Global Missions
Pasadena Community Church has covenants with 5 missionaries on 5 continents.
Missionaries are an extension of our love and ministry in Jesus’ name, to places where we cannot go and serve. Pasadena has a covenant to support each of these missionaries. We support these missionaries with our gifts and prayers.
is Professor of Theology, at the Quessua School of Theology in Angola and serves as pastor and mentor for the Central United Methodist Church there. He is also a Doctor of Medicine (internal) with the Quessua Mission Health Center. His Cuban wife, Dr. Cleivy Benitez Garcia, Doctor of Medicine (Pediatrics), serves at the clinic and with the church, since she too, is ordained clergy. They feed their family of 500 village children after worship every Sunday!
Asiaour own Pasadena missionary is Director for South East Asian Relief, Inc. (SEAR, Inc.). His mission ministry over the years has stretched from refugee families in Pinellas County to children and youth in Vietnam! Much of his outreach overseas has been reduced, due to recent new restrictions, but his ministries with local Southeast Asians continue!
left Orlando to be missionaries in Africa. After 8 years in the Congo, they were relocated to Zambia, where they started the New Life Center, with a focus on evangelism, print shop, and PET industry (Personal Energy Transport).
Delbert is an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Provisional Conference of Zambia. Sandy Groves, with a medical background, is serving at the Center in community health, evangelism, and teaches English. They have 4 adult sons and 4 grandchildren.
formerly served with the Groves at New Life Center. When commissioned missionary with Global Ministries, he was assigned to Belem, Brazil, where he is the coordinator of the Council of Christian Churches in the Amazon Rain Forest region! Currently, he serves as pastor for 2 Methodist churches in Corozal, Belize. Charles and his wife, Barbara have 4 small children.
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Join us as we pray for and support the families affected by the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Fla. We are also supporting the other tower that has been evacuated. Financial Assistance
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Those in the Miami area who are interested in volunteering at the Family Assistance Center can contact Trish Warren, Conference Disaster Response Coordinator at pwarren@flumc.org. |
Rev. Nicole LoganRev. Nicole Logan has a background in worship, music, chaplaincy, and pastoral ministries, serving in different capacities since 2010. While studying at Asbury Theological Seminary in Orlando, she interned and served at First UMC Winter Garden from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, she was appointed as the pastor of Montverde UMC. Upon earning her Master of Divinity from Asbury in 2020, she was appointed as the Associate Pastor of Pasadena Community Church.
Pastor Nicole supports our connect, grow, serve, and share teams, focusing on connectional ministries, adult discipleship, and missional outreach as well as worship, preaching, and teaching. She leads our mid-week chapel service on Wednesday mornings. She serves on the FL Conference Congregational Vitality team and the Gulf Central District Anti-Racism team.
Pastor Nicole is married to her best friend, Gary, who is a candidate for pastoral ministry in the Florida Conference as well as the Director of Facilities at Pasadena Community Church. They have seven children: Four girls- Jessi (married to Tim), Natalie, Megan, and Katelyn, and three boys- Ryan, Zach, and David. They also have two rescue poodles, Koda and Duffy. They love theme parks, board games, white water rafting, Disney, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and miscellaneous other geeky things.
June 16 – Crafts
June 23 – Messy Night
June 30 – Red and Blue Kool-Aid War
July 7 – Food Night
July 14 – Vacation Bible School
July 21 – Bowling (*Meet at Ten Pins*)
July 28 – Olympics Night
Climb aboard for a mountain of fun at Rocky Railway Vacation Bible School! A faith-filled adventure where kids discover that trusting Jesus pulls them through life’s ups and downs. Registration is required!
For more information and details on how to register, CONTACT: Angie Hadley, Director of Children’s Ministry, at angieh@pccumc.org and/or 727-381-2499 ext. 206
Rev. Corey JonesRev. Corey Jones has a background in children’s, outreach, camping, and pastoral ministries, serving in different capacities since 2000. After starting at Asbury Theological Seminary in Orlando in 2009, he was appointed as the pastor of St. Mark UMC, Lakeland. Upon earning his Master of Divinity from Asbury in 2012, he was appointed to St. Luke’s UMC, Orlando. There, he served for seven years and nearly three years as the Executive Pastor.
Pastor Corey serves as the Senior Pastor of Pasadena Community Church, focusing on worship, preaching, vision, stewardship, and leadership. He also serves on various boards and committees: Bishop’s Anti-Racism Task Force, Bishop’s Committee on Episcopacy, FL Conference Beloved Community (Co-Chair), Board of Ordained Ministry, and District Committee on Ministry. Pastor Corey is currently an FL Delegate to General and Jurisdictional Conferences.
Pastor Corey is married to his best friend, Carol, middle-school math and AVID teacher. They have two sons, Gavin Michael, and Isiah Jackson. The four of them love swimming, watching sports and movies, going to the beach, and dancing in the kitchen.
