Rev. Jen has been pastor of Good Samaritan Church since 2014. Her passion is building love-filled, brave communities where the lonely find belonging, the hungry are fed, the marginalized are centered, the traumatized are healed, the oppressed are liberated, and the privileged are challenged. She believes Jesus radical way of love has the power to transform lives and communities. She loves creatively helping people listen for God's still-speaking voice, lean into their belovedness, and look at sacred stories from new angles.  Raised Presbyterian and ordained in the United Church of Christ, Pastor Jen has always fit well in this union church. She brought with her a background in youth and intergenerational ministry, homeless ministry, chaplaincy to veterans, and LGBTQ+ justice. She holds a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and considers it a great privilege to serve and shepherd this congregation in its work of building the beloved community. A mom of three wonderful kids, Jacob, Joelle and Lizzie, when not ministering she can most likely be found with her kids at the beach, riding the trails of Pinellas county, watercolor painting, cooking or traveling.

Rev. Jean and her husband, Rev. Bill, began worshiping at Good Samaritan in 2013 when they retired and moved back to Pinellas County.  Their congregation, in Lakeland, FL, had been inspired and nurtured by Good Samaritan when it became the second congregation in the Presbytery of Tampa Bay to become a More Light Congregation.    Jean and Bill met and graduated from Eckerd College, 1968.  After earning an MSW from the University of Chicago they returned to Florida where both their sons, Rodger and David, were born. Jean was one of the first women to be ordained as an Elder in the Presbytery.   When Bill's call to ministry became too strong to ignore they moved to Richmond, VA where Bill got his D.Min. and Jean got her MA in religious education.  Jean's call to ministry came in 1987 when she returned to seminary and received her M.Div.   While Bill was pastoring a multi-racial congregation in Richmond Jean was called to be Dean of Students at Union Theological Seminary.   They returned to Florida in 1999 to be closer to widowed mothers and extended family.  While co-pastors they led their congregations in international mission, justice ministry, and immigration advocacy.   It is a privilege to be part of the Good Samaritan beloved community.    The congregation's commitment to sharing God's love with neighbors and working for justice for all people is inspiring.  As Parish Associate Jean supports Pastor Jen and the mercy and justice ministries of the congregation.

Rev. Courtney Jones began as our administrative bookkeeper in 2025. In addition to her role with us, she is also one of the pastors of Riverside Church Tampa Bay and the administrator of Lakeview Presbyterian Church. She graduated in December from Central Seminary in Shawnee, KS. She has been working in a church since 2012. She is married with 2 bonus children and 2 sweet children, Emelyn and Reagan.