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John Peterson, Pastor
John has served as pastor at Covenant since 1995. He is a graduate of the College of Wooster (1979), Dickinson School of Law of Penn State University (1982), and Union Presbyterian Seminary (1993). [Read More...]
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Rachel Watson, Associate Pastor
Rachel came to Virginia from Austin, Texas in 2023 to join the Covenant family as the associate pastor. The granddaughter of a Presbyterian pastor and the daughter of a church musician, Rachel literally grew up in the church building... [Read More...]
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Martha Pierce, Administrative Assistant
The voice you hear on the other end of the phone when you call Covenant Presbyterian Church is that of Martha Pierce. Martha has over 30 years experience in business and customer relations. [Read More...]
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Jeff Ryman, Minister of Music
Jeff Ryman received his Bachelor of Music Education degree at James Madison University where he studied Voice, Piano, and Choral Conducting. He is finishing his Master of Music Education degree at JMU... [Read More...]
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Chris Wszalek, Organist
Chris started his career as a church musician at the age of 16 serving as the pianist for West Side Baptist Church in Harrisonburg, VA... [Read More...]
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Alan Cameron, Handbell Director
Alan grew up on a small farm in western PA, just outside of Johnstown. He was raised in the Church of the Brethren, where he was introduced to handbell ringing in the 4th grade. In 1982, Alan began working in commercial greenhouses. [Read More...]
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Mitzi White, Preschool Director
Mitzi has been with Covenant Preschool since 2007, first as Lead Toddler Teacher and at present as Preschool Director. [Read More...]
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Debby Bibens, Financial Secretary
Debby was born and raised in Staunton, VA, and except for 2 brief years when she lived in Roanoke, VA, she has always lived in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. [Read More...]
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Kathy Phillips Henderson, RN, Covenant Community Nurse
When Kathy and her family joined Covenant more than 15 years ago, she was a reading teacher for the after-school program at Craigsville Elementary School and spent a lot of time running rescue for the Churchville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept. [Read More...]