Luan and his family started attending GCCC in 2004. He has served as a pastor vocationally since 1997 in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Florida and now leads the GCCC Riverview / Brandon church plant. He is a graduate of Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, MN (M.Div., 2002). Luan has been married to his wife Teresa for 18 years and has two teenage children, Hannah and Alexander. Learn more about Luan’s story here.

Steven joined the pastoral team in January 2011. Steven came on staff with many years of pastoral care and ministry experience. His primary areas of responsibility include pastoral care, Biblical counseling, visitation, administration and oversight of GCCC Ministry Teams. Steven is supported by his wife Pam. Together they have three children: Ranae, Maria and Joshua.

Jerry has a strong passion for teaching and equipping Christians to influence the local community with the Gospel. Jerry has the primary responsibility for preaching and provides overall direction for the church. Supporting Jerry in his responsibilities is his wife Donna. Jerry and Donna have four children: Stephanie, Lindsay, Carissa and Christian. Click here to visit Jerry’s blog “Devotional Thoughts from Jerry”.

Daryn joined the staff in June of 2004 after 5 years of full time ministry. Daryn’s responsibilities include preaching, worship, discipleship, pastoral care and oversight of various ministries. Encouraging Daryn in all of these areas and more are his wife Valerie and his sons Jude and Shay.

Dave and his wife Susan moved their family to St. Petersburg in 1992 as part of the team that started Gulf Coast Community Church. They have four children: Luke, Zack, Ben and Leah. In addition to serving the church as an elder and community group leader, Dave is a freelance marketing communications professional.

Ryan oversees Campus Outreach Mission (COMission), our outreach to college students at USF St Pete. Ryan’s passion for evangelism serves the entire church. Ryan also serves our parent and student ministry leading the 8th – 12th graders and their parents in corporate meetings and discipleship groups.

LaDonna’s main responsibility is financial records and bookkeeping. She oversees Jerry’s administrative needs and assists in administration details throughout the church as needed.

Allison’s main responsibilities are administration and hospitality. She greets all who interact with the church office and assists in administrative details throughout the church as needed.