Our Team
Pastor Dave is a native of Jacksonville, Florida. He married his high school sweetheart, the former Pamela Gayle Thompson, in 1982. The Patricks have two daughters, one son and five grandkids. His life verse is Philippians 4:13.
Pastor Dave attended Baptist Bible College (Springfield, MO), completed his Theology degree from Trinity Theological Seminary (Evansville, IN), and earned both his Master’s in Psychology/Counseling and his PhD in Communications/Leadership from Louisiana Baptist University (Shreveport, LA). The Patricks have served in full-time ministry together since 1982 in Florida, Texas, Virginia, and Australia. Pastor Dave’s ministry experience includes Youth Pastor, Administrative Pastor, Senior Pastor, and Missionary to Australia. He has been serving as Senior Pastor at East Pointe Church for over 8 years.
Dr. David Patrick
EPCA Chancellor
Amanda Doyle
Administrator
Amanda has lived in Jacksonville, FL since she was a young child. She has 3 daughters (9, 8, and 5) and a 2 year old son. She enjoys doing ministry, singing and playing piano, reading, and going to fun places with her kids. Her life verse is Jeremiah 29:11.
Amanda attended Trinity Baptist College and has a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education. She has been home for the last few years, homeschooling and taking care of her kids, as well as leading AWANA at East Pointe. She has been involved at East Pointe Church for the past 25 years and is excited to work at EPCA.
Contact: adoyle@epcjax.com
Shira Conner
Director
Angie Ahearn
Two Year Old Teacher
Contact: aahearn@epcjax.com
Marina Gennette
Two/Three Split Teacher
Contact: mgennette@epcjax.com
Katie Beville
Three Year Old Teacher
Contact: kbeville@epcjax.com
Kayla Morris
Three Year Old Teacher
Contact: kmorris@epcjax.com
Shira Conner
VPK Teacher
Contact: sconner@epcjax.com
Tayler Varney
Kindergarten Teacher
Contact: tvarney@epcjax.com
Kristen Johnston-Jones
Two Year Old Assistant
Sydney Caballero
Two/Three Split Assistant
Peyton Van Matre
Three Year Old Assistant
Kaydence Ahearn
Three Year Old Assistant
Sherry Myers
VPK Assistant
Natalie Tellez
VPK Assistant
Kaylia Locke
Resource Teacher
If you are interested in joining our team at East Pointe Christian Academy, please contact us at epca@epcjax.com.
In accord with the Florida Ethics in Education Act, all employees of East Pointe Christian Academy, in good faith, have a duty to comply with child protective investigations. There is a legal penalty for not reporting suspected or alleged child abuse or alleged misconduct by instructional personnel or school administrators. The Florida Abuse Hotline is 1.800.962.2873. The EPCA contact is the Administrator, Amanda Doyle.