Covenant UMC Staff
Pastor: Frank Jennings
I have served in pastoral appointments since April 1979 with the exception of three years in the City of Chesapeake Fire Department as Fire/Rescue worker and Chaplain...(read more)
Youth Directors: Mimi Murray, Becky Hinton
Music Director: Nancy Minter
Our talented Music Director has been with Covenant UMC for 12 years. Nancy was educated at Shenandoah University and holds a bachelor's degree in education with specialization in opera performance. She began working in church music in 1974. She has worked in Lutheran, Episcopal and other United Methodist churches.
Child Care Director & Custodian: Mary Freeman
Church Secretary: Pat Gayle
Pat was born in Suffolk when Suffolk was just a small village. She graduated from Holland High School when there were only 11 grades and Holland was a village in Nansemond County and not the country of Denmark. After graduating she entered the public workforce and worked for a bank, the federal government, a company that made bricks and Virginia Power. She was a typist, a secretary, an administrative assistant and a licensed operating room technician, having graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical School. However, Pat retired from Virginia Power in July of 2000 with 31 years of service. She and her husband Jack have 4 children, 13 grandchildren, 4 step grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. They now reside in northern Suffolk where they enjoy attending church at Covenant, playing golf, and spending time with their grandchildren and great grandchildren.