Team

Simon serves as our Minister of the Word, leading our church from the pulpit, casting big-picture vision, and offering deep pastoral care to our community. Bringing a rich depth of wisdom and training in pastoral supervision, Simon ministers with deep empathy, heart, and care.

Coro has long been home for Simon; he came to faith here in his twenties, later returning 12 years ago after ministering in the Clare Valley. Outside of ministry, Simon is an expert coffee maker and loves spending time outdoors. He and his wife, Carolyn, have three daughters (Jesse, Tilly, and Trinity) and are now proud grandparents.

0402 217 860 simon@corouniting.org

John is our Pastor for Ministry Development, helping equip our leaders to live out God’s mission and strengthen the ministry of our whole church. His background spans pastoral ministry, church planting, mental health, and education.

He enjoys home projects, exploring new ideas, and conversations about theology, leadership, and Jesus. He and his wife are raising their three children as part of the Coro church family.

john@corouniting.org

Larissa is our Children and Families worker. She strongly believes that children are not simply the future of the church, but that they are the church today, and it is a great privilege to teach and support them.

“Jesus wasn’t joking when He said to let the children come to Him. Children (and their families!) are valuable to Him and it is a joy to watch them grow in relationship with God.”

Larissa is married to Marcus and loves exploring with him and their four children.

larissa@corouniting.org

Thom is our Office Manager and can be found around the church on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Monday afternoons. He loves nothing better than a cup of tea, a good chat, and a complicated spreadsheet.

Thom and Laura are pleased to be bringing up their two boys as part of the church family that they’ve been part of for more than a decade.

office@corouniting.org

James is our communications coordinator and maintains IT and communication systems throughout the church. He likes a good coffee, a good chat, a good boardgame, and a good neovim config file.

communications@corouniting.org

Wes Chambers is the Chair of Coro’s Church Council. He enjoys caring pastorally, working in admin issues and supporting the work and calling of others in Coro’s community.

0433 168 423 wes.chambers@corouniting.org

Marina has spent many years at Coro, becoming a Christian as a teenager at Wirraway, and having her faith nurtured and grown at Coro youth group. She married Jim at Coro and this has been their church home ever since. They have three great children: Tom, Noah and Mae.

Marina is involved in praying and discerning God’s leading for Coro, practically caring for our congregation, as well as looking outwards to sharing the Gospel with Coro’s wider community.

0431 923 542 marina.brown@corouniting.org

I want to serve Coro in by embracing eldership as means of expressing loyalty to Jesus; to encourage my Coro family in Christ-centeredness, to convey the Father’s care for each, and support Coro’s Spirit-led missions.

tom.kaelser@corouniting.org

Tony describes himself as “a sinner saved by God’s Grace through Jesus Christ my Lord.

Through the people He has sent my way, the cultures Jill and I have been a part of and the circumstances in which we have found ourselves, Christ has always been faithful to Himself from which we have seen His blessings.”

0448 302 999 tony.lohmeyer@corouniting.org

Tim is married to Cat, and they have three children, Poppy, Jonty, and Remy. They have been at Coro since 2017.

Currently, Tim serves as Principal of Bible College SA, a role that sees him active as a team and institutional leader, a ministry strategist, and a lecturer in a range of areas. Tim has also served as a local church pastor for around ten years.

He is keenly committed to the church as the bride of Christ, a gift of the Spirit, and the centre of what God is doing in his world.

tim.patrick@corouniting.org

greg.pearce@corouniting.org

I love and have been blessed by the community at Coro over my years here. I feel this has been a church that has nurtured and encouraged me as I’ve grown in my faith. I want to love and invest in this church the same way it’s loved and invested in me. Being part of eldership is a beautiful opportunity to purposefully, and prayerfully seek and discern His prompting as to the future of this church with others. It’s a privilege to participate in that journey as we draw closer the Lord, and to our local community.