Pastor
Rev. Ben Beres
covenantpastorben@gmail.com
Covenant Presbyterian Church is excited to welcome the Reverend Benjamin Beres to our community. "Pastor Ben" comes to us with almost twenty-five years of ministry experience; in that time, he has served a few communities as a pastor, missionary, college campus minister, or youth leader. A creative and engaging preacher, Pastor Ben brings with him a wealth of knowledge from the Scriptures, a hospitable and engaging spirit, and an abiding faith that God has all things well in hand. "I'm excited to join the Covenant family," he said, "to see where the Lord is taking us together. They are a wonderful and caring people, and have made me feel so welcomed!"
Reverend Beres is the father of two boys, a trivia enthusiast, and more than willing to "talk your ear off" about any of his several "nerdy fandoms," as he calls them. You’re as likely to hear him quote The Lord of the Rings as C.S. Lewis in a sermon, Spenser and Shakespeare as Star Wars. Pastor Ben has his undergraduate degree in English Literature and his Masters of Divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Ohio born and raised, he loves Guardians baseball and the regular heartache of his Cleveland Browns.
Music Director
Kimberly Ritzinger
Kimberly.cpcmusic@gmail.com
Kim joined our staff in 2009 as our Music Director. Her main responsibility at Covenant Church includes directing the Covenant Choir, Praise Band, Handbells and Children’s Choir. Kim has a BA in Music Education from Western Kentucky University and a MA in Education Administration from the University of Dayton. Kim taught music in the Dayton Public Schools for 23 years before she started teaching Kindermusik and private piano lessons. She has 2 children. Jonathan, a travel nurse, his wife Kati, a lawyer and Sara, a Medical ICU nurse at UCHealth in Loveland, CO. Kim has a love of music and teaching and is honored to share that joy with the members of Covenant.
Organist
Ernie Schmolinsky
Cub Scout Pack 813 Charter Representative
Steve Hegwood
srhegwood@gmail.com
Pack 813 Facebook page
Treasurer
Rich Graff
rich.graff.77@gmail.com
Financial Secretary
Tom Sebastian
thomasdsebastian@yahoo.com