Senior Pastor (Teaching Elder)
TE Ganzel has served Coquina as its pastor since 2001. He and his lovely wife Suzanne embraced Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord in early 1970’s at the Greenhouse, a ministry outreach associated with Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
In 1977 they were married at the campus chapel of Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi where they were both students. Just before their wedding, they sensed the Lord’s clear call to leave school so that Neal could pursue the personal maturity they believed God requires of men called into gospel ministry. After Neal’s twenty-year marketing and communications career in seaport/airport-related international trade and transportation, they were convinced that God was truly calling Neal to the Ministry. He was elected a ruling elder, then taken under care of the North Florida Presbytery as a candidate for the Gospel ministry. He returned to Reformed Theological Seminary to complete his Master of Divinity degree at the school’s new Oviedo, Florida campus.
Neal was licensed to preach as a Ruling Elder on the day he was taken under care of the North Florida Presbytery in 1999, and has continually served the Lord Jesus as a preacher/teacher since that time. He served Coquina as its interim preacher during his final year of seminary training and required field work before being ordained and installed as Coquina’s Senior Pastor on June 17, 2001.
Pastor Neal’s passion is to see every Christian brought to membership at Coquina grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, lovingly obeying Jesus as they live to expand Jesus’ Kingly influence in their marriages, families, vocations and neighborhoods.
Elder
Although born in Montana, RE Harringtom came to us from the great state of Maine. Patrick worked as a Radiological Control Technician both in and for the US Navy—but the only thing that glows is the glory of Jesus Christ. He is married to his sweetheart Marcia. The have a son Jayson who has a degree in Computer Science from Daytona State College, and a daughter Shanara who presently works in retail at a local store.
Patrick has a BA with a double major in Biblical Studies and Philosophy from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. He has also done graduate studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Massachusetts and at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Patrick’s extensive Greek studies has added a new dimension to our Sunday School Class.
The office of Deacon is not an office of leadership, but of Service. They assist the Elders in serving the needs of the church to allow elders to do the work of shepherding and ruling. In other words, the Bible calls deacons to provide logistical and material support so that the elders can focus on the Word of God and prayer. (Acts 6:3-4; 1Timothy 3:8-13)
Deacons oversee the needs of widows in the church, manage the physical facilities, review and recommend the yearly budget to the Session (Board of Elders), and assist the Session in many other areas.
Go to the Contact Us page if you want to submit a theological question about what the Bible teaches about the office of Deacon.
Chairman of the Deacons
Glenn Canfield serves as the Chairman of the Deacons. Glenn has been a faithful servant to God’s Kingdom at Coquina and has been instrumental in helping the church upgrade and repair many aging systems like the roofs, fire hydrant, barn expansion and the main sign on the highway. Glenn is married with four wonderful children, and has been a faithful servant to God’s Kingdom at Coquina. He has been instrumental in helping the church upgrade and repair many aging systems like the roofs, fire hydrant, barn expansion and the main sign on the highway. Glenn loves the Lord and loves the Church.
Darlene Reeves came to Coquina in 2006 shortly after she and her husband John moved to Florida. She serves as Coquina’s Church Administrator and Pastoral Assistant. As a faithful servant to God’s Kingdom since the age of 12 and as a member at Coquina she has served as Children’s Sunday school teacher. She sings in our choir as well as manages the sound system.
Coquina Presbyterian Church: A Discipleship & Family-Focused Church of the Presbyterian Church in America
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