Leadership

Pastoral Staff

Reverend David Miller
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David Miller grew up in Chicago in a family of deep faith. He was active in church growing up.  He earned a degree in biology from Wheaton College in Illinois, and felt called to ministry while serving as youth director at Silver Palm UMC in Homestead, FL.   David attended Candler at Emory for his Masters in Divinity.  He has served as Associate Pastor at FUMC Coral Gables, Senior Pastor at FUMC Gulfport, founding pastor of Hope UMC in Trinity and most recently at FUMC St Petersburg. His hobbies are running, reading and the beach. David has been married for 20 years and has 3 children.

Reverend Gary Rideout
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Gary Rideout has served as an Associate Pastor since June 1999. Gary received his Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. Gary is married to Rev. Jayne Rideout. They have two daughters, Natalie and Meredith.

Reverend Jayne Rideout
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Jayne Rideout has served as an Associate Pastor since 2004. Jayne received her Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. Jayne is married to Rev. Gary Rideout. They have two daughters, Natalie and Meredith.

Reverend Craig Blocher
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Craig Blocher grew up in Columbus, Ohio in a loving family of faith. Craig was called to ministry while studying finance at the University of Florida. Craig has served in youth ministry and as the pastor of Sardis UMC in Atlanta, where he was appointed while in seminary at the Candler School of Theology. Craig has been married to his wife Erin for 8 years, and they have two children, Andrew (3) and Josie (1).

Senior Staff

Ministry Staff