Tuck is the organizing pastor of City Church. He and his wife Stacy married 20 years ago and have worked closely in ministry together ever since. They moved to Philadelphia to start City Church with their kids Connor, Tucker and Emalyn in 2006. Prior to City Church, Tuck finished a PhD in Sociology and served on the staff of several churches, most recently Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City.

Stacy directs City Church's ministry to women. A native Georgian, she earned a masters degree in education from the University of Georgia and taught in public and private schools at both the middle and high school levels. She has been involved in ministry and education for over twenty years, overseeing teachers and community leaders, directing women's and children's ministries, and coordinating justice and mercy efforts. Stacy inspires our community as a partner to Tuck in ministry and a mother to Connor, Tucker and Emalyn.

Bethany directs musical worship at City Church. She earned a Master of Music in piano performance from the Royal Academy of Music in London and has freelanced as a pianist and piano teacher in Philadelphia since 2004. Bethany is part of a classical chamber ensemble, The Brooks-Delaney Duo, and is active in the Philadelphia folk music scene, playing with the Wissahickon Chicken Shack and the Joe D'Amico Band. Her current project, The Quarry Street Hymnal, will be released this year. Bethany has been on staff at City Church since 2010.

Dan directs City Church's Diaconal ministries. A native of the south, Dan and his wife Candy moved to Philadelphia in 1992 to pursue a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary. He brings a wealth of ministry experience including work as an organizer of a work program for urban youth, a therapeutic foster care social worker and a pastoral assistant. Dan and Candy have three children--Sam, Hannah and Noah--and have been involved with City Church since its beginning in 2006.

Mike leads the City Church college ministry in partnership with Coalition for Christian Outreach. The Chens moved to Philadelphia in 2010 from Princeton, NJ where Mike, a Dartmouth graduate, earned his Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Seminary and worked with Manna Christian Fellowship. After graduating from Columbia University, Sonja worked with The Center for Faith and Work in NYC and earned an MA in Urban Mission at City Seminary in New York. They have one son, Jamison, who enjoys waving, shrugging and hot sauce.

Chris coordinates the High School and Middle School Youth Ministries at City Church. Chris and his wife Bonnie grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, graduated from the University of Georgia, and have been working with young people since. They were married in 2005 and moved to Philadelphia to attend Westminster Theological Seminary, where Chris is enrolled in the Master of Divinity program. Bonnie is enrolled in the MA program in Biblical Counseling and interns at the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF).

Elizabeth is the Executive Assistant to the Organizing Pastor. Growing up as a child of missionary parents in Hong Kong, China, Elizabeth grew to love the city at an early age, and upon her return to the US, completed her Master’s in Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University. After working in Community Development for a few years, she and her husband Gerry opened an Architectural and Planning firm together in 2000.  20 years of marriage has cultivated in them a love for cooking and adventures with their two children. Their son, Sebastian, likes to draw and make movies, and daughter Mireya, adores singing and all things Nutella.

Drew directs City Church’s Community ministries. He graduated from Georgia Tech and worked for several years in engineering, then with a ministry in Eastern Europe before earning a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary. Drew and Susie were married in 2006 and moved to Philadelphia to join with the work of City Church. They have two wonderful daughters, Mary and Katherine, who are currently perfecting the arts of jumping and walking.

Susie coordinates the Children’s Ministry at City Church. She grew up in the east bay of San Francisco and studied education at Duke University. Susie’s passion is to develop curricula to help children grow in the grace of the Gospel. She has taught both elementary and middle school and earned a MA in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2005. She graciously allowed Drew to marry her in 2006, and began coordinating the City Church children's ministry and the raising of spunky daughters in 2008.