Preachers

John William (Will) Snyder began his ministry as Senior Pastor at the Presbyterian Church of Coventry in January 2019. Previously he served as Senior Pastor of the Forks of the Brandywine Presbyterian Church (EPC) from 2010 - 2018 after serving as Pastor of an independent reformed church in southern Michigan from 2005-2010. A native of the northwest (Kent, WA), he received a BA from Western Washington University and afterward moved with his family to Florida where he earned a Masters in Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary (Orlando). During his first pastorate he began further studies at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA, where he earned his Doctor of Ministry degree in 2015. Will and his wife Shelley, along with their children (Natalie, Alivia, and Pierson) live in Vernon, CT.

Brett Barbee began his ministry as Associate Pastor at the Presbyterian Church of Coventry in September 2024. He is a native of Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, and a graduate of Erskine Theological Seminary. Before entering the ministry, he worked in the restaurant business and was self-employed as a carpenter. Brett has served Christ’s church in cross-cultural church planting and renewal in South Carolina and Georgia and is passionate about outreach and evangelism, which meets despairing hearts with forgiveness and life in Jesus Christ. He also works with Serge, an international missions organization, mentoring missionaries, pastors, and leaders. Brett and his wife, Bartges, along with their five children, live in Manchester, CT.