Pastor Steve Treash

Dr. Stephen A. Treash, Senior Pastor

Our Senior Pastor, Steve Treash, began attending Black Rock as a teenager in 1977. In 1987, after Wheaton College and Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Steve came on the Black Rock pastoral staff as Associate Pastor. Steve became our Senior Pastor in 1997. He is only the 8th senior pastor in Black Rock's 158 year history!

Pastor Steve leads the Pastoral Staff and the Elders; is responsible for the planning of our weekly worship services; does most of the preaching; and represents our church on regional and national levels.

Steve and Jen have eight-year-old twins: Caileigh and Parker. For fun, Steve likes cross-country skiing, backpacking, and trips into NYC for the museums, shows and those hot pretzels.

Email: STreash@brcc.org

Phone: 203.255.3401 x118

Pastor Larry Fullerton

Rev. Larry Fullerton, Executive Pastor & Pastor of Missions 

Pastor Larry was brought up in Milford, Connecticut, and graduated from Barrington College. He spent 6 years in the Air Force as a captain (he flew a desk!). He graduated from Gordon Conwell Seminary and served at College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, from 1975-1996 as Executive and Missions Pastor. In January 1997, he was called to Black Rock Church where he is currently the Executive/Missions Pastor. He enjoys playing sports (he is an old basketball player!!!), reading theology and history (especially Civil War), and is an avid (if not very proficient) sailor. He is married to Susan who is a pediatrician, theatrical director and biology teacher. They have three children: Kimya, who is married to Joel Knecht, David at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and Amy, at Wheaton College in Illinois. Pastor Larry has a passion for Global Missions, teaching God's Word and providing leadership and direction to the Pastoral staff.

Email: LFullerton@brcc.org

Phone: 203.255.3401 x109

Pastor Jim Marshall

Rev. Jim Marshall, Pastor of Care

Rev. James P. Marshall, affectionately known as Pastor Jim, has been on the pastoral staff at Black Rock since 1984. Prior ministries include Arlington Memorial Baptist church in Akron, Ohio, for 20 years, and Evangel Baptist church, Springfield, New Jersey, for three years.

For 18 years he was Black Rock's Minister of Music and in January of 2001 devoted his entire time and energy to the Pastor Care ministry of the church. Preparation for ministry was received during his earlier years at Barrington College, University of Akron, and Ashland Theological Seminary.
Pastor Jim works closely with the Board of Deacons of the church and finds great joy and satisfaction in his responsibility of visiting those in hospitals and nursing homes and to the homebound. In addition to counseling, performing weddings and conducting funerals, he also supervises the 25 care ministries for the church.

The scriptural basis for the Care Ministry is found in 1 John 3:18 - "Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth."
Pastor Jim and his wife Marilyn, who works with him in his ministry, have three grown children and three grandchildren.

Phone: 203.255.3401 x107

Pastor Dan McCandless

Rev. Dan McCandless, Pastor of Local Outreach and Evangelism

 Dan grew up on the campus of The King's College in Briarcliff Manor, New York. His parents were dorm parents of an athletic dormitory, which fostered Dan's love for all sports, especially golf. After graduating from The King's College and then Pace University with an M.B.A. in Marketing Management, Dan pursued a professional golf career while living in Hawaii. It was during this time God was calling Dan to leave his dream of a golf career to serve God in full-time ministry. He graduated from Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, New York, and joined the Black Rock staff in 1999 as Pastor of Ministries. Dan oversees the Men's and Women's Ministries, Real Life (singles ministry for 35+), Divorce Recovery, and leads CARS Ministry and the Evangelism ministry for Black Rock. Dan has been married to his college sweetheart, Marjie, for 21 years and they have two children who make them laugh: Kate (13) and Jack (10). The McCandless family loves to golf, swim, play basketball and kickball, and go on any kind of adventure. And they love being a part of Black Rock.

Email: DMccandless@brcc.org

Phone: 203.255.3401 x111

Pastor Daryl Dale

Rev. Daryl Dale, Pastor of Children's Ministries

Rev. Daryl Dale grew up on the West Coast, was educated at San Diego State University, and studied for the ministry at Wheaton College's Graduate School of Theology, where he met his wife, Jan.
He comes to us with a passion for children's ministry, desiring to partner with parents in discipling children. The focus of our children's ministry is the spiritual development of children in an atmosphere of fun, with an emphasis on teaching children to pray, worship, serve others, love their church and become children of Christ-like character.
He and Jan have three grown children. A Scripture passage Daryl has found most helpful in life is Proverbs 3:3-6: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart . . . in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."

Email: DDale@brcc.org

Phone: 203.255.3401 x108

Josh Feay

Mr. Josh Feay, Director of Spiritual Development

Josh started as an intern in 2001 while in graduate school, then began working for BRCC full-time in 2003.  What does it really mean to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind and strength?  How can we love our neighbor as ourself?  Through small groups, classes, prayer services and more we equip people to live out their faith every day of their life.  Josh also oversees welcomeing visitors through membership into the Black Rock family.
Coming in a close second to his love for God is the love for his family. For reasons he still doesn’t understand, his lovely wife Maria agreed to marry him and they have been happily married since 1998. Eli Joshua, their first child, was born in 2001, Zoe Marie joined the family in 2003 and Ian Gregory arrived in 2005. They enjoy all the outdoor activities Connecticut offers from the beach to the snow.

