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About Calvary Church

staff and leadership

Our Staff

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    Rich Joy

    Lead Pastor, ext. 2011

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    Rich is a life-long resident of CT. Married to Heidi for 44 years, he enjoys time with all of his extended family. Along with Heidi, Rich founded and pastored Crossroads Community Church in Trumbull, CT for 25 years. Rich’s heart for the church and for God’s people has also led him to serve as interim pastor for churches in transition. Rich holds a B.S. in Education, an M.A. & 6th Year Certificate in Admin & Supervision, and studied at Alliance Seminary. Rich loves the outdoors, biking, hiking, gardening and enjoying God’s great creation.

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    Randy Stratton

    Pastor of Community & Adult Ministries, ext. 2015

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    Randy grew up in CT, giving his life to Christ at a young age through the kids’ ministry at Calvary Church. He spent time working as a college campus minister, serving at an art and design school in the city of Columbus. During that time, Randy also served as the Director of Student Ministry at a nearby church. Randy loves coaching sports (specifically soccer!) and enjoys working with young people as they learn more about God through the communal experience of being on a team. Randy holds a B.A. in Psychology and a Master of Divinity. In his free time, Randy enjoys golf, cycling, Spikeball, reading, and hanging out with his niece and nephews.

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    Ben Leahey

    Pastor of Discipleship & Church Operations, ext. 2014

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    Ben has served in various ministry and pastoral roles for the past 10 years, and he cherishes the opportunity to help in the care and shepherding of God’s people. Before coming to Calvary, he served as a pastor of a church plant in Shelton, where he was involved in preaching, organization, and many other aspects of church and ministry life.

    Ben is happily married to his wife April, and they are the proud, loving parents of two energetic boys, and is beyond excited to be a part of what God is doing at Calvary church!

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    Jim Taylor

    Director of Outreach and Children’s Ministries, ext. 2008

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    Jim has been attending Calvary since 1997. He and his wife Kim are thankful that their 7 children have been impacted by the ministries here. While involved with his career as a builder/remodeler, God drew his heart to serve in kids ministry and he was discipled and trained by the leadership of Calvary. As his faith, knowledge and love of ministry grew, this eventually led to a role on our staff as Director of Kids Life. He was later asked to take that same structure and relational style of ministry, that helped grow our Kids Life program, into our Student Life ministry. Jim is amazed to see how God has grown him over the years and how God uses even the skills from his past profession to help build and grow Calvary’s body and impact those around us.

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    Josh Kellogg

    Director of Youth Ministries, ext. 2016

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    Josh lives in Milford with his wife, Kelsi, and their three daughters. He grew up at Calvary and was actively involved in the Kids, Youth, and Young Adult ministries. He holds a bachelor’s degree with a specialization in Youth Ministry and a master’s degree with a concentration in Pastoral Counseling, both from Liberty University. Before returning to Calvary in 2020, he served as a youth director at another church for four years. Josh joined the staff at Calvary in 2024 and is passionate about connecting the message of the Gospel with the lives of youth!

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    Emmanuel Chang

    Worship Coordinator

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    Serving as worship director, ministry leader, and elder in various churches and contexts throughout New England, Emmanuel has come to call Calvary Church and Western Connecticut his home. He has a passion to serve and equip the local church with God-glorifying, gospel-centered music in the practice of congregational worship. 

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    Emily Hall

    Nursery Coordinator, ext. 2012

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    Emily lives in CT with her husband Dan and two children, Luke and Jack. Emily grew up attending Calvary and serving in various ministry roles. She has a Bachelors in Elementary Education from Trinity International University and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Sacred Heart University. She taught both first and second grade in Shelton before spending time at home with her family. Emily is passionate about working with children and families at Calvary Church.

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    Krista Salvioli

    Kids Life Ministry Assistant, ext. 2017

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    Krista Salvioli is proud wife and mother. She has been a member of Calvary since 2020 and serves as the MomCo Coordinator and Hand in Hand Ministry Leader. She happily joined the office staff in 2024 and currently serves as the Kids Life Ministry Assistant. Krista graduated from St. Bonaventure University with a degree in Psychology and Fairfield University with a Masters in School Psychology. She has a passion for serving and encouraging others and has a heart for working with children and individuals with special needs. You will most likely find her zipping around the building with a smile on her face!

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    Dave Katz

    Technical Director, ext. 2003

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    Dave grew up at Calvary Church and began serving in the tech ministry at Calvary in high school. He began his official role as Technical Director in 2017. He loves finding new ways to make worship better through technology.

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    Nicole Camacho

    Student Life Coordinator

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    Nicole grew up in CT and lives here with her husband, Jonah, and their daughter. Nicole has been attending Calvary Church since childhood. She has a B.A. in Elementary Education from Wheaton College and an M.Ed. from Sacred Heart University. Before working at Calvary, she was a teacher for 7 years. Most recently, she taught middle school science and coding  at Christian Heritage School. She is appreciative of the impact the people at Calvary have made over the course of her life, especially during her time in its youth group. She is excited about the opportunity to create the same experience for our current students!

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    Kristine Scerbo

    Financial Coordinator, ext. 2005

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    Kristine has lived in CT for the past 30 years and Calvary has been her church home since then.  She and her husband, Dominic, have three children and are delighted to be the grandparents of three grandchildren. Kristine enjoys working at Calvary and helping the staff and congregants with their financial questions.

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    Amy Habboush

    Office Coordinator, ext. 2010

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    Amy lives in CT with her husband, and their three children. They have been members of Calvary since 2015. Amy worked as a nurse before being hired to oversee the Church office. She is passionate about working with children, families and strengthening the ministries of Calvary Church.

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    Joanna Fisher

    Visual Arts Manager

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    Joanna Fisher has been part of Calvary since 2021, when she came to faith in Christ after years of searching. She holds a B.S. in Photography from the Art Institute of Philadelphia and brings her creative eye and passion for storytelling into everything she does. Joanna lives in New Haven with her beloved dog, Millie, and is grateful for the community she has found at Calvary as she continues to grow in her walk with Jesus.

Elders

The Bible establishes “elders” as one group ultimately responsible for leadership in a church. Elders have the privilege of helping to shepherd people in our church, teaching, guarding the theology and vision of our church, and are the group to whom the Lead Pastor reports.

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    Bill Huff

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    David LeMaire

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    Dean Ebdon

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    Emmanuel Chang

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    Isaac Macwan

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    Len Novitski

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    Mike Castellucci

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    Russell Hawkins

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    Ryan Lang

You can contact the Elder Board at elders@calvaryefc.com

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