
About Us

WHY WE EXIST
Glen Cove Christian Church
Welcome home, where we gather in love, grow in faith, and go change the world!
Meet The Team

Tommy Lanham
Pastor
Tommy has more than 30 years of ministry experience. He and his family came from Kentucky to Glen Cove Christian Church in August of 2019, approximately 6 months before the pandemic. He holds a BS in Bible and Preaching from Johnson University and an MA in Pastoral Counseling and Life Coaching from Liberty University. He is a master-certified life coach.
Tommy is a dynamic, enthusiastic, award-winning speaker, father of two young adults, and husband to Tammy.
He loves to play pickleball, listen to Prince and Bob Dylan, and watch his University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team play ball!

Joe Cortale
Pastor
Joe was ordained in 2011 and has served Glen Cove Christian Church as Associate Pastor, Minister, and Pastor. Joe has spent the past 40 years in sales leadership roles and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Fellowship of Fathers Foundation & Family First Global, whose mission is to promote Christian family values around the world.
Joe holds a BA in business from LaSalle University and, as valedictorian, a master's degree in Christian leadership and ministry from Hope International University.
Joe is married to Laura and is a father of three young adults and Grandpa to 2 grandchildren.

Karen Pedone
Administrative
Karen and her family joined the Glen Cove Christian Church in the mid-1990s, and since then she has held a variety of positions in the church. She's served as a Sunday School Superintendent, a Sunday School teacher, a Vacation Bible School teacher, a deacon of hospitality, and a general "church mom."
For more than 10 years she has led the Women’s Bible Study and has been involved in other Bible studies. She is currently the administrative minister, taking care of printing bulletins and other business-related aspects of the church.

Tammy Lanham
Creative Arts / Production Team Leader
Tammy has been married to Tommy for 25+ years, and they have served in ministry together for more than 30 years. Tammy is a graduate of Johnson University and the New York Institute of Photography.
Tammy is the production team leader for our weekly broadcasts. She creates the videos and designs the graphics for many of the church's publications, including managing our social media and online communications, and maintains our website.
She and Tommy have two young adult children.

Victoria Baboolal
Kid's Cove / Children's Ministry Coordinator
Victoria has been a part of Glen Cove Christian Church for the past 10 years. She has grown up in this church and has a deep connection to the children's ministry program.
Victoria is currently a student at Long Island University, earning her BA in psychology. Victoria is the children's ministry coordinator, in charge of Kid’s Cove, where Bloomers (infants - age 3) and Explorers (kindergarten - 5th grade) learn and grow closer to their faith through engaging lessons taught by our dedicated teachers.

