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 Amy Camp
Rev. Amy Lehr Camp is Parish Associate at St. Giles Presbyterian Church in Orange Park, FL. She has a M.Div. and a Certificate in Spiritual Formation from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. She has served in pastoral ministry in churches in Virginia and Florida since 2001. Amy enjoys reading, long walks and jogs on the beach, and playing kickball and tag with her 8 year old son, William. |
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 Eric Wogen
Pastor Eric Wogen was born in Chicago, Illinois, and claims mid-western roots, even though he lived in many different places while growing up due to his father's employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad. A graduate of Radnor High School in suburban Philadelphia, he received an AB in History from Gettysburg College and a MDiv degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. His first call was to a wonderfully affirming congregation in Sellersville, PA, St. John's Lutheran Church, Ridge Valley, where he joyfully served until being called as Assistant to the Bishop of the Southeastern Synod (LCA). He returned to parish ministry in 1979 when he was called to serve St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hanover, PA. After more than twenty years at St. Matthew, he was called by St. Armand's Key Lutheran Church in Sarasota, Florida to be its pastor and served there until his retirement in 2008.
Pastor Wogen and his wife Sandy, who presently reside in Sarasota, have two sons and four grandsons.In retirement, he has remained actively involved in various ministries by serving on a number of Boards and Committees, doing an interim ministry assignment and preaching when requested. Providing messages for DIAL HOPE, when needed, is a privilege he enjoys. He relishes the arrival of each new day and looks forward to the many opportunities those days bring to share God's love with others. |
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 Fred Robinson
The Rev. Fredrick A. Robinson is Rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Sarasota, Florida, where he has served since 1994. He and his wife, Linda, have two grown children, and watching the young people of the Redeemer parish grow from childhood to adulthood, he says, is one of his greatest joys, and one of the parish's greatest strengths. Under his tenure, Redeemer has added a full-time Youth Minister, an on-staff Director of Christian Education, established a thriving Hispanic Mission, and undertaken many mission trips to the Dominican Republic, helping build new churches and a school in that country.
Prior to being called to Redeemer, Father Robinson was Rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Monroe, Louisiana; he also previously served as Rector at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grand Prairie, Texas. In Southwest Florida, Fr. Robinson is the chair of the Southwest Episcopal Diocese Commission on Liturgy and Music, and has served on the Diocesan Council, on various committees, and as Alternate Deputy to the General Convention. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for Nashotah House, and President of the Board of Trustees for Resurrection House, a day care facility for the homeless in Sarasota. |
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 Hunter Camp
Hunter Camp is an Associate Pastor at Memorial Presbyterian in St. Augustine, Florida. He has specific responsibility for ministry to and with young adults, young families, and college students. Hunter is a graduate of Flagler College and Columbia Theological Seminary from which he received both his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees.
Prior to coming to Memorial, Dr. Camp served as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Green Cove Springs, Florida. He is active in the ministry of the larger church through the Presbytery of St. Augustine. He is a Columnist at The St. Augustine Record and enjoys surfing, reading, writing, bird watching, and Tai Chi in his spare time. He is married to the Reverend Amy Camp and they have one child, William. Hunter may be found on twitter (@hunterrev). He blogs at http://godtalk-hunter.blogspot.com. |
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 John Merrel Ross
Reverend Dr. John M. Ross, our Interim Pastor/Head of Staff, First Presbyterian Church, Sarasota, FL is a graduate of Muskingum College, Princeton Theological Seminary (with an emphasis on worship and pastoral care) and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Eastern Baptist Seminary in Philadelphia.
John was noted for his leadership in creative worship, endowment planning, sanctuary and organ renovation, staff-cohesiveness, leading a successful capital campaign, and re-building the self-esteem of the congregation and he has a keen sense of humor. His references describe him as a pastor who is able to bring people together, to handle difficult situations with grace, who lives out the Gospel.
John and his wife, Tara, have four children and six grandchildren. They come from Green Valley, Arizona and they are enjoying the time they are spending in beautiful Sarasota, Florida. |
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 J. Peyton Hopkins
Reverend J. Peyton Hopkins attended Bible College at Phillips University in his native state of Oklahoma, received his B.A. Degree from Oklahoma State University and his Masters of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Peyton has pastored churches in Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Missouri.
Peyton and his wife, Darline, are both members and staff of Community Presbyterian Church in Atlantic Beach, FL. He serves as Associate Minister and, along with his other duties, serves as Director of the Church's 'Our Father's House Wares Ministry' and in a number of teaching capacities. |
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 Phil Blackburn
The Reverend Phillip L. Blackburn is a native of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, he graduated high school in 1993 before attending the University of Kansas. He graduated the University of Kansas in 1997 with degrees in History and Religious Studies and with an avid passion for Kansas basketball. Upon graduation from KU he enrolled at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas. It was in Austin that he met a fellow seminarian named Tasha Hofmann, whom he married in July of 2001. Following his graduation from APTS, he attended the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland where he received a Master of Theology degree. He then accepted a two year fellowship at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, IN. He had the opportunity to reflect critically on ministry and the Church and was blessed with an excellent preparation for his next call. That next call led him to Lincoln, Illinois where he is currently the pastor of First Presbyterian. He lives in Lincoln with his wife, who is an associate pastor at Westminster Presbyterian in Springfield, and his two children, Calum and Alena. |
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 Robert McCrary
Robert has been the Youth Director at Community Presbyterian Church in Atlantic Beach, FL since September 2000. He oversees many programs for the Junior High and Senior students at Community including drama teams, youth praise bands, the Y.E.S. Music Team and C.P.C. Surf.
Robert is happily married with two sons. |
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 Rusty Benton
Rusty has a BA Philosophy/BA Psychology from the Univ. North Carolina Charlotte and a Masters of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary. Currently he is the Head of Staff at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church (GCPC) for the last 5 years in Mauldin, South Carolina, a suburb of Greenville SC. Prior to Grace Covenant, he served in churches in Richmond Virginia, Gallatin Tennessee and in Alpharetta, Georgia.
He and his wife have been married for 20 years and have a daughter. Rusty is an avid runner, guitarist, loves to just hang out, take trips, play Wii with his family. They also have a huge Newfoundland dog named Daisy. |
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 Tasha Blackburn
Reverend Tasha Blackburn is associate pastor for family ministries at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Illinois. She loves working with young people and their parents to nurture and strengthen faith in the home. She keeps busy raising two young children, Calum (6 years) and Alena (3 years) with her husband and fellow pastor, Phillip Blackburn. If you would like to learn more about Rev. Blackburn feel free to go to her church's website www.wpcspi.org. |
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