Lead Pastor
Vacation planner, loving father, aspiring golferJohn and his wife, Kathy have two adult daughters. John loves to travel with all his girls. John and Kathy started Cove Church in 1996. God has blessed this body in so many ways and he continues to count it a privilege to lead this church, as God leads him.
- Favorite book: Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
- Best show to binge-watch: Blacklist
- Most desired superpower: Time travel
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Chase Campus Pastor
health nut wannabe, overcomer, hot-sauce loverOne of Ryan's favorite parts of the day is when his kids, Eli and Natalee, knock him down at the door when he gets home and the love of his life, Brittany, gives him a big embrace. At Cove, you'll find Ryan leading our Chase Campus as the "face with the place" as he serves that community. This beach enthusiast loves to help people from all walks of life discover, develop, & demonstrate an authentic relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Favorite book: The Insanity of God
- Best show to binge-watch: Survival Shows...I'll be on Survivor one day!
- Most desired superpower: Super Strength
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Family Ministries Pastor
nerd, movie fanatic, frustrated musicianDarin and Leah have three boys, a rescue dog and a 1978 CJ5 Jeep that live in their house. Darin is the Family Ministries and Children’s Ministry Pastor and loves helping families work at developing the faith of their children.
- Favorite book: Called
- Best show to binge-watch: SKing of Queens
- Most desired superpower: healing
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Director of Ministry Operations
lake lover, party plannerKathy and her husband, John, have two daughters that are grown and flown. At Kathy’s second home, Cove Church, she is responsible for facilities and finances, weddings and funerals, as they are NOT the same thing! The generic line in her job description, “other duties as assigned”, affects Kathy more than anyone else at Cove Church as she can often be found doing whatever it takes to get the job done.
- Favorite book: The Help
- Best show to binge-watch: Looking for a new one right now!
- Most desired superpower: Ability to clean my house by twitching my nose
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Director of Student Ministries
beach bum, wannabe iron chef, family manSummer and I love going on dates and one of our favorite things to do as a family is cooking/grilling. My goal in our student ministry is to disciple students in the ways of knowing God, and then showing them how to live that out.
- Favorite book: Pursuit of God
- Best show to binge-watch: Last Man Standing
- Most desired superpower: Flying
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Director of Connections
redeemed, redirected, restoredSharon is married to a tractor salesman from Snead, AL. They co-parent a blended family that includes two girls, ages two and six. Sharon coordinates an amazing group of servant leaders who develop teams, systems, and environments through which people can take next steps in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and the Cove Church family.
- Favorite book: Unbroken
- Best show to binge-watch: Chopped is my favorite show to binge watch.
- Most desired superpower: Invisibility
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Director of Worship Arts
drinker of tea, podcast addict, wannabe nerdHeather and her husband, Robert, are simultaneously loving the teenage years with Ian and Ansley and trying desperately to get them out of the house. At Cove, Heather is a cheerleader for everyone who serves in Worship Ministry and Communications. She has the most fun job in the whole church – it isn’t fair, really.
- Favorite book: The Power of Habit
- Best show to binge-watch: Jane The Virgin
- Most desired superpower: Super speed
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Pastor of Discipleship and Care
Disc golfer, Solitude seeker, Family loverStephen and his wife, Jane have three beautiful daughters, one who is out of college, one in college and one still at home. Somehow, they have almost made it through the teenage years, and amazingly, it has been mostly drama-free. At Cove, Stephen oversees Groups (Small Groups and Bands) and the Prayer CREW. Stephen also develops teams to help care for people no matter what they are walking through.
- Favorite book: Waking the Dead by John Eldredge
- Best show to binge-watch: NCIS or Longmire
- Most desired superpower: Flying
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Kids Cove Large Group Coordinator
Organizer/Planner, Faithful friend, Wannabe athleteShannon and her husband, Doug, along with their teenage boys, Drew and Will, could be the feature for a reality show on The History Channel. They love hunting, camping, knife-making, attempting ninja warrior obstacles, and anything on the water! Here at Cove, Shannon works with large group volunteers and coordinates all aspects of worship for Children’s Ministry.
