Staff

Senior Pastor

Luther Tate

Luther is married to his wife Stephanie, and they have two boys, Hudson and Parker. They are natives of the area, growing up in the Sparrows Point/Dundalk community, and attended the youth ministry program at DPC. After serving a year in the mission field in New Orleans (2010) and Southeast Asia (2011), Luther served as the Youth Director at DPC from 2012 to 2020. He earned his B.S. in Religious Studies from Liberty University and received his Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando (2023). While in Orlando, he served as a Pastoral Intern and Youth Director at River Oaks Church, PCA. Luther's passions include preaching, teaching, and discipleship, with particular interests in discipleship, ecclesiology, and the Westminster Standards. In his free time, he enjoys cheering for the Ravens, watching movies, or sipping a nice cup of coffee. 

Administrator

Jean Pavlosky

Jean has been on staff since 2010, ensuring the necessary day-to-day activities are completed. Jean is also a Children's ministry leader and leads a weekly women's life group. Outside of work, she loves to spend time with her husband, Steve and her family, (especially her grandsons) she loves running and all things football.  

Children's Ministry Director

Kim Weaver

Kim and her husband Alan have been members of DPC since 2010 and Deacons of our church since 2019. Kim and her husband are Grammy and Pop to five grandsons ranging from ages one through eight, and they are the parents of two daughters. Kim's objective is to help build a foundation for our children by assisting parents in nurturing and encouraging their children's faith in the Lord. 

Music Director

Kiersten Nemec 

Originally from Pennsylvania. Kiersten joined DPC about two years ago. She has also been part of the worship team for about that length of time. She is a talented musician, having played hand percussion, violin, viola, piano, and electric bass. She graduated from UMBC in 2025 with a bachelor's in Music Education. In her free time, she enjoys knitting, pasta, sushi, music, Jane Austen (specifically Pride and Prejudice!), and video games! She has a cat named Evie, whom she loves almost as much as her husband, Sam.

As the music director, she seeks to exercise her gifts and the gifts of others, to use music as a means of loving, living, and glorifying The Lord