COMING IN JULY:
Co-Lead Pastors Cathy and Doug Johns

Bishop Tom Berlin has appointed Rev. Dr. Cathy Johns and Rev. Doug Johns as co-lead pastors for Christ Church United Methodist. This husband/wife team comes to us from the West Ohio Conference. They have served much of their pastoral careers as co-pastors and are excited about coming to Christ Church. Pastor Cathy Johns is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and a graduate of Manchester College (B.A., 1981), United Theological Seminary (M. Div., 1984), and Chicago Theological Seminary (D. Min., 2003). Pastor Doug Johns is a native of Lansing, Michigan, and a graduate of Ohio Northern University (B.A., 1983), United Theological Seminary (M.Div.,1986), and recipient of the Executive Certificate of Religious Fundraising from Lake Institute/Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Philanthropy.

Pastors Cathy and Doug served churches separately for about 18 years before co-leading churches in 1995: First United Methodist Church, Warsaw, Indiana; and Church of the Saviour and Hyde Park Community, both United Methodist churches in Cincinnati, Ohio. Each brings their own strengths to ministry. Pastor Cathy’s strengths are preaching, spiritual formation, and pastoral care. Pastor Doug’s gifts lie in administration and finance. After being in ministry in the West Ohio Conference, they moved to the Fort Lauderdale area in 2023. The Johnses have a daughter and son-in-law who live in Cincinnati and a son and daughter-in-law who live in Lexington, South Carolina. They are blessed with three grandchildren. The Johnses offer these words to us: “It is with great joy that we come to join you in ministry! God has blessed Christ Church United Methodist with a blessed past and a faithful present. We look forward to seeing the words from Jeremiah come alive: ‘For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.’ (Jeremiah 29:11) “Please join us in prayer for God to guide our steps as we begin this journey together. We look forward to a vibrant ministry of loving, leading, and learning with you as we strive to be faithful to God’s call to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”

David McEntire

interim lead pastor

David stepped out of a well-deserved retirement on January 1, 2024, to guide Christ Church through a transition to our next lead pastor in July 2024. A native of Atlanta, David pastored churches in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church for more than 42 years, retiring in 2022 after 16 years as lead pastor of First UMC, Lakeland. He is a seven-time delegate to the South East Jurisdictional Conference and a 2008 and 2012 delegate to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church, as well as a delegate to the called 2019 General Conference. His wife, the former Nancy Curran, grew up in Pompano Beach. She and her family were active members of First United Methodist Church of Pompano Beach, where she and David were married and he served as youth director. The McEntires have three children, Katie, Andy and Molly. Katie and her husband Matt work for IndieAtlantic Films. Andy is married to Ashley, and they have two sons, Crosley and Jude. Andy owns the film company, the IndieAtlantic Company, which has produced several award-winning documentaries, most recently Fly Like A Girl (available on Hulu).  Molly leads the Missional Engagement Team for the Florida United Methodist Conference.  David is passionate about mission and evangelism and, most of all, loves to preach. His greatest joy is knowing that a person has come to know the love of Christ in a personal way. 

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Peytyn Tobin

associate pastor

Peytyn became associate pastor at Christ Church on July 5, 2023, coming from New Horizons United Methodist in Southwest Ranches.

She calls herself a proud mom, pastor, community change maker, passionate leader and connector.She has two adult children: Perry, who lives in Dallas and is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America; and Jake, who lives in Lexington, Ky., and will graduate in December from the University of Kentucky. Pastor Peytyn loves being outdoors, hiking, kayaking, and spending time enjoying all that God has created. She also has a passion for changing our community. She was recognized in 2018 by Hands on Broward with the Youth Changemaker Award for impacting the lives of Youth; and she was featured by NBC’s Shelly Muniz as the first “Fierce Female Friday” segment for her work through Nourishing Lives’ Pack-A-Sack program, 2020 Citizen of the Year by Broward County Schools Social Workers Association, and 2022 Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Mother of the Year, and 2023 CBS Miami Proud.

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Monique McBride

Pastor to School & Families

Monique is an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church with a calling to Christian Education and children. A native South Floridian, Monique grew up in Coral Springs and went to school at University of Florida and Duke University. As a pastor focused on Christ Church School, Monique teaches Bible, Art, leads Chapel, and offers pastoral counseling to children and families. Monique and her husband Ryan met in middle school and have two sons, Teddy and Matt. Monique enjoys cooking, painting, looking for shells, reading with a dog by her side, and rescuing furniture off the side of the road.

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