Stewart has 30 + years of experience in pastoral ministry, recovery, including 13+ years as a trained pastoral counselor dealing with many areas of counseling. Which, include mental health, family, addictions, marriage and relationships and provides the basis of his experience for seeing people set free from entrapments. He served on the Portland Ministerial Association for 7 years. Stewart earned his Bachelor’s in Applied Psychology & Biblical Studies from Asbury University and his Master of Arts in Counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY, with additional coursework in addiction therapy. Stewart, during his master’s coursework did practicum work with the drug and alcohol counselor at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY. He spent 4 of 5 years working with a para-church organization directing a Christ-centered recovery ministry as well as having designed and developed a recovery ministry in his previous pastoral, church-position which celebrated 7+ years of effective transformation in its attendees. His experience as a congregational care, recovery and pastoral counselors in family, addictions, marriage and relationships, provides the basis of his experience for seeing people set free from chains of life.

Graduate from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1995, and ordained in 1996, Eric has 20+ years ministry experience. He has served in congregational, hospital and college campus settings. He has a teacher’s heart, a counsellor’s ear, and a growing desire to see people set free from what holds them in bondage.

Joshua has 8 + years of food handling and restaurant experience, as well as, 2 years in research at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in their Anatomy Department; managing labs and overseeing data compilation and analysis. He resides currently in Norfolk, Virginia with his wife and is part of Red Robin’s Management team. His experience when we first opened St Stephen’s Café made him an ideal candidate for management and operations of the café and any expansions of food services. Joshua continues to be a support to the ministry as he serves faithfully on the board. In addition, Joshua has 3 years of coursework in Psychology with a focus on addiction and recovery counseling. His wife is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

With over 23 years of experience, Tammy has been working in a variety of business settings including sales, marketing, accounting, bookkeeping, business development and facilities. Tammy has, in addition, served in ministry settings that include women’s mentoring, community ministries, recovery leadership, and ministry development. She was instrumental in the integration of practical community involvement with her home church and was the leading force in mobilizing and fostering lay leadership for their ministries.

David has 44 years of combined pastoral experience in various capacities. He has participated with the Portland Ministerial Association in the duration of his leadership in Brocton. David is retired from the Chautauqua County Department of Social Services after 23 years of experience. He has training in working with emotionally disturbed persons, parenting models and therapy, and alcohol/substance abuse affected families. In addition, David has worked in the areas of clinical interventions for youth and children with developmental disabilities. He has coursework invested towards a Master of Divinity.

Kelley has 15+ years of experience in community, medical or health services within the private and non-profit sectors. Her certifications in community, youth, mental health and childhood development both in instruction and training along with her experience practiced both in the North and South counties lends resources, connections and insights to partnerships and collaboration efforts in the area of prevention. Kelley is native to the Brocton/Portland communities with a wealth of insight on partnerships that foster healthy people and healthy communities.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIRECTOR

Jarrod was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI. After high school, he chose to attend Asbury University in Wilmore, KY where he received a degree in Christian Ministries. During his time at Asbury, he served as a Spiritual Life Coordinator where he developed and coordinated a team of leaders to meet the spiritual needs of a men’s dorm on campus. In addition, Jarrod also interned with a few different youth ministries. During those internships, he built relationships with students and volunteers to create a safe space for having spiritual discussion, lead discussion groups focused on different topics in The Bible, and lead events that provided students a source of community. He is recently married, has a puppy, and enjoys spending time outdoors. Jarrod is excited to learn all about what God is doing in the community of Brocton and Chautauqua County.