STAFF

Keith serves as our lead pastor and has been serving as an ordained minister around South Florida for well over a decade. Prior to moving to West Palm Beach, Keith served as a pastor on Key Biscayne and then as a church planter in the financial district of Miami. Keith has master's in both counseling and divinity. He was trained as a church planter by the late Tim Keller and his team from Redeemer City to City in NYC. Keith and his wife, Amy, have five kids; Harper, Kaila, Maddie, Lily and Watson. They love living in the South End of West Palm Beach. Their family enjoys modeling, surfing, soccer and dance parties. You can connect with Keith at Keith@ProvidenciaWPB.org.

**DANNY BRUNJES**
*worship and music director*

Danny is a lifelong South Floridian and has lived in Palm Beach County since 2008. He serves as our worship and music director. While Danny’s been playing guitar and writing music since the fifth grade, his passion to write music for the church really developed after assuming his role at Providencia WPB. This lead to a dream that has since developed into Paradise Hymns; Providencia WPB's worship and music collective. Danny’s alma mater is Palm Beach State College, receiving his bachelor’s in business management, but he's been a diehard Florida Gator fan since birth. Outside of playing music or watching Gator sports, Danny loves living in Lake Worth Beach, running along the ocean, spending time with friends and getting to know new faces whenever he has the opportunity. He’s a proud father to his son Elijah and his yellow lab Billy. You can connect with Danny at Danny@ProvidenciaWPB.org.

Pam is a south Florida native. She graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a bachelor’s in studio art and has her own small business as an illustrator. After training dressage horses for over five years, Pam worked at several churches here in South Florida. She’s been a member of Providencia WPB for several years and officially joined the staff team in January of 2022 as the Office Manager. Pam loves free diving, yoga and travelling but her greatest love is her daughter, Isla. She also has a passion for missions work and travelled on mission to Jamaica and Brazil while in high school and most recently to Cuba. You can connect with Pam at Pam@ProvidenciaWPB.org.

**MIKE BAKER**
*children's ministry director*

Coming soon…

**ASHLEY MURPHY**
*student ministries director*

Ashley is a West Palm Beach native. She holds a bachelor’s in religion from Liberty University and serves as our student ministries director. Ashley’s been working in student ministry for over a decade, getting the opportunity to love middle and high school students. Her and her husband Jesse have two sweet children; Maeve and Maverick. Their family’s desire is to love this student generation and create a space for community, curiosity, and vulnerability. They long for students to know God, each other and themselves. You can connect with Ashley at Ashley@ProvidenciaWPB.org.

**SARAH CLAIRE SMITH**
*soul care ministry director*

Sarah Claire holds a master's in counseling with a focus in mental health and addiction from Palm Beach Atlantic University and is a licensed mental health counselor. She currently serves as our soul care ministry director. In her role, she oversees our Story Group ministry. She is passionate about trauma informed care, mental and emotional health and integrating empathy and listening into the church body. She believes in cultivating healthy community and encourages the process of pursuing emotionally healthy spirituality. You can connect with Sarah Claire at SarahClaire@ProvidenciaWPB.org.

VOLUNTEER STAFF

Josh was born and raised in South Florida. He holds his master’s in biblical literature from Nyack College, and is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Ministry at Kairos University. Previously, Josh lived in Colombia for eight years serving with the Christian and Missionary Alliance where he was ordained as a pastor. He is currently serving as our connections pastor. Josh also works as a spiritual director, inclusion consultant, and hosts the Life on Side B podcast which explores topics of faith, sexuality and gender. In his spare time, you can normally find Josh doing one of three things: hosting friends at his home with his family, watching Golden Girls, or going out dancing. You can connect with Josh at Josh@ProvidenciaWPB.org.

**RACHEL DOWDA**
*social media coordinator*

Rachel grew up in Lake Worth and after working for various discipleship ministries in Northern California and Alabama, she moved to downtown West Palm Beach. Rachel recently graduated with a master’s in mental health counseling from Palm Beach Atlantic University, and is currently working as a trauma-informed therapist in community mental health at a local non-profit. She is passionate about connecting with people and creating environments for people to feel seen. Rachel started attending Providencia WPB in 2019 and is currently serving as our social media coordinator. You can connect with Rachel at dowdar@gmail.com.