Church Leadership
The Consistory
Governance & Oversight
The consistory is the governing body of Trinity Covenant Church, composed of ordained elders and deacons who together shepherd and serve the congregation. Their calling is to govern the church according to the Word of God and our confessional standards.
Elders are charged with the spiritual oversight of the congregation — teaching, admonishing, and ensuring the purity of doctrine and worship. Deacons are ordained to the ministry of mercy, caring for the material and practical needs of those entrusted to their charge.
Pastor
Gene Cockerham
Pastor Gene Cockerham has been with TCC since its founding in January of 2026. Prior to that he had served in various ministry capacities at a few different churches, including: All Saints Church, CREC in Leola, PA; as a community group leader for 24 years at Grace Community Church in Kingsville, MD and in the same capacity at Peace Valley Community Church (PCA) in Chalfont, PA.
He and his wife have been married since 1992, have 5 (6 🙂) children and 6 & counting grandchildren.
Gene is a graduate of Towson University with a B.S. in Psychology.
Spiritual Oversight
Elders
Ordained to assist in the governance and spiritual oversight of the congregation alongside the minister.
Gene Cockerham
Minister of Word & Sacrament
Don Graves
Lay Elder
Ministry of Mercy
Deacons
Ordained to the ministry of mercy — caring for the physical, material, and practical needs of the congregation and community.
Paul Knepley
Lay Deacon
Joseph Hibshman
Lay Deacon
Dale Stoltzfus
Lay Deacon
“Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.”
1 Timothy 5:17