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Denbigh Church of Christ

Meet Our Ministers

Preaching
At many churches, the members are from the local area and the preacher is from someplace in Texas or West Virginia. Many of our members are from Texas and West Virginia while the preacher is a Newport News native. (Didn’t someone say something about a prophet, honor, and his own country?) Tuck was born in Newport News, but his roots are in Arkansas, where his great-grandfather J. A. Copeland was a respected preacher and founding editor of Gospel Light Magazine.
His education includes a bachelor’s degree in Bible from Freed-Hardeman College, an M. A. R in religious communication from Harding Graduate School of Religion, and an M. Div. from Trinity Theological Seminary. Tuck came to Denbigh in May of 1980 as the youth minister. A few months later, the preacher moved, and the elders asked him to fill in as the interim while they searched for a new pulpit minister and has been filling in ever since.

Minister

Charles "Tuck" Tucker

God has blessed Tuck with a wonderful family. His wife Lynn works full time as a special education teacher at Denbigh High School. The Tuckers have two beautiful daughters. Tressa is a graduate of Harding University (like her Dad) and teaches special ed at Denbigh High School (like her Mom) where she also coaches the cheerleading squad. Angelynn is in her fourth year at Harding where she is majoring in athletic training and stays busy traveling with various sports teams. Not pictured is Maggie who is just a dog... but don't tell her that!. (Angelynn would want to mention Marley, her energetic German Shepherd puppy who is about as big as she.

Family Life
Roger Brown is our Family Life Minister. He works with our "Body Life" small groups, youth, and family ministries. Roger is a graduate of Ohio Valley College and Southern Christian University. He has also obtained a Family Ministry Certificate from Oklahoma Christian University. Roger and Keri have worshipped with our congregation since January of 1996. He served as a deacon before being hired to work full time as our Family Minister in February of 1998. Roger created and coordinates our "Body Life" small group ministry. He also leads our "CrossTrainers" middle school youth group and assists with the senior high youth group called Teens4Him. Roger and Keri are trained facilitators in His Needs / Her Needs and have led several "His Needs / Her Needs" seminars here at Denbigh.

Minister

Roger Brown

Keri is a special education teacher with New Horizons. At church she does a great job leading our praise team ministry and is a middle or high school teacher in our Bible School department (both signs of great courage). Roger and Keri have three sons, two daughters-in-law, one dog and one cat. Adam lives in Fort Meade, MD and works as a Systems Analyst for a DOD contractor. Jason is currently in the Air Force and is married to Brittany Stovall and has one son (Ethan Thomas) who was born in July, 2006. They currently live in Grand Forks, North Dakota but will soon move back to Virginia. Aaron is married to Mandi Wharton, and they also live here in Newport News. Aaron works as a help Desk IT specialist for a local DOD contractor in Norfolk, and Mandi works as a teacher's assistant at New Horizons.

	Preaching		At many churches, the members are from the local area and the preacher is from someplace in Texas or West Virginia. Many of our members are from Texas and West Virginia while the preacher is a Newport News native. (Didn’t someone say something about a prophet, honor, and his own country?) Tuck was born in Newport News, but his roots are in Arkansas, where his great-grandfather J. A. Copeland was a respected preacher and founding editor of Gospel Light Magazine. His education includes a bachelor’s degree in Bible from Freed-Hardeman College, an M. A. R in religious communication from Harding Graduate School of Religion, and an M. Div. from Trinity Theological Seminary. Tuck came to Denbigh in May of 1980 as the youth minister. A few months later, the preacher moved, and the elders asked him to fill in as the interim while they searched for a new pulpit minister and has been filling in ever since.
	Minister





	Charles "Tuck" Tucker


	God has blessed Tuck with a wonderful family. His wife Lynn works full time as a special education teacher at Denbigh High School. The Tuckers have two beautiful daughters. Tressa is a graduate of Harding University (like her Dad) and teaches special ed at Denbigh High School (like her Mom) where she also coaches the cheerleading squad. Angelynn is in her fourth year at Harding where she is majoring in athletic training and stays busy traveling with various sports teams. Not pictured is Maggie who is just a dog... but don't tell her that!. (Angelynn would want to mention Marley, her energetic German Shepherd puppy who is about as big as she.

	Family Life		Roger Brown is our Family Life Minister. He works with our "Body Life" small groups, youth, and family ministries. Roger is a graduate of Ohio Valley College and Southern Christian University. He has also obtained a Family Ministry Certificate from Oklahoma Christian University. Roger and Keri have worshipped with our congregation since January of 1996. He served as a deacon before being hired to work full time as our Family Minister in February of 1998. Roger created and coordinates our "Body Life" small group ministry. He also leads our "CrossTrainers" middle school youth group and assists with the senior high youth group called Teens4Him. Roger and Keri are trained facilitators in His Needs / Her Needs and have led several "His Needs / Her Needs" seminars here at Denbigh.
	Minister

	Roger Brown

	Keri is a special education teacher with New Horizons. At church she does a great job leading our praise team ministry and is a middle or high school teacher in our Bible School department (both signs of great courage). Roger and Keri have three sons, two daughters-in-law, one dog and one cat. Adam lives in Fort Meade, MD and works as a Systems Analyst for a DOD contractor. Jason is currently in the Air Force and is married to Brittany Stovall and has one son (Ethan Thomas) who was born in July, 2006. They currently live in Grand Forks, North Dakota but will soon move back to Virginia. Aaron is married to Mandi Wharton, and they also live here in Newport News. Aaron works as a help Desk IT specialist for a local DOD contractor in Norfolk, and Mandi works as a teacher's assistant at New Horizons.