The Rev. Joel Anderle,
Senior Pastor
Pastor Joel has served Community Covenant since autumn, 1999. Originally from Michigan, Joel graduated from Hope College (BA) and The Divinity School, the University of Chicago, (MDiv) with studies at North Park Seminary, and he's close to finishing a ThM at Harvard Divnity School. Joel has a passionate interest for the intersection of faith and culture and loves films, music and art. He loves to read. He relishes his eccumenical work, on behalf of the Evangelical Covenant denomination, with the Massachusetts Council of Churches, and interfaith work with the clergy of Peabody. Married to Janine Post, a nurse practioner, they have five children,Micah, Evangeline, Sophia, Magdalena, and Mattias. Joel runs regularly and plays right wing on an adult ice hockey team. Joel's call to faithful vocational life are evident in his preaching and teaching.
The Rev. Darren Catron,
Director of Youth and Family Ministry
Darren Catron is on staff as the Director of Youth and Family Ministry. After graduating with a BA degree in elementary education from North Park University, he began ten years of teaching elementary school before receiving a call to life here at Community Covenant Church. Darren was a volunteer youth leader at CCC for six years prior to joining our church staff in 2001. He is currently responding to God's call by journeying through seminary. Darren is joined in worship by his wife, Kim, his daughter, Peyton, and his son, Beckett. Darren comes to us from a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio called Eastlake and enjoys his ongoing relationship with Camp Squanto in New Hampshire and the East Coast Conference Youth Task Force.
The Rev. Ronn Huth, Assisting
Pastor
The Rev. Dr. G. Timothy Johnson,
Assisting Pastor
After graduating from college in 1958, I
went to seminary fully intending to become a parish minister. While in
seminary I became captivated by the world of medicine and several years
later started medical school fully intending to become a family doctor.
While working as an emergency room physician in the Boston area I very
accidentally became involved with the ABC affiliate, WCVB TV - which
led to my joining ABC News full time in 1984. During all our time in
Boston, since 1971, we have been members of Community Covenant Church
in West Peabody. It is our spiritual home and I am pleased to volunter
some time as an Assisting Minister on its staff.