Our Church Office
Someone is usually in the Church Office between the hours of 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM each weekday. However, if you plan to visit the Church Office or the Pastor, we suggest you call and schedule a time to visit so the right person will be there when you are. You can always call, leave a message, and be assured of a prompt reply. If you have a prayer request or a special need, you may call the Church Office at any time, or provide the information and submit if from our Share With Us page.
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Our Church Staff
Senior Pastor
Rev. Dale D. Matthews has been the Senior Pastor of Christ's Community Church since the summer of 1997. With nearly 30 years of service in the ordained ministry, he provides valuable leadership to our congregation. He is a graduate of Hope College with a B.A. in History, and has received a Masters of Divinity Degree from Western Theological Seminary. He was ordained to Christian Ministry in 1973 by the Reformed Church in America, and has pastored three other congregations before coming to Fort Wayne. He is the father to two daughters and husband to Catharina.
Music Director
Catharina Matthews leads our Ministry of Music, conducting the Chancel Choir, the Men's Chorus, the Women's Ensemble and the Children's Choirs. She was born in The Netherlands and immigrated to the U.S. when she was close to five. She has a degree in education from Western Michigan University, and a degree in Voice Performance from the Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Along with her duties at the church, she runs a private voice and piano study. She is mother to two daughters and wife to Pastor Dale.
Church Secretary
Lesa McMurray is our Church Secretary, managing the affairs of our Church Office, coordinating our schedule of activities, and keeping everything running smoothly at Christ's Community Church. She prepares our Sunday bulletins, publishes the Church newsletter each month, handles correspondence and bookkeeping. She is married and mother to four children.
Principal Pianist
Xiao Ling Jiang is our principal pianist, accompanying the adult choirs, preparing preludes, postludes and offertories for Worship services. A native of China, he received a pre-college diploma from Julliard in 1995, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music. He teaches privately and inspires our congregation weekly.