Visiting Ministers from Around the USA

2023 MINISTERS

May 21st

The Reverend David Cotton is currently the Transitional Pastor at Trinity Presbyterian

Church, East Brunswick, NJ and Pastor-in-Residence of the Bay Head Chapel. He is

the retired Regional Director of Pastoral Care for Hackensack Meridian Health and

Chair of Bioethics Consult for Jersey Shore University Medical Center. David brings

to Bay Head Chapel his experience as a Pastor, Interim, and Parish Associate in

the PCUSA. Margaret Joanne Cotton enjoys her work as a Certified Professional

Photographer. The Cottons live in Point Pleasant and love spending time with

their children and seven grandchildren in Point Pleasant.

May 28th

The Reverend Dr. Edward Halldorson is the Pastor Emeritus of The Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township, NJ. Originally from Long Island, Ed was educated at Lafayette College and Princeton Theological Seminary. He has served as the Associate Pastor of the Penfield Presbyterian Church near Rochester, NY, and as Senior Pastor at the First United Church (Presbyterian), Silver Creek, NY, before accepting the call to Chatham Township as Head of Staff, where he served for thirty years. Ed and his wife, Linda, have four grown children, nine granddaughters, and four grandsons. Ed enjoys writing, reading, traveling, and spending time with his family. He and his family are delighted to return to the Bay Head Chapel.

June 4th

The Reverend Dr. Fred Provencher is the Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Christian Church in Wyckoff NJ where he has served since 1996. Pastor Fred is a life-long NJ resident growing up in West Long Branch before going to Rutgers University where he met his wife, Debbie. They married in 1986. He also has a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary (1991) and a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (2008). He serves as Chaplain for the Town of Wyckoff and has been on the board of Concerts of Prayer Greater New York (now Movement.Org) and Redeemer Counseling Center, as well as serving on the Wyckoff Love Fund and as President of the Wyckoff Clergy Association. He and his wife Debbie have four grown children and two grandchildren. Debbie is the Executive Director of Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource Center with locations in Hawthorne, Wayne, Hackensack and Paterson. They live in Hawthorne, NJ.

June 11th and 18th

The Reverend Dr. Gregory Knox Jones serves as Senior Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian

Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Committed to mission, he challenges members to give their

energy and resources to share God’s love with others and become aware of the world outside of

their personal orbits. Westminster supports more than 20 local ministries and six global

ministries. Dr. Jones chairs the Delaware chapter of Churches for Middle East Peace and serves

on the steering committee of J Street Delaware. His congregation directly supports the

resettlement of one Afghan refugee family and indirectly assists four other Afghan families.

Later this summer he will exchange pulpits with a Church of Scotland minister in Glasgow for

three weeks. Greg and Camilla are blessed with three wonderful adult children and seven, perfect grandchildren.

June 25th

Reverend Dr. Jeremy Jinkins believes that one of the special treasures of ordained ministry lies in leading a congregation to see its gifts and learn to put these gifts to use for God’s purposes in the local community and beyond. He has served congregations in NY, Virginia, Georgia, and New Jersey. He is currently the Senior Pastor of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, where he lives with his spouse, Caroline (who is the Pastor at Lamington Presbyterian Church in Bedminster), and two children.

July 2nd and 9th

The Reverend Dr. Stephen D. McConnell serves as the Senior Pastor of Church of the Palms in Sarasota, FL. Previously he served as Senior Pastor of the Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church and as the Pastor of the Melrose Carmel Presbyterian Church outside Philadelphia. He is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies at Drew University. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA. He is married to Amanda and they have a daughter, Brittany McMan and two grandchildren – Brooke and Jacob. Dr. McConnell is author of three books, Take Me to Aslan: C.S. Lewis and the Art of Trusting, When the Wind is Against You, and Safe at Home.

