Pastor Blake Bennett
TheCity.church at San Marco
Leadership
Leadership Matters.
We believe healthy churches are led by humble, spiritually mature leaders who serve with integrity, accountability, and a heart for God's people.
At TheCity.church, leadership is united across our Neighborhood Congregations through a shared model of governance that values both local ministry and collective responsibility.
Lead Pastor
Pastor Blake Bennett planted TheCity.church in Jacksonville in 2015. Today, he serves alongside our Elders, Trustees, and Overseers to help guide the overall direction and health of the church, while also serving locally as the Congregational Pastor of TheCity.church at San Marco.
Our Leadership Structure
TheCity.church is governed through three distinct leadership bodies that work together to provide spiritual oversight, organizational accountability, and long-term health.
Elders
Our Elders are the pastors who lead our Neighborhood Congregations.
Together, they help cultivate the spiritual life and health of TheCity.church through teaching, prayer, pastoral care, counsel, and the faithful leadership of their congregations. They also work together to protect our church's spiritual integrity and provide an important layer of accountability within our leadership.
Pastor Bradley Bennett
TheCity.church at Bartram Park
Pastor Joel Stuckey
TheCity.church at Riverside
Trustees
Our Trustees help steward the financial and organizational health of TheCity.church.
They provide oversight and accountability for major financial commitments, the annual budget, compensation, property, borrowing, and other significant business matters. Their role helps ensure that the resources entrusted to our church are managed with wisdom, integrity, and appropriate accountability.
Non-Voting Members:
Overseers
Our Overseers provide strength and external pastoral accountability for our Lead Pastor.
They are experienced pastors and ministry leaders from outside TheCity.church who know and care for our church and its leadership. They provide prayer, counsel, and accountability to our Lead Pastor and, when necessary, have the authority to investigate, discipline, or remove the Lead Pastor.
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