Merritt Anderson

Coming back home to South Carolina never seemed like an option when the Lord moved my family to Florida back in the mid-70s. I ended up attending the University of Central Florida and graduated after squeezing 4 years into 6. However, the Lord has always had His plan for my life, and He opened my […]

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Joey Tomassoni

Joey is a pastor, missionary, and painter who has been living in the DC/Annapolis area his entire life. He completed a Church Planters Residency and was ordained through Bay Area Community Church which included core systematic theology classes with Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. He also holds an MFA from American University in painting and is […]

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Jackie Black

Jackie is a native of the Washington, D.C. area with ties to Maryland, D.C., and northern Virginia where she currently resides. After graduating from Westminster Theological Seminary, Jackie worked as an adoption social worker, developing a trauma-informed approach with a Biblical focus. She applies how the Lord uses Scripture in His stories to help, heal, […]

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Jonathan Bowell

Jonathan is an approachable pastor and counselor who loves walking with people of all backgrounds. He currently lives in Richmond, VA with his wife Nikki and two sons, Shepherd and Bridger. Originally a graphic designer by trade, Jonathan was called into ministry in 2013. He has since helped to plant two churches and currently serves […]

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Angie Taylor

Angie is a military wife, mother of five, and “Gigi” of two. She and her husband settled in Orlando, Florida after twenty-five years of moving around for the Air Force. Angie loves cats, roller coasters, Turkish food, and traveling to visit her adult children all over the country. After walking through suffering with members of […]

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Gay Brown

A Georgia native, Gay Brown and her husband, Dale, moved to the Washington, DC area in 2010, where Gay found herself mentoring and discipling young women as they transitioned from college to professional life to marriage and children. When a young friend shared something difficult from her past and Gay felt like she was “in […]