Our Pastors
Jeff McCrory l Tom Cramer l Carolyn McOwen

Dr. Jeff McCrory joined the Geneva staff as Senior Pastor in 2002. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, as well as a M.A. and a Ph.D. in Old Testament Studies from Claremont Graduate School. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA since 1980, Pastor McCrory has served churches in San Diego, CA; Boulder, CO; and Washington DC before coming to Geneva.

Pastor McCrory’s theological background makes him an insightful and dynamic presence in the pulpit, but Genevans are equally inspired by his musical gifts. A musician since his youth growing up in Tennessee, Pastor McCrory plays the guitar, mandolin and autoharp. He also inspires others through his role as an adjunct professor in Old Testament Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary where he regularly teaches extension courses.

Married for over thirty years, Jeff and his wife, Barbara, a licensed occupational therapist who works with autistic children, have two children of their own. Son Hal is an industrial designer working in El Segundo, CA and daughter Cate attends Fuller Theological Seminary.

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A graduate of UC Berkeley and Princeton Theological Seminary, Tom brings extensive educational and pastoral experience to his ministry with families. Along with Geneva’s fulltime directors for youth and children, Tom leads a cadre of volunteers who help families stay spiritually connected in an increasingly stressful society.

Pastor Tom is just as comfortable on the putting green as in the pulpit. He's a life-long athlete who loves to read, golf, travel, and meet each day with a sense of adventure. Tom lives with his wife of 23 years, Jan, his high-school age daughters, Emily and Rachel, and their four cats. 

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When Carolyn McOwen graduated from Fuller Seminary last year, those who joined her in celebration were greeted at the door by a poster-sized photo of her doing a cartwheel on the beach. It described her perfectly—exuberant!

Born in Southern California and raised in Pasadena, Carolyn is a woman who has worn many hats. She majored in physical education at UC Santa Barbara with a minor in sociology and met husband Scott when she was a senior in college while he was at American Baptist Seminary. They married right after her graduation in 1969, and she taught high school in El Monte and coached volleyball and modern dance.

Three years later, when their first baby was six weeks old, they moved to San Clemente and remain in the same home today. As a business partner to her husband, Carolyn was able to be a stay-at-home mom to their two daughters, Kimberly and Kristin, while involving herself in their lives as soccer coach, as well as coordinating talent shows and directing their junior high school musicals.

Involved at their church, San Clemente Presbyterian, Carolyn was asked to head Women’s Ministries and later was named Director of Lay Ministry.

One day she came home and found that her husband had downloaded the application to Fuller Seminary for her, filled it out, requested her transcripts and had even written the letters, which she signed. Amazed, she wrote the required essays and, in the year 2000, began a new spiritual voyage. Their daughter, Kimberly, was in Carolyn's first class at Fuller, and husband, Scott, was in one of her last classes—this is a family that supports each other! Carolyn graduated in 2005.

On April 2, 2006, Carolyn was ordained and installed as an Associate Pastor here at Geneva. She is currently the Pastor of Caring and Community Life, while at home she is now a grandmother of four.

“I am filled with lots of emotions,” she said. “I’m amazed and in awe, excited, scared and comfortable at the same time. As the job is unfolding, I am finding that I’m in my area of passion and calling.”

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