Pastoral Team

Our Pastoral Team consists of pastors, pastoral elders, and a young adult appointee.  They meet regularly to pray for and address the pastoral needs of our congregation. Throughout the year Pastoral Team leads the congregation in rituals that mark life transitions or recognize special times in the life of our church. Often they host seminary interns or undergraduate students exploring pastoral gifts and interests.

 

Jennifer Davis Sensenig is Lead Pastor of CMC and is currently on a leave of absence. She has shepherded the congregation since the fall of 2008. She earned an MDiv from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in 1998 with a concentration in Biblical studies and has formerly served as pastor of Cedar Falls Mennonite Church (IA) and Pasadena Mennonite Church (CA.) She leads Bible studies, practices Biblical Storytelling and serves as President of Faith in Action, a multi-faith coalition of congregations who address local justice issues. She and her husband, Kent, enjoy gardening together.

Watch pastor Jennifer's recent sermons here.
You can email Pastor Jennifer at jennifer.davis.sensenig@cmcva.org.

 

Jason Gerlach is an Associate Pastor at Community Mennonite Church.  He has been serving CMC since 2005 (half-time as Youth Pastor until January 2012).  Previous employment includes 5 years at Virginia Mennonite Conference as Conference Youth Minister.  He graduated from Eastern Mennonite University and Seminary.  In 2017, he earned a Master of Theology from Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond).  When he is not at CMC, spending time with his family, or reading literature, he is cheering for a Philly sports team.

Watch Pastor Jason's recent sermons here.
You can email Pastor Jason at jason.gerlach@cmcva.org.

 

Joyce Peachey Lind is an Associate Pastor at Community Mennonite Church. She has been serving CMC since 2020. She graduated from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in 2022 with an M.Div. in Christian Faith Formation. Previously Joyce served as the church administrator at CMC, taught first grade at Eastern Mennonite School, and wrote and edited curriculum for Shine. Joyce enjoys music, reading, and coffee and conversation with friends. She and her husband, Myron, have two sons.

Watch Pastor Joyce's recent sermons here.

You can email Pastor Joyce at joyce.peachey.lind@cmcva.org.