His parents were missionaries in Sierra Leone, West Africa, when he was young. It was a great place to grow up riding mini-motorcycles and having a pet monkey. He spent his middle and high school years in Fort Wayne, IN, developing a passionate love for basketball. He attended Washington University in Saint Louis for college, double majoring in Economics and Religious Studies. He worked as a Surety Underwriter for an insurance company for a few years, then decided to follow God’s calling to ministry. He attended Yale University Divinity School for three years continuing to develop his passion for church ministry.

Email: JFeay@brcc.org

Phone: 203.255.3401 x125

Jeremy Taylor

Mr. Jeremy Taylor, Director of High School Ministries

Jeremy joined Black Rock’s full-time staff in 2003 after spending three summers interning here in the youth department. He has been expanding our senior high ministry and seeking to disciple and evangelize the youth of today to become followers of Christ and live every day for Him. Realizing that the youth are the next generation in the church, and most of them will either accept Christ or turn from Him, Jeremy is passionate about seeing teens live lives that hold nothing back in their desire for Christ. On the lighter side, Jeremy enjoys almost every sport, working in the yard, exercising, and coaching baseball. On June 12, 2004, he married Lara Small and they now reside in Fairfield. 

Email: JTaylor@brcc.org

Phone: 203.255.3401 x 127

Tim Blow

Director of Junior High Ministries

Tim Blow grew up just west of Philadelphia in a town called Downingtown.  During his active involvement as a high school student in ministry, Tim sensed God’s calling on his life for Youth Ministry.  Tim went on to attend Cedarville University where he got his youth ministry degree and met his beautiful wife, Aamie. 

After serving the last four years in Dayton, Ohio- Tim joins the BRCC staff as the director of middle school ministries.  Tim is very excited to be here and to be able to help shape and mold the lives of middle school students as he points them towards being full blown Christ Followers.  Tim and Aamie have  one son named Carter (16 months) who has brought much joy to their lives and has taught Tim a lot about the Father’s love toward us. 

 Some loves of Tim’s life are: spending time with his family, handyman work, hunting, Mountain Dew, road trips, and anything crazy! 

 Email: TBlow@brcc.org

Phone: 203.255.3401 x 123

Joshua Hanson

Joshua Hanson, Assistant Director of Worship

Josh has served on staff at Black Rock since March 2007.  He grew up in the state of Florida and attended the University of South Florida (GO BULLS!) where he received a B.M. in Jazz Studies.  Josh served in the US Army as a junior infantry officer and spent two years teaching music at a performing arts school in Tampa, Fl.  He is currently responsible for overseeing and leading the worship ministry at Black Rock.  

Josh and his wife Emily are celebrating their 7th anniversary this year.  They have two sons Wesley (their oldest who loves anything to do with cars) and Caleb (their youngest who likes whatever his big brother likes).

Sherry Thorne

Sherry has been a member at Black Rock Church since 2002, and Director of Women's Ministries since November of 2005. Her primary responsibility is to lead, organize, and execute ministry programs for the women of BRCC. Having a strong passion for intimacy with the Lord through Bible Study and prayer, she longs to see women equipped to unleash their own spiritual passions for Jesus Christ.

"And this is eternal life; that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."
John 17:3

Sherry absolutely delights in spending time with her husband Steven, and enjoys playing the piano and reading. She is the mother of Kali and Jared, two of God's many priceless gifts to her. In her own words, "God has blessed me beyond my imaginings. Mere words are inadequate to express His touch on my life."

Email: SThorne@brcc.org

Phone: 203.255.3401 X115

Joseph Cichon

Director of Technical Ministries

 Raised in Fairfield, Joe has resided in Trumbull for the last 19 years. Music filled his life at an early age, having played a multitude of instruments growing up. His school years were filled with band and concert brass instruments. This quickly changed as drums, bass and electric guitars soon followed. This path ultimately lead him to the tech arts in writing and producing original music. Building studios and creating original soundtracks soon followed. His music has been used on commercials such as Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Birds Eye foods, Banks, radio & TV ads and broadcast shows.

 Joe's studies at New York University included Producing and The Business of Music. He continues to cultivate select projects. Joining the BRCC Staff as Technical Director has allowed him to use all the tech disiplines every week serving God and the Staff at BRCC. "The fields are white for harvest, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the Harvest to send workers into His field". Luke 10:2 resounded and spoke clearly to him at an early age. It has been a complete walk of faith since then.

 With his wife Elaine, Joe has 2 children, Christopher and Olivia. He is an avid Yankees and Cowboys fan and loves to "try" and play golf. He also loves training people for service in tech arts as a ministry.

 Email: JCichon@brcc.org