Trey enjoys walking beside people in their journeys of faith. A questioner by nature, he’s fine with holding the minor things loosely as he pursues the way of Jesus with reckless abandon.

Having earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, he holds the rich traditions of the historic Black church and Black theologians near & dear. His goal is to honor those roots in the church of the future.

In addition to serving as a pastor in The Intention Church, Trey serves as the Executive Pastor of the Refuge Church in Homestead, Florida. He lives there, in the southern portion of Miami-Dade County, with his wife (Jessica) and their three children. When he’s not theologizing or ministering, he enjoys visiting zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and all of the places he can see all kinds of life.

Trey regards love as the commitment to wholeness, and is therefore committed to your wholeness.

Find out more about Trey at pastortrey05.com.

Two words to describe Jessica A. Townes are jovial and joyous. The Midlothian, VA
native is affectionately known as “Jess” or “Jessie.” Jessica’s ministry experience
includes working with youth, young adults, adults, social media, and running the
soundboard.

Jessica currently serves as an associate minister at Garland Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA under the leadership of Dr. Jeffrey O. Smith. She graduated with a BS in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University (2011) and earned a Master of Divinity from The Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University (2014).

Jessica works as a case manager in Richmond. In her not-so-abundant spare time, Jessica enjoys watching basketball (WNBA and NBA), listening to music, writing, reading, shopping for sneakers, and playing guitar.

Tim serves as the pastor of St. Catharines United Mennonite Church. Tim was born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, and has most recently served as the pastor of Summit Street Church in Nebraska. He is fond of playing guitar, playing board games, science fiction, good coffee, and he remains a loyal fan of the Toronto Raptors and Blue Jays. Tim and his wife Jen moved to St. Catharines in 2023, and have two happy kids and one grumpy cat.

Benjamin has served diverse learning communities in various capacities for the last nine years. In faith communities, libraries, non-profit organizations, and schools, he has supported adults and youth alike through professional development, capacity-building coaching and training, differentiated and culturally responsive teaching, community-building, conflict transformation, and justice-oriented advocacy. His vision for liberating learning environments includes the empowerment of youth voices, an ethic of holistic community care, and the transformative implementation of restorative justice and social and emotional learning. He considers himself to be a healthy community cultivator, a dreamer of and believer in holistically nurtured humans, and a seeker of silenced voices in society.