Rev. Robert R. Drake,   Senior Pastor Robert Russell Drake was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His parents were members of Grace United Methodist church, which had an evangelical pastor, and under that man's twelve year ministry, Bob put his trust in Christ.

He became an Eagle Scout before going to Bethel College in St. Paul, a school of the Baptist General Conference. The philosophy department introduced him to Reformed theology, and he decided to study it further at Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia.

Following seminary, unsure as to whether he was called to preach or teach, Bob went to Western Kentucky University where he was a Teaching Assistant in logic. In 1971, he received an M.A. in Humanities with a major in philosophy, but meanwhile his desire to preach had been confirmed by working with a small church plant in his spare time.

He returned to Philadephia for an internship at Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) which was across the street from Westminster Seminary. In 1972, he was ordained by the Philadelphia Presbytery of the OPC and became the pastor of Calvary.

He resigned in 1977, and after a brief trial position with Great Commission Publications, he worked for the Christian Reformed Church in campus ministry at the University of Minnesota where he also did additional graduate work in American Studies. In 1983, he was called to Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Bob is married to the former Victoria Rustand who was a widow with four small children. Vicki has taught English in both public and Christian schools and is now an editoral assistant at God's World Publications.

Bob and Vicki rejoice to see their children walking in the truth, and at last count they have fourteen grandchildren who are being raised in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Rev. Philip Caines, Assistant Pastor Philip Caines was born in Sparta, Illinois, where his father was pastor of Bethel Reformed Presbyterian Church. In 1983, his father accepted a call to East Ridge Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Philip attended Chattanooga Christian School, where he served in student government and National Honors Society and played soccer and golf. He then went to Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, where he majored in history, minored in philosophy and Biblical studies, and played soccer.

Over Christmas break his junior year he began dating Sarah Lowe, whom he had known since the fourth grade. They were married May 31, 1996, just weeks after they graduated college.

Philip served for one year as the interim youth director at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, a daughter church of East Ridge.

Philip and Sarah then moved to St Louis, Missouri, so Philip could study at Covenant Theological Seminary. In December 2001, Philip completed his Master of Divinity and accepted a call to Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church, where he serves as Assistant Pastor of college and youth ministries. He was ordained by the Western Carolina Presbytery of the PCA.

Philip and Sarah had their first child. Abigail Mae, November 30, 2000. A son, Thomas Lennon, was born July 2, 2002. Jacob Render was born August 15, 2005. Another daughter Hannah Caines was born March 27, 2007.