July 16th and 23rd

The Reverend Dr. Timothy Womack and Stephanie Womack reside in Vero Beach, Florida. For the past twenty-three years, Dr. Womack has served as Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach. Stephanie is an Executive Recruiter with the Hershey Company. Tim is a graduate of Columbia Theological Seminary (M. Div.) and Chandler School of Theology, Emory University (D. Min.). Both Tim and Stephanie received their undergraduate degrees from Eckerd College (formerly Florida Presbyterian College) in St. Petersburg. They have two children; Savannah Wear (Jimmy) who works in social media and advertising for Owens Corning. Jonathan graduated this May from Georgia Tech with his Masters in Computer Science and AI. Tim and Stephanie actively support the ministries of Habitat for Humanity, Cuban and South Africa ministry partnerships and the Children’s Home Society of Florida, an organization dedicated to the care and adoption of children and youth who are currently in foster care. The Womack family enjoys the outdoors (fishing, sailing, and the beach). They also are avid golfers. They are looking forward to their return to the Chapel.

July 30th

The Reverend Tina McCormick is an ordained Presbyterian minister. After earning a Masters of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1996, Tina worked for 13 years as the Associate Pastor for Youth and Families at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, NJ. In 2010, she joined the faculty of Westminster, a private Christian school in Atlanta, GA. She is currently the Middle School Chaplain and Director of Student Life.

August 6th and 13th

The Reverend Edward Halldorson is the Pastor Emeritus of The Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township, NJ. Originally from Long Island, Ed was educated at Lafayette College and Princeton Theological Seminary. He has served as the Associate Pastor of the Penfield Presbyterian Church near Rochester, NY, and as Senior Pastor at the First United Church (Presbyterian), Silver Creek, NY, before accepting the call to Chatham Township as Head of Staff, where he served for thirty years. Ed and his wife, Linda, have four grown children, nine granddaughters, and four grandsons. Ed enjoys writing, reading, traveling, and spending time with his family. He and his family are delighted to return to the Bay Head Chapel.

August 20th

Reverend Chris High is the founding and Lead Pastor of Hoboken Grace in Hoboken, NJ. Chris is an ordained minister who received his degree in Theology from Clarks Summit University. Beginning with just five individuals sold out to loving and serving their city, Hoboken Grace is now one of the fastest growing churches in the Northeast with over twelve hundred people attending each weekend. It is one of three successful churches that Chris has been part of in the New York Metro area over the past eighteen years, and during that time he’s also served with Redeemer City to City working to train Church Planter Coaches for their network. Chris is a powerful communicator and is regarded as an expert in urban church planting and discipleship. Chris and his wife, Ana, live in Hoboken with their three boys where they enjoy serving and loving the city every day.

August 27th and September 3rd

Reverend Dr. Johann Bosman is the Lead Pastor at Community Congregational Church in Short Hills, NJ. He holds Masters Degrees in Psychology and in Theology, as well as a Doctorate in Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary. Johann also provides executive coaching, counseling, leadership and career consultation for teenagers and adults. He is married to Hannelie, a fine jewelry consultant for Tiffany & Co. They have three children and enjoy traveling together, outdoor activities like diving and hiking – and cheering on Manchester United!

September 10th and 17th

The Reverend Ron Peri grew up in Madison, New Jersey, and is currently Chairman and CEO of The Gathering USA, a ministry to men and women in business. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. After college, he joined IBM in systems and marketing of mainframe computers. While there, he met Ingrid Erklev, to whom he was married in 1969. Ingrid came to the Lord the next year and was instrumental in leading Ron to the Lord thereafter. In 1975, he left IBM to pursue full time ministry, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Biblical Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity and was ordained to the Christian ministry shortly thereafter. Ron served as a pastor at Warrington (Pennsylvania) Fellowship Church while in seminary and afterwards as senior pastor of Evangel Baptist Church in Springfield, NJ, until 1985. Seeking to emulate the model of Paul, he left to minister outside the church and started a consulting business, Computer Support of North America, to provide income for his ministries. CSNA grew and was acquired in 1991. In 1993, Ron founded Radixx International, Inc. which provides reservations systems to over forty airlines on five continents. In 2016, the firm was acquired by TA Associates, a major private equity firm. Ron speaks extensively to Bible studies, churches, and other groups. He is particularly active with ministries reaching businessmen. In 1981, he participated in starting a new interdenominational seminary in New Jersey (the first in NJ in 140 years), Regional Seminary of the Northeast. Ron was president of Regional Seminary from 1981 until 1989. Ron and his wife, Ingrid, live in Windermere, Florida, where they have resided since moving to Florida in 1996. They have four children and eleven grandchildren.

September 24th