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Our People
Pastoral Leadership Team
Rev Melissa Powell
Rev Melissa Powell was inducted to serve as our Lead Pastor on 23 April 2023 .
Melissa has 20 years of pastoral ministry experience and was a founding member of cession | community serving as Associate Pastor from 2004-2009. Melissa served as the Minister of Taonga Wesleyan Community 2010-2017 before returning to study to complete her Masters in Applied Theology at Carey Graduate School graduating in April 2020.
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Melissa rejoined our Pastoral Staff team in an interim capacity in 2020 and was reappointed as our Associate Pastor in March 2021.
Our Servant Leaders
cession|community is under the spiritual oversight of our Servant Leaders, who operate as our elders:
Carmel Bell
Vania Dunn
Melwyn Le Comte
Rev Melissa Powell
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