Staff

Covenant Staff

Senior Pastor: Rev. Rob Watkins

rwatkins@covenantaugusta.org

Rob Watkins has served as senior pastor at Covenant since January 2003. Rob is a graduate of Davidson College ('86) and Union Seminary in Richmond, VA ('90). He served churches in Ludlow, KY, Gastonia, NC, and Charlotte, NC before coming to Augusta.
Rob is married to Alison Messick-Watkins, whom he met at Union. She also is an ordained PC (USA) minister with a private practice in pastoral counseling. They have two children--Perry, who is a student at Kennesaw State University north of Atlanta, and Chelsea, who is a student at Young Harris College in the Georgia mountains. Rob is a voracious reader who unwinds with painting, running, and listening to a large and varied music collection.

Director of Christian Education:

John McCrosky

jmccrosky@covenantaugusta.org

John McCrosky moved to Augusta with his wife, Catherine and son, Sam in September 2010 to join our staff as the Director of Christian Education. John holds a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation from Winthrop University and a Masters of Arts in Christian Education from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education (now part of Union Presbyterian Seminary). He has served the church in Atlanta, Colorado, and the Carolinas. John has also worked with disadvantaged children and their families in Jacksonville, FL through the school system and the Boys & Girls Clubs.

“My family and I are grateful to be in such a loving community. Even though it has taken us a while to get here, we finally feel like God has called us home.”

Director of Music: Lyn M. Patterson