Lead Pastor
​Rev. Dr. Melissa Rudolph

Rev. Dr. Melissa Rudolph is the lead pastor of NCCP. Pastor Melissa has been with NCCP for nine years. This is her 19th year of pastoral ministry. She is finishing her second term as the Chair of the Order of Elders in the Baltimore–Washington Conference and is on the General and Jurisdictional Conference delegation. She and Pastor John have 7 children: Annika, Asher, Marley, Lydia, Ernie, Shaw, and Johnny. Pastor Melissa likes to travel, practice martial arts, and train for Ironman with Team Challenge to raise funds and awareness for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. 
Fun Facts!
Birth: December 31, Ontario Canada
Hometown: Ranson, WV
College: American University, International Studies: Development in Africa and Communications
Grad School: American University, Journalism and Public Affairs: International Broadcasting
Seminary: Wesley Theological Seminary and Drew University
Spouse: John
Email: [email protected]

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Associate Pastor
​Rev. John Rudolph

Rev. John B. Rudolph has been the Associate Pastor of NCCP since 2011. Prior to ministry, he was a high school teacher, administrator and basketball coach. Pastor John has a degree in Economics from Shepherd University, a Master of Education from The University of Virginia, and a Master of Divinity from Wesley Seminary. He is passionate about finding God at work in our everyday lives while reaching new people for Christ. Under Pastor John's leadership, the parish youth and kids team has developed a football and cheer program, new family outreach events, and grown our summer camp program exponentially. In addition to his work in the parish, Pastor John id the Director of Athletics at Delone Catholic High School. 
Birth: December 20, Charles Town, WV
Hometown: Summit Point, WV
Spouse: Melissa
Children: Annika, Asher, Marley, Lydia, Ernie, Shaw and  John Jr.
Fun Fact:  Big time sports fan especially basketball.
Email: [email protected]

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Associate Pastor
​Pastor Jerry Gautcher

I have been a pastor in the United Methodist Church since 2010. I bring with me a
passion for preaching and teaching, a heart for pastoral care, as well as a heart for
missions and outreach. I am excited to be appointed the honor and privilege of serving
NCCP with its now eight locations and continuing to learn about each congregation's
traditions, ministries, and missions, along with all your hopes and dreams. Most of all, I
look forward to getting to know all of you as well as I can, so that I can do my best work
that God has gifted me to do for God's glory. May we all continue to grow more each
day into the likeness of Christ so that we may model Christ for the world. My hope and
prayer is that we will quickly become a close knit family to truly be one with each other,
one with our triune God, and one in ministry to all the world.

Email: [email protected]

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NCCP Administrator |
​Aidan Snyder

Music Director
NCCP @ Bixlers
Donna Jones

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St. John's Praise Band

Come hear the Praise Band on Sunday mornings during our 9am worship at St. John's. 

Visiting Homilist
Dave Stawick, MTS

Dave Stawick has occasionally “ridden the circuit” at NCCP since 2017 to preach and lead worship as needed to support Pastors Melissa and John.  He and John became friends while classmates at Wesley Theological Seminary.  Dave and his wife, Susan, live in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill.  His early career was in radio and wire service news reporting, and he also taught broadcast journalism at The American University in DC.  Dave subsequently served in policymaking positions with industry groups, as well as in the U.S. Senate and at a Federal financial regulatory agency.  In church life, he assisted pastors in Lutheran parishes in DC and Virginia for several years.  Dave relishes the preaching challenge of interpreting the ancient Biblical texts and conveying their relevance for 21st Century disciples of the living Jesus.
Birth: January 21, 1959, Urbana, IL
Hometown: Rantoul, IL
Education: Bachelor of Science in agricultural communications from the University of Illinois and Master of Theological Studies from Wesley Seminary.
Fun facts: Like John, a sports fan and former coach, Dave follows area pro teams as well as his boyhood favorite U of I Fighting Illini and Chicago Cubs.  His other interests include the history of human space flight, meteorology and farming news from his native Midwest.

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Music Director
NCCP at Greenmount
​Peg Markert

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Music Director 
NCCP at Grace
​Donald Cole

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