A Change to our Church Leadership Structure
March 2025
To the NYC Church of Christ,
As you may know, our church has been undergoing a season of exploration and transition in leadership since Sam Powell’s retirement from the lead evangelist position last year. We are deeply grateful for your prayers and ask that you continue to lift up this process before the Lord.
After months of research, evaluation, and seeking God’s wisdom, we have established an interview process involving five current Evangelist and Women’s Ministry Leader couples. Through this process, we will discern and select three couples to serve as the new leadership team for our church, replacing our former single-couple leadership model.
The five candidates being considered for the new Leadership Team are:
• John and Tiffany Rotio – Hudson Valley Region
• John and Arlene Markowski – Big Apple Region
• Maurice and Lauren Hooks – Bronx Region
• Russ and Seri Murdock – New Jersey Region
• Sebastian and Sarai Serra – Leaders of our Spanish-Speaking Ministry
We ask for the Holy Spirit’s guidance and your continued support as we move forward with this important step. The interview process will take place throughout the spring, and we trust that God will lead us to the right team to lead His Church with wisdom, humility, and love.
As we enter this new chapter of our church’s journey, we would like to ask the entire New York City Church of Christ to join together for a Day of Prayer, and for those who are able Prayer and Fasting, on Monday, March 31.
Thank you for your faith, prayers, and commitment to the body of Christ.
In His Service, The Elders of the NYC Church of Christ