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Our
Pastors
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SOME ARE CALLED TO BE PASTORS
AND TEACHERS
Ephesians 4:11
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THE
REV. MARTIN K. O'ROURKE
RECTOR
God placed a call upon my life to be a local
church pastor, and my passion is to see lives
transformed by Jesus Christ. I also have a
heart for local church pastors, and so Messiah
holds a monthly gathering for ministers from
various denominations. God used my heart for
local church pastors to develop a workshop
entitled Guard Your Heart From Sexual Misconduct
for my Regent University Doctor of Ministry
dissertation. This training is designed to
prevent Christian leaders from falling into
sexual misconduct, and I have presented it
to groups of pastors, chaplains, and divinity
students, including 700 pastors plus their
spouses from numerous denominations in Tanzania,
Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
I have been married to my wonderful wife,
Wendy, since 1981. We have four children:
Katie (married), Marty, Molly and Danny, plus
one grandchild, Jaielle.
Before coming to Church of the Messiah in
1995, I served as Rector at Church of the
Resurrection near Akron, Ohio; as Associate
Rector at St. Martin’s in Monroeville,
Pa.; and as Youth Advisor to the Diocese of
Pittsburgh.
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THE
REV. JAMES W. BROWN
EXECUTIVE PASTOR
I
press on to take hold of that for which Christ
Jesus took hold of me. Phil. 3:12
Jim served as Senior Pastor of Christ Covenant
Fellowship and Assistant Pastor of Coastlands
Community Church, prior to joining the staff
in November, 1997. He oversees various ministries,
teaches and counsels. He is a faculty member
of Providence Bible College, a marathoner,
and his passion is worship. Jim and his wife
Sandra have three children and six grandchildren.
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THE REV. GEORGE W.
STOCKHOWE, Jr.
ASSOCIATE RECTOR
George was the founding rector of St. Martin's,
Monroeville, PA from 1955 to 1983. While there,
he and his wife, Joanne, co-authored a book,
"Jesus Is Alive", about the impact
that charismatic renewal had on them and their
church family. In 1983, after 28 years there,
the Lord called George to be founding rector
of Church of the Messiah in Virginia Beach
which later moved to its present location
in Chesapeake. In 1994, he left Messiah to
become rector of Calvary Church in Jacksonville,
FL where he served until retiring from full-time
ministry in 1997. At that time he returned
to Church of the Messiah to become part-time
associate rector there where he continues
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