start before moving to Jacksonville and teaching for nine years in VPK. In 2015 she completed her director’s credential with VPK endorsement and have been serving CPPK since 2018. Ashley loves hiking nature trails and enjoying the outdoors with her family. She and her husband have always loved Disney and feel like kids at heart; so, they now enjoy sharing those experiences with their children. Her indulgences are coffee and chocolate, but they will never make her as happy as watching children learn and grow. Ashely is passionate about guiding teachers to their full potential, following legislation, and impacting it in the right direction for CPPK children.
Robert McCrary
robert@cpcab.org

Minister of Community Life

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Meet Robert. Robert is an ordained minister and has been in youth ministry for almost 25 years! He is on the National Response Team for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and has led Community Presbyterian’s mission teams who respond to disasters all over the south east. As the leader on Community Presbyterian’s Living Water team, the church has served in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, and The Dominican Republic. Besides serving in his ministry his passions are his family and surfing (been surfing for 50 years). Robert is married to Trish, and they have two sons, Andrew and Brian, as well as six grandchildren. 

Melissa Daniel
melissa@cpcab.org
Director of Christian Education
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Meet Melissa. Melissa Daniel is the Director of Christian Educator at Community Presbyterian Church. Since taking this position, Melissa has maintained and grown popular programs such as 1st and 3rd Wednesday night dinner, VBS, Sunday School, Advent and Lent events, Women’s Retreat, and Church Retreat. She has also led (or participated in) adding new programs such as Christmas VBS, Spiritual Care Ministry, and monthly meetings with other area Christian educators to support one another and share ideas. Prior to working at Community Presbyterian, Melissa was a stay-at-home mom, as well as an engineer (she holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in engineering). In her spare time, Melissa enjoys spending time with her three girls – Mia, Chloe and Alex – and husband Brian.  She also likes to run, read, and advocate for children through her involvement in PTA.

Ashley Black
ashley@cpcab.org
Director of Preschool
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Meet Ashley. Ashley Black is the director at CPPK and is extremely blessed to work with this devoted program and church. She was born and raised in Beatrice, Nebraska, and moved to Florida in 2009 with her loving husband Jonathan. They were married in 2010, and now have two children, Benjamin and Eliza. Ashely received her Bachelor of Science from University of Nebraska in education and human sciences. Out of college she worked with Head Start before moving to Jacksonville and teaching for nine years in VPK. In 2015 she completed her director’s credential with VPK endorsement and have been serving CPPK since 2018. Ashley loves hiking nature trails and enjoying the outdoors with her family. She and her husband have always loved Disney and feel like kids at heart; so, they now enjoy sharing those experiences with their children. Her indulgences are coffee and chocolate, but they will never make her as happy as watching children learn and grow. Ashely is passionate about guiding teachers to their full potential, following legislation, and impacting it in the right direction for CPPK children.

Session Members

Moderator:

Reverend Dr. John E White

Stated Clerk:

Lisa Herrold

Class of 2023

  • Nancy Bodge
    Melinda Goins
    Paul Herman
  • Frank Tappin
  •  

Class of 2024

  • Ek Cottrell
  • Kelly Craddock
  • Bruce Floyd
  • Heather Kopp
  • Paula Renfro
  • Jim Simmons
  • Glenn Yeakel

Class of 2025

  • Sherill Brown
  • Jenn Burchfield
  • David Herrold
  • Marsha Kreuz
  • Maria Luckey
  • David Matchett

Deacons

Class of 2023

Beth Collins-Himes
Brandy Beeler
Hank Isaacs
Gail Backfish

Class of 2024

Leah David
Vonnie Friers
Toni Gindlesperger
Trish McCrary

Class of 2025

      • Claire Bartolett
      • Janet Martin
      • Jacqui Matchett

    Annie Meierdierks
    Courtney Simmons
    Celest Wadkins

Trustees

Class of 2023

  • Tim Stalter
  • Susan Stewart

Class of 2024

Jan Shields
Tracy Synan

 

Class of 2025

  • Jim Gann
  • Beech Watson

Property

Manages campus including maintenance, repairs, and improvements.

Chair:

Frank Tappin

  • Skip Boxall
  • Bob Burch
  • Bruce Floyd
  • Tony Gindlesperger
  • David Lambert
  • David Hoppens
  • Brian Kilby
  • David Herrold

Finance

Manages all budgeting and church finances.

Chair:

EK Cottrell

  • Bruce Andrews
  • Jenn Burchfield
  • Jay Faulkner
    Ray Fischer
    Brian Daniel
    David Hoppens
    Tim Stalter
    Beech Watson

Mission

Oversees and coordinates church mission work.

Co-Chair:

Jim Simmons
Glenn Yeakel

  • Melinda Goins
  • Sherril Brown
  • Chris Kopp
  • Heather Kopp
  • Emma Cottrell
  • Eric  Wild
  •  

Congregational Life

Coordination with the Deacons for all church events, such as funerals, church dinners, and other activities (subcommittee of the Deacons).

  • Lisa Herrold
  • Beth Cottrell
  • Emma Cottrell
  • Marsha Kreuz 

Worship and Music

Chair:

Kelly Craddock

  • Carol Brennan
  • Claire Brennan
  • Dave Kerchner
  • Bunny Kerchner
  • Phyllis Haeseler
  • Paul Herman
  • Pati  McMenemy
  • Vonnie Friers
  • Naci Faulkner
  • Maria Luckey

Christian Education

Chair:

Marsh Kreuz

  • Beth Cottrell
  • Emma Cottrell
  • Lisa Herrold
  • Liz Hullender
  • Traci Kilby 

Memorial Garden Committee

Chair:

Hank Isaacs
  • Toni Gindlesperger
  • Phyllis Haeseler
  • Nanci Faulkner

Personnel Committee

Chair:

Paula Renfro

Nancy Bodge
EK Cottrell
David Harvey