- Favorite book: Same Kind of Different As Me
- Best Show to binge-watch: American Ninja Warrior
- Most desired superpower: Wonder Woman
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Worship Leader
AKA Skinny Jean Joe, Master Joda, Mr. SingerJoe and his bae have been together for about a year now. She is a little on the older side and is slowly dying on him, but she gets him from A to B...his Buick Lesabre. Joe is in charge of leading and creating the worship environment, video/graphics, and social media for student ministry. But his favorite part of his job is just hanging out with students!
- Favorite book: The Bible... Duh #jesusjuke
- Best show to binge-watch: F•R•I•E•N•D•S
- Most desired superpower: Time Travel
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Chase Campus Worship Leader
Child of God, Foodie, History BuffMy amazing wife, Kelsey, and I have our hands full with raising a young teenager and twin boys. Let's not forget the two rowdy fur babies. Wow, what a blessing! As Worship Leader at our Chase campus, my goal is to make a joyful noise to the Lord in worship while joining in "musical prayer" with each and every member of our church family. Give it all to God!
- Favorite book: The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren
- Best show to binge-watch: Home Improvement
- Most desired superpower: I think it would be cool to be able to fly.
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Missions Coordinator
adventure seeker, extrovert, mom/wifeShannon and her husband, Brent, have a daughter who is a freshman in college, and two sons in 6th and 8th grade. They spend their time transporting the boys to and from sports activities and love a night in playing MarioKart as a family. Shannon is the Missions Coordinator at Cove. She schedules the monthly GO projects, multiple mission trip opportunities each year, and enjoys loving on our mission partners.
- Favorite book: When Helping Hurts
- Best show to binge-watch: Survivor
- Most desired superpower: the ability to be in two places at one time
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Communications Director
God girl, food snob, aspiring optimistDarcie and her husband, Jeff, have sacrificed several perfectly good nights of sleep in the raising of their three distinctively resolute daughters and one rough-and-tumble son. Here at Cove, Darcie takes care of our print media and social media channels.
- Favorite book: All the Light We Cannot See
- Best show to binge-watch: Friday Night Lights
- Most desired superpower: Mental manipulation
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Director of Internet Technology
tech gadget fanatic, professional DIYer, amateur hockey indentured servantHaving retired from the Army, Debbie serves as the IT Director at Cove Church (which is a fancy way of saying that she keeps the church online and helps our Operations Director find the file she just downloaded to her desktop). Debbie and her husband, Rob, have three kids and when she isn’t on the road with youth sports, she enjoys hockey, auto body repair, and rebuilding everything from iPhones to carburetors
- Favorite book: Who has time to read?
- Best show to binge-watch: Game 5 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals. Go Caps!
- Most desired superpower: Time Travel and spelling “definitely” without spellcheck.
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Worship Arts Coordinator
Jesus lover, sunset observer, back porch dwellerAngi and husband, Eric, hail from the great state of Michigan, land of the Harbaugh nation, the Big House and Big Ten football. They have two fun-loving daughters who love all things Auburn. At Cove, Angi is the administrative coordinator for the worship arts team and participant on the communications team
- Favorite book: East of Eden
- Best show to binge-watch: The Voice
- Most desired superpower: The ability to talk to animals
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Connections Assistant / First Impressions Coordinator
overthinker, good listener, I can’t decide on a 3rd thing. Maybe I’m overthinking it!Ronda and her husband, Scott, grew up (high school and college) in Arkansas and go back to hang out on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, AR as often as possible. They have two grown girls they are very proud of, and they love long walks and road trips. At Cove, Ronda coordinates the First Impressions CREW each week and assists Sharon Criswell/ Connections with events and admin.
- Favorite book: The Week (Ok, technically not a book)
- Best show to binge-watch: Downton Abbey
- Most desired superpower: Time manipulation to speed up chores and slow down fun
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Receptionist
wife/mom/mimi, ice cream connoisseur, pug mom
Huntsville native and Rick are blessed to be living the life...the kids are grown with families of their own and they savor sharing life lessons with the grands. Their home is the animal house filled with 3 beloved pugs and Miss Kitty, the Hurricane Harvey rescue. Karen serves as the office receptionist.
- Favorite book: The Art of Racing in the Rain
- Best show to binge-watch: Greys Anatomy
- Most desired superpower: pet mindreading
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Chase Administrative Assistant
Reader, Traveler, Organizer
Deborah and Richard dragged their three teenagers across town to be partners with Cove Church at the Chase Campus. They loved it so much that they stayed. She recently went back to work after 18 years and landed her dream job as administrative assistant to Ryan Epps. Deborah helps with event planning, scheduling, and general organization at the Chase Campus.
