Co-Lead Pastors Cathy and Doug Johns

Rev. Dr. Cathy Johns and Rev. Doug Johns are co-lead pastors for Christ Church United Methodist. This husband/wife team comes to us from the West Ohio Conference. Pastor Cathy Johns is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and a graduate of Manchester College (B.A., 1981), United Theological Seminary (M. Div., 1984), and Chicago Theological Seminary (D. Min., 2003). Pastor Doug Johns is a native of Lansing, Michigan, and a graduate of Ohio Northern University (B.A., 1983), United Theological Seminary (M.Div.,1986), and recipient of the Executive Certificate of Religious Fundraising from Lake Institute/Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Philanthropy.

Pastors Cathy and Doug served churches separately for about 18 years before co-leading churches in 1995: First United Methodist Church, Warsaw, Indiana; and Church of the Saviour and Hyde Park Community, both United Methodist churches in Cincinnati, Ohio. Each brings their own strengths to ministry. Pastor Cathy’s strengths are preaching, spiritual formation, and pastoral care. Pastor Doug’s gifts lie in administration and finance. After being in ministry in the West Ohio Conference, they moved to the Fort Lauderdale area in 2023. The Johnses have a daughter and son-in-law who live in Cincinnati and a son and daughter-in-law who live in Lexington, South Carolina. They are blessed with three grandchildren.

The Johnses offer these words to us: “It is with great joy that we come to join you in ministry! God has blessed Christ Church United Methodist with a blessed past and a faithful present. We look forward to seeing the words from Jeremiah come alive: ‘For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.’ (Jeremiah 29:11) “Please join us in prayer for God to guide our steps as we begin this journey together. We look forward to a vibrant ministry of loving, leading, and learning with you as we strive to be faithful to God’s call to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”

Peytyn Tobin

associate pastor

Peytyn became associate pastor at Christ Church on July 5, 2023, coming from New Horizons United Methodist in Southwest Ranches.

She calls herself a proud mom, pastor, community change maker, passionate leader and connector.She has two adult children: Perry, who lives in Dallas and is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America; and Jake, who lives in Lexington, Ky., and will graduate in December from the University of Kentucky. Pastor Peytyn loves being outdoors, hiking, kayaking, and spending time enjoying all that God has created. She also has a passion for changing our community. She was recognized in 2018 by Hands on Broward with the Youth Changemaker Award for impacting the lives of Youth; and she was featured by NBC’s Shelly Muniz as the first “Fierce Female Friday” segment for her work through Nourishing Lives’ Pack-A-Sack program, 2020 Citizen of the Year by Broward County Schools Social Workers Association, and 2022 Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Mother of the Year, and 2023 CBS Miami Proud.

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Monique McBride

Pastor to School & Families

Monique is an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church with a calling to Christian Education and children. A native South Floridian, Monique grew up in Coral Springs and went to school at University of Florida and Duke University, where she received her master’s in divinity degree with a specialization in Christian Education.  Monique oversees children and family ministries at Christ Church and serves as the Pastor to Christ Church School teaching Bible and Art classes, leading Chapel, and offering pastoral counseling to children and families.  Monique has been married to her husband Ryan for more than twenty years. They have two boys, two rescue dogs, and two turtles.

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