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Larry Edison - Senior
Pastor
Larry Edison has been the Senior Pastor of Covenant Life from the
church's inception. Larry grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and obtained
his Bachelor of Arts degree from Covenant College (Lookout Mountain,
Tennessee). He went on to attend Westminster Theological Seminary
in Philadelphia where he earned his Master of Divinity degree. Later
he completed his Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) at Covenant Theological
Seminary in his hometown of St. Louis. He is married to Jeanne (Reitsma)
and they have two grown children, a daughter Lorin (St Louis), and
a son, Nathaniel living here in Sarasota..
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Daryl Davis - Associate
Pastor
Daryl was born in State College, Pennsylvania but spent most of his
years in Hershey. After graduating from Westminster Theological Seminary
in 1977, he worked at Grove City College (his college alma mater)
in teaching, administration and ministry. He was ordained in Pennsylvania
in 1980 and served as associate pastor of a PCA church for nine years.
The Lord, the Bible, and the church have been important to him from
a young age. He has three grown children; Jenny, Rebecca (married,
living in Chattanooga), and John.
email Daryl Davis
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Tom
Schneider, Pastor of Congregational Life
Tom grew up in a strong Christian family where both of his parents
were actively involved in the church. In 1980 he graduated from
Bryan College in Dayton, TN with a degree in Christian Education.
In September of that same year he married his wife Carolyn in her
home town of Atlanta, GA. He then became the Youth Pastor at Inverness
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In
1984 Tom received an MDiv from Reformed Theological Seminary
in Jackson, MS. He and his family then moved to Miami, Florida
for five years where Tom served as an assistant Pastor and
Church Planter. Tom then became the Senior Pastor at East
Ridge Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, TN for six years
before he began his ministry here at Covenant Life in August
of 1995.
Tom
and Carolyn have three children; Christin (married, living
in Chicago), Jonathan, and Julie. Tom's vision for ministry
is to train and equip adults and children to use their spiritual
gifts to reach out to our community and for the building up
of the Body of Christ.
email Tom Schneider
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Scott Mawhinney,
Pastor of Student Ministries . Scott attended Dordt College
on a soccer scholarship, and after a six year teaching stint at
Westminister Academy in Miami, completed his studies at Reformed
Seminary in Orlando (2005). He is married (Janna Levi) with
two young children, Michael and Levi. He's been on staff here since
July, 2006. Yes, you might recognize his last name. Scott's father was a Prof at both Westminister and Reformed seminaries.
Email
Scott
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Bill Mock - Pastor
of Missions and Seniors
Bill is married to his wife Marni and together they have two children,
Paul Mock of Starkville, MS and Heather Hayes of Huntsville, AL. He
pastored churches in New York, Maryland and Florida. The Mock's served
as missionaries in Viet Nam and Hong Kong. When in Viet Nam he directed
the Bien Hoa Youth Center and also served as contract chaplain at
the U.S. Air Base located there. Upon their return to the United States
Bill became S.E. Regional Director of World Relief of NAE for nine
years. He later became Eastern Regional Director of Far East Broadcasting
Company for thirteen years speaking in churches, at banquets and at
denominational conferences. He presently serves as pastor to seniors
and as the church's missions pastor.
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Beth Saxsma, Director of Women's Ministries
email
Beth
Beth
was born in Bourbonnais, IL. After graduating with a Bachelor’s
degree in Speech Communication, she pursued a job within a pharmaceutical
company. Nearly seven years later, she felt God leading her out
of the corporate world and into a full-time ministry role. She graduated
from Wheaton College in 2006, with a Masters degree in Educational
Ministries, and completed an Women’s Ministry internship at
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