Elders
Elder or presbyter (Greek presbuteros,"an older person")
There are two type of elders; teaching elders and ruling elders. The elders have the government and spiritual oversight of Potomac Hills Presbyterian Church, including teaching. The Session consists of the pastor and the ruling elders of Potomac Hills Presbyterian Church. The pastor is, by virtue of his office, the moderator of Session.
Potomac Hills’ Elders, in alphabetical order according to last name, are:
- Mark Barber, Ruling Elder, mbarber at potomachills.com
- Rick Behrens, Ruling Elder, rbehrens at potomachills.com
- Rich Coffeen - Assistant Pastor, Ruling Elder, rcoffeen at potomachills.com
- Dave Dorst - Assistant Pastor for Youth and Worship, Ruling Elder, ddorst at potomachills.com
- Jed Faroe, Ruling Elder, jfaroe at potomachills.com
- Dave Kamienski, Ruling Elder, Stated Clerk, dkamienski at potomachills.com
- Frank Pugh, Ruling Elder, fpugh at potomachills.com
- Mark Rist, Ruling Elder, mrist at potomachills.com
- Dr. David V. Silvernail, Jr. - Pastor, Teaching Elder, dsilvernail at potomachills.com
- Todd Traylor, Ruling Elder, ttraylor at potomachills.com