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Ben Ratliff

Ben is the Associate Pastor at Covenant PCA in Cleveland, MS.
He is from Jackson, MS and received a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Belhaven University (2009) and graduated from RTS Jackson in 2013.
He served previously at Providence PCA in Salisbury, MD from 2013-2016. For a while he labored in south Mississippi at two churches (First Pres Hazlehurst and First Pres Wesson) before moving to Cleveland in 2020.

Ben publishes other content at Pulpit Matters and Polity Matters and Reforming Men.

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https://www.pulpitmatters.com

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Alexander Brown

Alexander Brown came to Golden Isles Presbyterian Church in the spring of 2010, following an internship at the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah GA.  Originally from Scotland, Alexander studied History at the University of Dundee, and then went to the Free Church of Scotland College in Edinburgh to study Theology.  Alexander moved to the USA in the Fall of 2007 when he married his beautiful wife Sara, who is originally from Florida.  They have three children, Ada, Campbell and Elsie Jane.

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Cilas Menezes

Cilas has a law degree in Brazil and worked as a lawyer while assisting his father in a primary school. He was a ruling elder for three years before coming to the United States in 2018 to prepare for pastoral ministry at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (GPTS), where he received his Master of Divinity in May of 2022. Before going to Midway PCA, he served as a pastoral intern at Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church (WRPC) for almost three years.

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David Senters

Rev. David Senters is the senior pastor of New Covenant PCA in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Before New Covenant, David made a remarkable journey from Pentecostalism to the PCA. He lives in Richmond Hill with his wife and four children.

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James Logan

James was ordained and installed as pastor of First Presbyterian Hazlehurst on May 23, 2021. He is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. James and his wife Megan have four children: Ella, Sarah, Mae, and Henry. 

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Jeremy Byrd

Jeremy serves as the Senior Pastor of Christ Church PCA in Trussville. Raised in a Christian home, he came to faith at a young age and later sensed a call to ministry, earning a degree in Biblical Studies from Ambassador Baptist College. He and his wife, Heather, married in 2001 and have three grown sons. His ministry began as a Baptist missionary in Argentina, where he embraced Reformed convictions. After returning to Detroit, he completed seminary studies, helped plant two PCA churches, and served at Redeemer Presbyterian. Before coming to Trussville in 2024, he pastored a PCA congregation in Ann Arbor. His passion is to proclaim Christ and strengthen His people through the ordinary means of grace.

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Job Dalomba

Job was raised in North Mississippi and relocated to Woodstock in 2020. He is a graduate of Ole Miss and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

He has been married to Brittany for 18 years and they have four children: Reid, Grace, Sam, and Mary Kate.

Please check out this article written for The Heidelblog to learn more about pastor Job and how he transitioned from being a Baptist minister to a Presbyterian pastor.

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Jonas Brock

Jonas was called to Golden Isles Presbyterian Church in the summer of 2022. He studied at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS and served Loxley Presbyterian Church in Loxley, AL before moving to St. Simons. He is married to Poppy and they have two daughters, Izzy and Phoebe.

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Scott Davis

Scott is the pastor of Hope Presbyterian Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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Stephen Spinnenweber

Stephen was born and raised in Pasadena, Maryland and earned his BA in history from the University of Maryland University College and he earned his Masters of Divinity from Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (GPTS). Stephen and his wife, Sarah, are high school sweethearts and have been married since 2013. They are proud parents to four beautiful children.

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Wilson Van Hooser

In 2021, Wilson was ordained as a Teaching Elder in the PCA in the Hills & Plains Presbytery. And in April 2023, Wilson was installed as the Senior Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church. He is only the third pastor in GPC’s history. 

Wilson and Grace have theee children. They love Tulane sports, reading good books, making good food, and fellowshiping with people.

Wilson is also a General Council Member of the Gospel Reformation Network (GRN) whose purpose is "To cultivate healthy Reformed churches in the Presbyterian Church in America."

If you would like to hear more from Wilson you can read his Gospel Gazing Blog or listen to his Gospel Gazing Podcast

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Zach Byrd

Born and raised in Soso, Mississippi, Zach Byrd is married to Jessica Byrd with their two daughters - Zoey and Maggie. He is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson. He currently serves as the pastor of both Bethesda Presbyterian Church and Raymond Presbyterian Church. Zach is an avid reader and an active participant in the community of Raymond, MS.

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