Leadership

Rev. Dr. Tom Johnston and Rev. Cathy Johnston are both ordained ministers with the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (ICFG). Tom has been in pastoral ministry for thirty years and is currently serving as the Lead Pastor of The Trinity Life Community, The Bedford Foursquare Church. Tom holds a Ph.D. in education, with a specific focus on adult leader development. While serving alongside her husband, Cathy has worked as a registered nurse for 40 years, holding a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing as well as a Master of Science Degree in Management.

Tom and Cathy have started four Foursquare churches in New Hampshire, and from within these churches have raised up over 40 Foursquare Pastors into credentialed ministry, along with seven more churches planted out of those congregations. Tom has a passionate commitment to the Body of Christ, which is expressed in his leading and caring for a local congregation as well as serving in regional, national, and global contexts to see God’s people mature into the fullness of Christ.

Tom is also an author, educator, mentor, and the co-founder of The Praxis Center for Church Development. Praxis works with pastors and denominational leaders from over 70 different denominations within the global Body of Christ. (Tom does a lot of different things.)

Tom and Cathy reside in Bedford, NH, with their dog, Maggie.

Pastors Jason and Britney Bennett are ordained Foursquare ministers. Originally from Central Florida, they moved to rural New Hampshire in 2010 to serve as missionaries at a residential addiction care ministry for young men and women. Jason and Britney joined TLC’s pastoral team in 2018. Jason serves as Director of Worship Technology and they serve together coordinating Communications for all aspects of ministry of Trinity Life Community. The Bennett’s have two children.

David and Catherine are ordained Foursquare pastors. They have served in a variety of ministry roles throughout their time within Foursquare, which includes Family Ministers, District Missions, District Children’s Ministry, Assistant Ministers, and Senior Pastors. In late 2022, David and Catherine relocated from North Carolina to their native home in Maine where they are networking with people to develop a local expression
of TLC in the region in which they live. David and Catherine have four adult children. David has a Masters of Arts in Theology, and Catherine has an MBA in Project Management. David works as a Director of Digital Platform Services for Sherwin-Williams, and Catherine as a Product Owner for Principal Financial. They have the heart to see people come into a relationship with Jesus and learn to live in obedience to God’s Word.

Jodie and J. Alan are ordained Foursquare ministers and have served with Tom & Cathy since 2003; they have served on many levels of leadership throughout those years. J Alan serves on the pastoral staff in several capacities, including facilitating Connection groups. J. Alan is also a tractor trailer driver for a local lumber company. Jodie serves as the Pastor of Financial Administration for TLC as well as for the Trinty Life Schools, and is also the Operations Coordinator for The Praxis Center for Church Development. Together they have grown in understanding their identities as a son and daughter of God, and have a passion to help others understand their identity. They are the parents of three wonderful children and love being a part of the community of TLC.

Tim and Selina are ordained Foursquare ministers, they serve at Trinity Life Community, Tim as Executive Pastor, Selina in discipleship and pastoral care. New Hampshire natives, they accepted Jesus into their lives when they were 16 and 15 years old respectively and have been married since 2008, and have five children.  Tim has an M.S. in Management and Nonprofit Leadership and Selina has an M.S. in Accounting. Both work bi-vocationally; Tim as an Adjunct Professor for Manchester Community College and Selina as an Accounting Manager for a local restaurant group. They both have a passion to see people become disciple making disciples who thrive as sons and daughters of God!

Kevin and Annie have served the Lord together for nearly 20 years. Kevin is an ordained Foursquare minister who has served on both sides of the country, primarily in youth ministry and discipleship.  Bi-vocationally, he serves on the management team of a local credit union as well as  youth pastor for TLC. Annie has a love and gifting for children, particularly infants and toddlers, and runs her own in-home daycare. She is a skilled administrator and is passionate about helping people and serving wherever there is a need. Annie helps coordinate the Children’s Discipleship team and serves alongside Kevin with the youth. Together, Kevin and Annie desire to see people live in right relationship with God through the encouragement of healthy community! They have 3 amazing children!

Roy and Tammie Vrooman are ordained Foursquare minsters and have served as Senior Pastors and in a variety of assisting roles for over 30 years. They have been married since 1993, and live in Rome, New York. Roy attended Zion Bible Institute in Rhode Island and graduated with a Certificate in Biblical Studies, and Tammie is a L.I.F.E East Foursquare Bible College graduate with a Bachelors in Theology. Their ministry experience has given them opportunities to serve in many contexts in the local church. It has stirred in them the desire to see others grow as healthy disciples of Jesus and to pursue healthy relationships, marriages, and families. As they continue to devote themselves to Christ, His church, and His mission, their heart is to see others come alongside and join them in this journey with Jesus. Roy and Tammie are currently leading a house church of TLC that gathers in their home and Roy is bi-vocational as a truck driver. Roy and Tammie have four adult children as well as two younger children.