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Rev. Bobby Ellisor
Senior PastorRev. Bobby Ellisor is the son, grandson, and great grandson of Methodist ministers. He was raised in Mobile, Alabama. Prior to his appointment as the new pastor of Cokesbury, Rev. Ellisor served as Pastor of First United Methodist Church in Brewton, Al., after having served…
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Rev. Bobby Ellisor
Senior PastorRev. Bobby Ellisor is the son, grandson, and great grandson of Methodist ministers. He was raised in Mobile, Alabama.
Prior to his appointment as the new pastor of Cokesbury, Rev. Ellisor served as Pastor of First United Methodist Church in Brewton, Al., after having served as Pastor of the Gadsden Street United Methodist church in Pensacola, Fl. He has also served as Senior Pastor of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Fort Walton Beach, Fl.; Saint Paul United Methodist Church in Gulf Breeze, Fl.; and First United Methodist Church in Defuniak Springs, Florida where he was the recipient of the Annual Conference Denman Evangelism Award.
Rev. Ellisor has also served the Alabama/West Florida Annual Conference on both the district and conference levels. In the last several years, he has been a member of the Pensacola District Committee on Ministry. Prior to that, Bobby served as Chairperson of the Conference Board of Worship and Evangelism for 4 years. Most recently, he served on the Board of Trustees for the Bay Pines district.
Bobby graduated from Troy State University, where he double majored in both Psychology and Sociology. Following his undergraduate work, he attended and graduated with a Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. He hopes to begin work on his doctorate in the future.
Rev. Ellisor is married to Faith and they have 3 sons – Justin, Taylor, and Matthew. They have 2 grandsons, Colby and Liam. In his spare time, Rev. Ellisor enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family.

Rev. Josh Blount
Associate PastorJosh grew up in Montgomery, AL, and has since lived across the southeast working in college ministry with CRU and The Wesley Foundation. He felt the call to ministry in High School during a youth group meeting. He started ministry after attending the University of Alabama, where he studied…
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Rev. Josh Blount
Associate PastorJosh grew up in Montgomery, AL, and has since lived across the southeast working in college ministry with CRU and The Wesley Foundation. He felt the call to ministry in High School during a youth group meeting. He started ministry after attending the University of Alabama, where he studied football and baseball. (And a little bit of Business Management as well)
He chose to attend Asbury Theological Seminary, where he focused on classes in discipleship and young adults. While at Asbury, he was an assistant coach on the baseball team at Asbury University. On the baseball field, he was able to engage college students on a spiritual level. He also gained a passion for reaching out to the community around him by serving those in need. He enjoys serving the church through discipleship, spiritual growth, and outreach to the local community. Josh’s favorite part of the ministry is seeing people grow in their faith and becoming more mature disciples of Christ.
Josh loves Alabama Football (Roll Tide!), Atlanta Braves baseball, and going to the gym in his personal life. Josh also enjoys finding new restaurants as a self-described “wannabe foodie” and coffee enthusiast. He also has a dog named Tua that is a bundle of energy and excitement!
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways, acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Support Staff

Dawn
Director of Student and College MinistriesDawn’s love for the church family has guided her ministry at Cokesbury with over 15+ years of experience. As a Children’s Ministry Assistant, Dawn later became the Director of Children’s Ministry and eventually assumed her current position of Director of Children and Student Ministries. Dawn creates and designs programming and…
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Dawn
Director of Student and College MinistriesDawn’s love for the church family has guided her ministry at Cokesbury with over 15+ years of experience. As a Children’s Ministry Assistant, Dawn later became the Director of Children’s Ministry and eventually assumed her current position of Director of Children and Student Ministries.
Dawn creates and designs programming and special events for children and youth, infant through grade 12. Dawn directs our church’s nursery, children’s Sunday school, and our mid-week children and student ministry programs. On Sunday nights, you will find her in The Loft for the weekly gathering of students in grades 6 through 12. Dawn coordinates learning, serving, and worship opportunities that help kids pursue a deeper understanding of what it means to follow Jesus. Ensuring that they know that Jesus will be their forever friend and that church really can be fun-contrary to popular belief. Nobody is perfect here or ever expected to be.
Dawn has been married to her husband Chuck for many years, and they have raised two amazing daughters. She spends as much of her free time as possible laughing and loving family and friends. She has a passion for dog rescue, coffee, brunch, and dresses with pockets.

Andrew “Drew”
Contemporary Worship LeaderDrew is the contemporary worship leader. He is a born again grateful believer in our Lord Jesus Christ. Drew is married to his beautiful wife, Jenny, father of 3 grown children and grandfather of 4 precious little ones who call him Pop Pop. Drew loves the Lord, family, and…
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Andrew “Drew”
Contemporary Worship LeaderDrew is the contemporary worship leader. He is a born again grateful believer in our Lord Jesus Christ. Drew is married to his beautiful wife, Jenny, father of 3 grown children and grandfather of 4 precious little ones who call him Pop Pop. Drew loves the Lord, family, and church and is humbled and honored to serve at Cokesbury. He looks forward to meeting you soon!

Kathy
Director of Children's MinistryKathy grew up in the Pensacola area and is glad to be back close to family. She is excited to serve as the Director of Children’s Ministries, a role that brings joy to her heart. From previous positions, Kathy has seven years of children’s ministry experience in Alabama and…
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Kathy
Director of Children's MinistryKathy grew up in the Pensacola area and is glad to be back close to family. She is excited to serve as the Director of Children’s Ministries, a role that brings joy to her heart. From previous positions, Kathy has seven years of children’s ministry experience in Alabama and Georgia churches. She recently worked as a Disaster Case Manager with Alabama West Florida Conference’s disaster recovery teams for Hurricanes Michael and Sally.
As a University of Southern Mississippi graduate, Kathy enjoys putting her elementary education degree into action in the church setting. When she’s not sitting on the floor for storytime, sharing snacks, or coordinating volunteers, Kathy enjoys the outdoors and admiring pictures of her twin nieces.
Kathy invites you to reach out to her to discuss the variety of ways you can be a part of Bringing Christ to children, and children to Christ.
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Mallery
Director of FinanceFacilities

Johnny
Head of Facilities“So anyway, there I was…..” is a Johnny catchphrase when he started in the Navy (that’s another story!) In the Navy, he was a crewman trained to find Russian submarines out of large airplanes. Later, he flew in helicopters, still looking for subs but largely as a rescue swimmer…
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Johnny
Head of Facilities“So anyway, there I was…..” is a Johnny catchphrase when he started in the Navy (that’s another story!) In the Navy, he was a crewman trained to find Russian submarines out of large airplanes. Later, he flew in helicopters, still looking for subs but largely as a rescue swimmer waiting for survivors who lost their ride at sea. It got exciting at times.
Johnny married his High School Sweetheart, Judy, and they have four kids and currently have eleven grandkids. He has always been a bit of an adventurer and has worked in a few different trades. His earliest days of construction work began when he was in second or third grade, helping his dad build their first family home.
He came to Pensacola during the last two assignments with the Navy, where he retired. Judy and friends brought me to Cokesbury, where he loves our church family. Our Lord saw to it that he had the right experience to help take care of our beautiful campus and facilities.
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Joe
MaintenanceJoe has been married for 46 years and has 3 children and 6 grandchildren. He says his time working with Cokesbury has been a Godsend. He loves the people and is so grateful for the church.