Served two congregations as pastor, each doing major redevelopment work
Extensive mission work throughout the eastern and central US with Presbyterian Disaster Relief
Served as presbytery and synod moderator and as commissioner to GA
Experienced in music and youth ministry
Conducted numerous capital campaigns
Most recently completed a $2.5 million new church building on a 10 acre tract of land in Western PA
Eddie Gray, Tech Support
Eddie is a junior at Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Florida. A catcher of the Varsity baseball team, he is also an honor student that is enrolled in the Sports and Entertainment Academy at the high school, taking courses in marketing, photography, graphic arts, web design and television production.
At new Life, Eddie is both high tech and low tech. In addition to the high tech setting up and running our sound and video equipment for all of our events including Sunday worship, we also employ his strong back to load and supplies for all of our activities. He is a regular at our activities with Beth-El and IHOPE in Immokalee and has a passion for the mission of pastor Miguel to God’s children there. He also coaches youth baseball and is instrumental working with our children's program. He has been invaluable in developing and designing this web-site.
Marina Wood, Church Musician
Marina studied piano since age six at a special soviet school for musicians in Central Russia for fourteen years. She spent five years at an elite academy in St. Petersburg, where she studied organ and choral conducting. Now a U.S. citizen, Marina has served as a church musician and organist at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco, as well as a choral conductor at other area churches. Having moved to Naples, she now serves as the church musician at New Life Presbyterian Church.
