:: Staff & Leadership
Lead Pastor | Felipe Assis was born in Brazil but has spent about a third of his existence (as a toddler, as a child and as an adult) in America. He has earned a Th.B from Seminário Presbiteriano do Norte and an M.Div from RTS – Charlotte. Felipe planted his first church, Igreja Presbiteriana Curado 4 at the age of 18 and has recently come from five years of church planting in Recife – Brazil where he and wife Beth founded Comunidade Memorial. Beth and Felipe have two daughters Analisse and Zoe.
Activities: Preaching, Vision casting and Leadership development.
Brickell Pastor | Keith Case was born in Chattanooga, TN. He has lived in Florida for the last ten years and in Miami for the last 6. Keith attended grad school in Orlando, FL where he received a Masters in Divinity and Counseling. In 2006, Keith accepted a call as a minister to families and young adults in Miami’s quiet Island community of Key Biscayne. This past July, Amy and Keith moved with their three children, Harper (6), Kaila (4), and Maddie (3) into the heart of the city, known as Brickell, where Keith is serving as the pastor of the church plant, Crossbridge Brickell.
Activities: Brickell Pastor
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Creative Pastor | Marcus Assis was born in Philadelphia, was raised in Brazil and, has lived in South Florida for over a decade. Marcus attended Palm Beach Atlantic College where he earned a B.A. in Music Performance and is currently finishing up his M.Div at Knox Theological Seminary. Marcus has served as a worship pastor to various churches and is a gifted song-writer and producer. He is married to Jussane Assis and together with whom he has a four year old son named David Abner.
Activities: Leading and crafting worship, Arts (19|1), communications and occasional preaching.
Connection Pastor | Sam Miranda was born in NYC but moved to Miami at an early age. Sam and his wife Tiffany are the proud parents of Austin, Caitlyn & Jordan. Sam has served in full time ministry since 2001 as a youth and worship pastor but has recently decided to shift his ministry focus to community life. He joined the staff in the fall of 2009 to oversee the growing number of groups and the connecting ministries of the church.
Activities: Community Groups oversight, Assimilation, Children & Family ministries and Volunteers.
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:: elders
Elders at Crossbridge share three main responsibilities; Policy-making, membership and theological oversight.
Jorge “Jay” Reynardus is the devoted husband of Tania for 17 years, and father of Jo, Kristine, and Hannah. He is an attorney in a large multinational corporation & the Teaching Leader for the Miami Men’s BSF class here in South Florida.
Erik Williams is a Miami City Director with the College Ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. Erik is originally from South Carolina, studied Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech and worked at several manufacturing plants before being called by God to reach college students. After joining staff with Campus Crusade for Christ, he was assigned to the University of Southern Mississippi where he met and worked with his wife, Renee. Erik and Renee have lived in Miami since 2001 and have 3 children: Katelyn, Bryce and Asher.
Rev. Dr. Cesar Vega serves at Crossbridge as an Elder. He and his wife Edie have been serving with The Navigators for 43 years, leading ministries on three military bases, as well as the campus ministries of the University of South Carolina, and the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. During the last twenty years, we have helped pioneer The Navigators’ Hispanic ministries in the USA and Cuba. My current ministry out of Miami, FL is Eastern Region Field Leader, which entails coaching and mentoring our younger staff and providing leadership for The Navigators’ Hispanic ministry, NavVida.
Robert “Bob” Meyer is a native of South Florida, a graduate of the University of Miami. Married to his wife, Mercy for over 35 years, he has three daughters and six grandchildren. The last twelve years of his 36 year career in telecommunications was in international telecommunications where he also worked in missions and ministry in Brazil. He and his wife moved back to Miami from Atlanta in 2009, after serving as an Elder at Perimeter Church in Atlanta, Ga., one of Crossbridge Church’s patron churches.
:: deacons
Peter Thompson was elected Deacon in the spring of 2009 and currently serves as Chair of the Diaconate. He and his wife Barb also lead a Pinecrest community group at Crossbridge. Peter is the Treasurer for Del Monte Fresh Produce Company in Coral Gables.
Camilo Perez was born in Cuba, came to Miami with family at 11 years old. At 18 years old he joined the U.S. Navy and live in San Diego for 8 years where he met and married his beautiful wife Lupita. In 1985 moved back to Miami to work in real estate as a Realtor. Camilo and Lupita and the 3 children (Lizbeth, Veronica, & CJ) now attend Crossbridge Church where Camilo serves as a Deacon.
Harry Chadderton is a Miami native that has worked in telecommunications with Bellsouth for 30+ years. They have two grown daughters (both graduates of Westminster Christian School) who are now married and have children of their own. They are thankful to see Crossbridge Church growing as the gospel of Jesus Christ is proclaimed and lived by the members.
Robert Hale has been a missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators and Mission to the World (PCA) for almost 20 years. He moved to Miami from Chattanooga, TN when he was 10 years old. Robert earned a BS in Biology from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg and an MA in Bible from Columbia International University in South Carolina. Robert and his wife Debbie with their 4 sons (Micah, Matthew, Jason & Jonathan) spent 13 years overseas, including 11 years in West Africa. Currently working stateside, Robert still makes trips to and oversees projects in 10 different countries in West Africa. Robert & Debbie are proud grandparents to Esther Grace Hale – born to their oldest son Micah and his wife Grace in Dec. 2008.
Chris Barroso was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He graduated from South Miami High in 2003 and immediately began working for Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation. He embodies a true servant’s heart and has displayed that in various areas of ministry at Crossbridge for over a 1 year and half now.
Rachel Justiniano was born in Miami, FL and graduated from Samford University with a degree in Elementary Education in 2001. She worked as a teacher and reading coach for nine years in the public school system and is currently a stay at home mom (her favorite job so far!). She has been married to Raul Justiniano since April 2005 and they have a son, Noah, born March 2010.
Brian Barroso was born and raised in Miami, Fl. He earned his BSBA with a major in Finance and minor in Economics from the University of Florida. Brian is a Commercial Banker with Mercantil Commercebank. Brian and his wife Janean have two children (Levi and Isabella).
Mike Capote was born and raised in Miami and currently working in the field of Information Systems and Technology. He and his wife Helmy are also active members in Bible Study Fellowship where Mike serves as the Class Administrator for the Miami Men’s class.
Stuart Beharry works in the Downtown Brickell area as an Investment Manager and spends most of his time focusing on church finances. On the weekends he can be found exploring the outdoors with his wife Astrid and daughter Emma or wandering aimlessly on a golf course looking for his lost ball. He can be often overheard pleading with God on tee shots.
