Meet Our Staff
Philip J. Moran
Pastor
Phil Moran has served as pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church since the fall of 1991. He was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1985, and before coming to Covenant was an associate pastor in Vacaville, California.
Phil is a graduate of California State University, Fresno, with a degree in Speech Communication. He holds the Master of Divinity degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary.
In his free time Phil enjoys hiking, reading, cooking, gardening and golf.
Since 1988 Phil has been married to Charla, who is an elementary teacher in the Meridian School District. They are very proud of their son, Thomas, who was born in 1990.
Brian Grassley
Interim Associate Pastor
The Rev. Dr. E. Brian Grassley, a native of Seattle, was ordained in 1976, and served churches in Washington and Texas before moving in August, 2010 to Boise, where his wife Janie is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Boise State University. He received a B.A. (History) from Whitman College in 1972, and an M.Div. (1976) and D.Min. (2000) from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. He is a member of the Association of Presbyterian Interim Ministry Specialists (APIMS).
Brian is a triathlete, golfer, skier, and novice fly fisherman. He and Janie have three children: Rachel Young (married to Josh) of Houston, TX; Tim (married to Jenny) of Fort Collins, CO; and Jeff of Carnation, WA.
Jeff Davis
Director of Music Ministries
Jeff Davis has served in the music ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church since January 2006. He has been actively involved in church music ministry since the early 1980s.
Jeff is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University with a degree in Music Composition. He also holds Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Arizona State University.
Jeff's free time has lately gone into home improvement projects. When his to-do list gets a little shorter, he intends to return to his hobbies of reading, woodworking for recreational purposes, and research of music education and church music issues.
Jeff and his wife Suzanne have been married since 1987 and have two sons, Ethan and Benjamin.
Kathy Theiss
Director of Children's Ministries
Kathy and her family have been attending Covenant Presbyterian Church ever since they moved from East Texas in 1999. Kathy has taught Sunday School since 2001 and has been the Sunday School Coordinator since then. She has been employed as a Ministry Assistant for the Wesley Foundation for the last 5 years prior to joining the CPC staff in January of 2003. The Wesley Foundation is a college ministry for the United Methodist Church.
Kathy is married to Ernest "ET" Theiss, who is the lead guitarist for the Covenant Prayzers here at CPC. They have two sons, Ernest and Colten. Kathy says, "I am very excited about the Children's Ministry at Covenant. God will lead us into a great year filled with fun and exciting ways to learn about His Word. Please be in prayer for the children of Covenant as we strive together to teach them the love of our Savior."
Dottie Barrons
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Dottie Barrons joined the CPC staff in late 2006. After graduating from Kansas State University, Dottie and her husband both taught at a small rural high school in north central Kansas. They moved to Colorado and started a family. They have two grown daughters and four grandchildren. Dottie and Gary were very active in an Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Lakewood, Colorado, for several years. The Lord made it possible for her and Gary, her husband of 43 years, to move from Denver to Boise in February, 2006 to be near their grandchildren. Gary was a teacher and coach before retiring due to spinal cord injury that led to being confined to a wheelchair. Dottie is his primary caregiver.
Dottie was on staff of Promise Keepers in Denver for 11 years, starting as an office volunteer when there was a staff of four. She advanced to Administrative Assistant in Event Services and later specialized in Travel Management. While at PK, she observed over and over again how the Lord provided what was needed to make it possible to impact the lives and families of millions of men who attended PK events throughout the county. She has learned that the Lord is never early in His provision, but He often waits until the last minute to show us once again that He is in control, not us! Dottie’s hobbies are gardening and photography.
Janet Bean
Treasurer
Janet Bean has been Covenant's treasurer since 1998. The position was changed from volunteer to staff status in 2004.
Janet has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Boise State University. She has several years of experience in various accounting positions, but prefers not-for-profit accounting.
Janet, and her husband, Warren, moved to Boise from Santa Rosa, California in 1993, and they have been part of the Covenant family since 1995. Their son Joel was born in 1996. Janet admits to being an inveterate internet snoop, and in her spare time she enjoys being a mom, and taking walks along the Boise River greenbelt.
Shana Woodbury
MOPS Coordinator
Shana and her husband, Tom, have been members of Covenant since 1997. They are both Idaho natives, having grown up in the Burley/Rupert area. Shana has served on the Children's Ministry Team since 2005 and has been involved with Vacation Bible School at Covenant since 2002. She is also a substitute Sunday School teacher and substitutes at a local preschool.
Shana has two daughters, Anabell and Lily. She feels blessed to be part of a ministry that supports and applauds the job of motherhood. It is exciting to share the love of Christ with women during this exciting and challenging phase of their lives.
(This page was last updated on
November 13, 2011
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