Geoffrey Maurer
Pastor of Vision and Equipping
When Geoffrey came to the University of Virginia, he got more than he expected: an incredible wife Kelly, the sweet and renewing experience of discipleship, and a call to vocational ministry. Before being asked to pastor Christ Community in 2011, Geoffrey served two years in campus ministry, studied three years at seminary (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary), led for six years as dean, teacher, coach and chaplain at two private Christian schools, and served on a church planting team with Rivanna Community Church. While with CCC, he has also helped to found e4Partnership and received his Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Geoff and Kelly love Charlottesville and are delighted and honored to be raising their three children in the city. They love the Church, including this church, and long for Jesus’ name to be exalted above all.
Tom White
Pastor of Mission and Community
Tom has been a Charlottesville resident his entire life, and he is a long-time member of Christ Community. He loves this town and is deeply committed to seeing the Kingdom flourish here. He has had an abiding love for children and youth, one that God kept kindled through his time in education, sales, real estate, and coaching. Now God is using Tom’s diverse background and work experience in ways that help him love our community well in his current role. Tom is married to Amy, his high school sweetheart, and they have three children and two grandchildren. He relaxes with humor, cooking, sports, and people (and people, and people).
Chris Matthews
Worship Director
When Chris and his wife Anna felt the call from the Lord to uproot their lives from native South Africa and settle in Charlottesville, Virginia, they stepped into more than a new beginning—they embraced a deeper journey of faith and mission.
In South Africa, Chris poured over 20 years into worship ministry, eventually serving as a key worship leader at Hatfield Christian Church, guiding a vibrant and diverse congregation of over 2,000 people with more than 50 nations represented.
Since age 15, Chris has played bass, guitar, keyboard, and vocals in worship. As an avid songwriter, he has composed hundreds of songs and has served worship leaders and teams of multiple generations and backgrounds as a Music Director. He draws on his music and ministry experience, including mentoring youth in a skillful way to teach and guide others.
After graduating from the Worship Academy in 2010, Chris began teaching there, shaping lives through worship, and later became a course facilitator, sharing his response to the revelation of who God is to hundreds of students from various backgrounds. God has provided him with many purposeful travels to connect with and equip students around the world, sharing his passion and zeal for God and his Kingdom with fellow worshipers.
Now in Charlottesville, Chris and Anna, with their two boys, live by faith, delighting in God’s ever unfolding purpose. They treasure their new community, eager to see Jesus’ name exalted as they serve and flourish in this city they’re privileged to call home.
Maria Webb
Youth Ministry Coordinator & Communications Administrator
Maria was born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia. After high school, she became a film fellow and post-production intern. Maria graduated from PVCC with a major in Fine Arts and a specialization in Music. She is passionate about seeing the body of Christ live in unity as we seek to build the Kingdom of God together.
In 2018, she joined a local pregnancy center as their outreach coordinator, leading youth and mentorship programs throughout Central Virginia. In 2020, her role expanded to working as the Director of Marketing & Communications, where she discovered a passion for design, business development, and brand creation.
Currently, Maria owns her own business that provides photography, videography, and social media marketing services. In her spare time she enjoys coffee with friends, writing, traveling, music, ministering in the community, and spending time with her family.
Jaymee Jenkins
Children’s Ministry Coordinator
Jaymee has been a Sunday school teacher since her early twenties. She is blessed to be able to combine her love of God’s word, her love of children, and a desire to see the next generation grow up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord in her role as Children’s Ministry Coordinator. She has been tremendously blessed watching the children of Christ Community grow closer to the Lord. She especially enjoys rejoicing with the angels when one of our children receives baptism.
Jaymee attended middle and high school in Albemarle County. She attended UVA for her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and began a career teaching at public and private schools in Charlottesville. After retiring from teaching in 2016, she caught up on home projects for a couple of years and then began to feel that the Lord had more for her. She has finally found her dream job!
Jaymee and her husband, Joe, have attended Christ Community since 1999. They are parents to three boys and grandparents to four extraordinary grandchildren.
Dorothy Houchens
Operations Manager
Dorothy is a lifelong Charlottesville native and graduate of Albemarle High School, PVCC, and the University of Virginia, where she earned degrees in Liberal Arts and Psychology. Faith and service have been an important part of her life from an early age, growing up serving alongside her family in their church, and volunteering at Camp Rapidan in Rochelle, Virginia. Dorothy finds joy in serving the Lord, spending time with her husband and children, and relaxing at the beach.
Her favorite Scripture is Psalm 107:1–2: “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story.” (NIV)
