Covenant Staff
Program Staff
Mark Geib
Student Ministry Director
Mark Geib joined Covenant as the Director of Student Ministries in 2006. Mark came to us from Chattanooga, Tennessee after graduating from Covenant College. Mark’s passions include music (playing guitar, attending concerts, etc), chocolate, Dr. Pepper, and hanging out with students. Mark realizes there are a lot of students in Naples being overlooked by churches. He hopes to build relationships with them that will bring them in contact the gospel.
Beth Jefferson
Children’s Ministry Director
Beth Jefferson and her husband, Eric, have recently moved to Naples from Indianapolis, IN, with their three school-aged children: Riley, Elise, and Will. Beth joined the Covenant team as Children's Ministry Director in August 2008. Beth has a background in elementary and middle education. She also brings a broad experience in church ministry, especially children's ministry.
Pastor John K. Summers
Director of Visitation and Senior Ministries
Pastor John K. Summers holds a B.S. degree in Bible and an N. D. Dr. of Naturopathy as a Master Herbalist. He has served as a church planter, evangelist, and pastor for 62 years. For 43 of those years he served as the senior pastor of the Ovid Community Church in Anderson, IN. Now he directs the Visitation and Senior Ministries of Covenant. John, his wife Betty, and their son, Paul, are beloved members of Covenant. In his free time John enjoys music and gardening, and pursues a life long interest in herbs.
Bill Barnett
Music and Worship Coordinator/Executive Assistant
William Sanford Barnett (or Bill), is the Executive Assistant to Pastor Bob Petterson as well as the Worship and Music Coordinator for Covenant Church. Bill joined Covenant in December of 2003 after spending 36 years in New York. Currently, Bill is completing a theology degree and will move on to the seminary thereafter.
Jim Sanborn
Choir Director
Jim Sanborn joined the Covenant team in October of 2007 as the choir director. Jim and his wife, Pam, are both Miami natives and have three children. He graduated from Stetson University with a degree in music and has been directing choirs since 1975. He built pipe organs for twenty years and also served as the Assistant Director of the Houston Lutheran Choral from 1986-1990.
Administrative Staff
John Hunter
Executive Director
John Hunter and his wife, Kathy, have been apart of Covenant since 1998. John became Covenant’s Executive Director in October 2005 after a finishing a long business career in the chemical industry. John possesses a deep faith in the Lord, a warm heart for people, and a wealth of experience which serve well the administrative and organizational needs of Covenant and its ministries.
Harriette Noller
Business Manager
Harriette Noller is the Business Manager for Covenant Church. Before joining the Covenant team, Harriette enjoyed a successful career in business. She and her husband, Jack, moved to Naples from Miami in 2002. Before that she resided in Fort Worth, Texas.
Judy Caldwell
Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Judy Caldwell has been serving as apart of our administrative team since 2007 and is a graduate from the University of Akron. Judy served as a Licensed Social Worker in Ohio for 15 years before moving to Naples in 2001. She is married to Doug. Together they consider their 4 children God’s greatest blessings.
Charlene Richardson
Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Charlene is a member of the Administrative team at Covenant and occasionally counsels at Hope Counseling Center. She and her husband, Ryan, are striving to bring up their three little ones in the ways of the Lord, surrounded by a family of grace at Covenant.
Sherry Smith
Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant
Originally from Grand Rapids, MI, Sherry and her husband, Roy, began attending Covenant in 1984. They have two grown children. Sherry also serves on Covenant’s Women’s Ministry Team and leads the Praying for Our Children group. Sherry has served on the Covenant staff for a number of years. After taking two years off, we were delighted to have her join us again in September 2006.
Staff photos by: Erica Johnson
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
romans 12:10-12
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