Christ church leadership

Christ Church is presbyterian in structure, which means elders are the responsible leaders,

and we have more than one pastor or elder leading together.

Our pastor came on board in January 2019, 

so we are now blessed with a pastor, elder and two deacons.


See Acts 20:17, 28 and 1 Peter 5:1-4

  • PASTOR STEVE HEMMEKE

    Steve began serving Christ Church in January of 2019.  He and his wife Sara hail from Holland, MI, where they met in high school and now have four teenagers!  Steve has 19 years of pastoral experience, mostly in the CREC in Virginia.

  • deacon joseph martinez

    Joe helped establish Christ Church of Livingston County in 2002. He and his wife, Linda, reside in Howell and have three children and 12 grandchildren. Joe is retired as an Engineering Manager for General Motors.

  • Deacon robert popovczak

    Robert has been a member of Christ Church since 2004.  He and his wife, Sarah, reside in Howell and have six children.  Robert works as an engineer for the test industry.

  • ELDER PRO TEMPORE (FOR A TIME) JEFF SWANSON

    Jeff pastors Christ the King Church (CREC) near Ferry, MI, and has served on our Session for several years.  He and his wife, Kelle have nine children.  Jeff also works at Country Dairy in New Era, MI.