Pastors Jackie and Sheree Poe have served in ministry for twenty seven years. Their ministry began at Cliffview Church of God in Galax, VA where they served as youth pastors for sixteen years. During these early years at their home church, they were able to mentor many young men and women who now are serving in various areas of ministry. In 1994 they accepted positions of Youth and Associate Pastors at Riveroak Church of God in Danville, VA. After five years in Danville, they began their pastorate at Martinsville Church of God at 205 Clearview Drive which then re-located to their new facility at Mercy Crossing on 1978 Joseph Martin Highway, Martinsville, VA. Pastor Poe has a passion for missions and has ministered abroad and to many smaller churches here in the U.S. His energetic and realistic approach to sharing the Word has blessed thousands over the years. He loves his wife and riding the motorcycle he received at Mercy Crossing’s 3rd Annual Biker Sunday! Sheree enjoys playing the piano, singing, decorating, and spending every free moment she has to share with her husband of 31 years! Her great gift of loving others unconditionally and her wonderful smile has captured the hearts of all who are privileged to know her. Pastor and Sheree’s vision is to reach the lost, disciple workers for the Kingdom and to worship God to the utmost. For the past 10 years, they have served Mercy Crossing as a team, helping all those in their care to fulfill their God-given purpose and to “enjoy the journey”!

 

Dr. Tony Capps serves as the Executive Pastor for Mercy Crossing.  His philosophies on church growth and internal organizational structure struck a chord with Pastor Poe when he first heard Dr. Capps speaking at a state conference a number of years ago. He challenged the pastors who were no longer content with mediocrity in their churches or in their personal lives to adopt his principles, build an effective ministry, and have fun doing it.  These principles have produced impressive results in numerous churches, and especially at Mercy Crossing, where the congregation has tripled in size since adopting Family Care Ministries, the key church growth component in Dr. Capps’ book About My Father’s Business.

Dr. Capps holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and a Doctor of Divinity degree.  He was a founding partner of the Christian Purchasing Network, a provider of general products and financial services for churches. He served as the Executive Pastor of Heartland Community Church, an interdenominational church of nearly 4000 members, located in Central Florida, and as Director of Marketing for Pathway Press, an editorial, printing and marketing company in Tennessee. He is also the co-founder, vice-president, and chief financial officer of Ranger Aviation, a fixed-base flight operation in Kissimmee, Florida. Dr. Capps continues consulting through his own company, InVision Solutions, which he founded and still serves as the chief executive officer.

 

Mark Stocks is the Pastor of Music & Worship for Mercy Crossing. He is also one of our five Family Care Pastors. Mark oversees Mercy Music Ministries which is comprised of The Mercy Music Choir, Praise Team, Rhythm Section and Brass & Woodwind Section. Pastor Stocks and the choir are very active in ministering each Sunday along with outreach ministry in local and regional churches. The Music Department is also active in sponsoring choir retreats, choir tours, seasonal productions and recordings. Pastor Stocks has 21 years of experience in music pastoring within the local Churches of God in North Carolina and Virginia. He has currently served Mercy Crossing for eight years. He attained a Bachelor of Church Music degree at East Coast Bible College in Charlotte, NC and a Master of Church Music degree at Lee University in Cleveland, TN. Mark has extensive training in piano and taught students himself for many years. He was pianist for a total of five years with the East Coast Chorale and Lee University Singers during which time he had the privilege of ministering around the country. Mark comes from a rich heritage of four generations of Spirit-filled believers. He is originally from the sleepy town of Hiddenite, in the foothills of North Carolina. His hobbies include real estate, swimming, basketball, and flea-marketing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnny joined the MC family in December of 2008. Born and raised in Martinsville, God truly has had him on the greatest journey of his life. In June of 2009, Johnny became the Youth Pastor of “Inside Out Student Ministries”. He has actively been involved with ministry for nearly eight years serving in many different ministry capacities including college, high school, middle school, finances and evangelism. He has led groups all over the country in spreading the Word of Christ. His heart is to see students radically transformed through the Word. Johnny has his B.A. degree in Church Leadership and Administration through Patten University in Oakland, California. He has also completed “The Mission”, an intense discipleship and leadership program through the International Offices of the Church of God. He plans to further his education by getting his MBA in Counseling through Liberty University.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pam began working as a volunteer in the church office in 1999. She was hired to fill a clerical position in March of 2000. She now fills the position of Office Administrator. Contributions, payables, and overseeing the church facilities are among her duties. Although she works with numbers on a daily basis, the people of the church are her passion as well. Being a part of this church family from an infant has given her a heart for the needs and concerns of the Mercy Crossing family. She is married to Rickey Hopkins who is involved in several ministries of the church. They have a daughter, Tina, who is married to Eric Arrington. They have blessed Pam and Rickey with three beautiful grandsons, Nathan, Seth, and Evan who are the fourth generation of their family to be a part of Mercy Crossing. One of their greatest joys is to worship with their family each week.