- Favorite book: Anything by John Grisham
- Best show to binge-watch: Greys Anatomy
- Most desired superpower: reading minds
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Cyndy Sarkisian, Director of Children’s Ministry, Chase Campus
Disney fanatic, tortoise runner, happy camperCyndy resides in the middle of a 13 acre field called Franklin Hollow with her husband, Colt and teenage son, Sam. The Sarkisians share the hollow with 53 cars, plenty of gamer gear, two dogs, and way too much Disney and Star Wars memorabilia. At Cove Cyndy utilizes her super-human (must be God-given) energy to keep up with all the inhabitants of Kid’s Cove. She encourages them to embrace the love and grace of Jesus Christ and share it with everyone they meet.
- Favorite book: “Kingdom Keepers”
- Best show to binge-watch: “Turner Classic Movies”
- Most desired superpower: Piloting the Millennium Falcon
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Technical Director
Gadget nerd, grill master, photographer
David comes from a large, close knit family of Huntsville natives and Auburn graduates, War Eagle! He and his wife Holly have been blessed with two smart and strong willed little girls who think they own the church building. David works full time as a project manager for the Army, and spends his spare time at Cove managing all things technical (lights, sound, video, cameras) for the worship services.
- Favorite book: Ready Player One
- Best show to binge-watch: Last Man Standing
- Most desired superpower: Flying like Superman
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Facilities Manager
Salad Consumer, Competitive Corn holer, Great personalityRodger and his wife, Deborah, enjoy traveling whenever possible, and they ensure it is possible frequently! Rodger takes care of the facilities at Cove on both campuses. His skillset allows him to build, install, and repair almost anything, except TV’s.
- Favorite book: Misery
- Best show to binge-watch: The Good Wife
- Most desired superpower: Mind Reading
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Kids Cove Small Group Coordinator
Loves God, devoted mother/wife, animal loverBrooke and her husband, Nathan have lived in Huntsville for 13 years and have three girls. At Cove, Brooke helps coordinate volunteers working in Kids Cove as small group leaders leading preschoolers through 5th grade.
- Favorite book: Bible (currently the book of John)
- Best show to binge-watch: Designated Survivor
- Most desired superpower: Reading minds
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Facilities Tech
Busy father, avid hunter, food coinsurerKevin and his wife, Gina, have two children, Keira and Connor. The family spends most of their time poolside, as both children are working toward Olympic gold! Here at Cove Church, Kevin works side by side with our facilities team taking care of all things facilities related. Whether it is electrical, plumbing, repairing, woodworking or his all-time favorite--climbing up as high as possible on a ladder--he is your guy.
- Favorite book: Hunger Games
- Best show to binge-watch: Arrow
- Most desired superpower: Telepathy
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Student Ministry Coordinator
Hopeful Believer, Voracious reader, Filled with Young Life DNAStacy and her husband, Richard, are two Oregon Ducks that flew south to Alabama with their son; their daughter lives in the Pacific NW with her husband. Here at Cove, Stacy uses her organizational & snack making skills to coordinate events, camps, and whatnot (food & fun) for the middle & high school ministries.
Favorite book: That's like saying pick a favorite child
Best show to binge-watch: Downton Abbey
Most desired superpower: Healing
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Director of Student Ministries | Chase Campus
Tennessee native, traveler, loves the oceanStephen was married in 2015 in Fairbanks, Alaska. He and his wife are loving life with their two little ones. Stephen is a dreamer and has a passion to see students develop authentic faith. He loves being a part of the Cove team!
- Favorite book: The Importance of Being Foolish
- Best show to binge-watch: Bones
- Most desired superpower: The Force
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Accountant
joyful worshipper, kitchen dancer, dog spoilerCynthia and her husband, David, will be celebrating 30 years of marriage in June 2017. They are thrilled that their oldest son Jacob recently expanded the family by marrying Lindsey. Cynthia is currently savoring every moment spent with family before her daughter Elise returns to college and son Dylan heads off for his freshman year at Auburn. At Cove, Cynthia is responsible for the accounting and payroll.
- Favorite book: Bible
- Best show to binge-watch: Sherlock
- Most desired superpower: Time Travel
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