Deacons
Holly Hazard: Church Vice-Chair
Deaconess of Proclaim
"As the Deacon of Proclaim, I am the leader over Kindness Outreach Events where we strive to engage with the local community. In the past 26 years, I have served in Children’s Ministry, as a member of the Board of CE, Sunday School, Family Night Coordinator, Kid’s Church teacher, Vacation Bible School Coordinator and LIFE Group Coordinator. In my many roles at PFCOG, I desire to help people understand their need for fellowship and to provide opportunities for really sharing with one another so we can be the Family of God."
Other Positions Held: Pulpit Search Committee Member, NECHoG Delegate
Holly Hazard: Church Vice-Chair
Deaconess of Proclaim
"As the Deacon of Proclaim, I am the leader over Kindness Outreach Events where we strive to engage with the local community. In the past 26 years, I have served in Children’s Ministry, as a member of the Board of CE, Sunday School, Family Night Coordinator, Kid’s Church teacher, Vacation Bible School Coordinator and LIFE Group Coordinator. In my many roles at PFCOG, I desire to help people understand their need for fellowship and to provide opportunities for really sharing with one another so we can be the Family of God."
Other Positions Held: Pulpit Search Committee Member, NECHoG Delegate
Avis Hazard-Spears
Deaconess of Exalt
Avis has been at Peace Dale for 53 years. She's held positions for 30 years as a Choir Director, Sunday School Teacher, Youth Leader, Worship Leader and a member of the Board of Christian Education and Pulpit Committee. She has lead Prayer Services, spoken a few Sundays when needed and have filled in whenever and wherever needed in the congregation. She's committed to Christ and to exalting his name through worship. She's been a church daughter all her life, in the Peace Dale First Church of God congregation.
Other Positions Held: Worship Team Member
Elizabeth (Liz) Taylor
Deaconess of Accept
Liz has been a member PFCOG since childhood and has served in youth/children’s ministries for almost twenty years. Liz is passionate about and committed to ministering to youth and young adults.
Other Positions Held: Board of Christian Education, Chair
Elizabeth (Liz) Taylor
Deaconess of Accept
Liz has been a member PFCOG since childhood and has served in youth/children’s ministries for almost twenty years. Liz is passionate about and committed to ministering to youth and young adults.
Other Positions Held: Board of Christian Education, Chair
Board of Trustees
Minister Antoinette M. Ferrara, Chair
Antoinette grew up at PFCOG and was led to the Lord here. She has held a multitude of leadership positions including Church Secretary, BOT member and Chair, Choir & Worship Team Member, Youth Leader, and Assistant Treasurer. She is also a Delegate for PFCOG in New England regional matters and serves as Treasurer and Executive Board member for NECHOG.
Other Positions Held: Assistant Church Treasurer, NECHoG Treasurer and Delegate, Pulpit Search
Committee Member
Michael Comire, Vice-Chair
Mike has been a member of PFCOG for about two years. Since his arrival he has been faithful in his
attendance and willingness to serve. He is an active church member as well as serving as Vice-Chair of the
Board of Trustees.
Joanne Silva-Njoku
Joanne has been a member of PFCOG for more than two decades. She has served on the Fundraising Committee and the Board of Trustees for many years. She is also a member of the WOW team.
Other Positions Held: NECHoG Delegate, Pulpit Search Committee Member, WOW Team Member,
Decorating Committee Coordinator
Helen Taylor
I have been a member of First Church of God since the age of eight (8). I did, unfortunately, step away from the church in my later teen years until my early twenties. I dedicated my life to Christ in my late thirties and have been attending regularly since, even through COVID. I attended services virtually and, when able, physically. Before COVID, I was in charge of setting up the elements for communion every first Sunday of the month. I was also involved with the PowerPoint ministry every third Sunday. I am also on the worship team. I am a member of the Board of Trustees and the nominating committee. I feel honored and blessed to be a member of this body of Christ and very thankful for my sisters and brothers of this congregation. I feel we are a family of God.
Other Positions Held: Pulpit Search Committee Vice-Chair, Worship Team Member
Susan (Sue) Hazard, Secretary
Sue has been a member of PFCOG for more than forty years. She has faithfully served in the choir, the Board
of Trustees, and for more than twenty years, Treasurer. Sue is an invaluable asset in this capacity. She is also a
Delegate for PFCOG in New England regional matters.
Other Positions Held: Church Treasurer, NECHoG Delegate, Parsonage Committe Coordinator
Anna M. Costa
Anna grew up at PFCOG. At the age of fifteen, she accepted Jesus as her personal savior at Roaring Brook
Camp, a property in Conway, MA formerly owned by the NECHoG. After marrying, Anna moved to Providence,
RI where she worshipped at other churches, but her heart was always at Peace Dale. She returned to PFCOG in
2001. She has served in a number of capacities, including Church Administrator, Sunday School and VBS
Assistant, Worship Team member, Church Van Driver, Greeting Card Ministry Coordinator, Connect Team
Telephone member (a Covid Ministry), Board of Trustees, and most recently Chair of the Pulpit Search
Committee. She is also a Delegate for PFCOG in New England regional matters.
Other Positions Held: Pulpit Search Committee-Chair, Administrative Assistant, NECHoG Delegate, Worship
Team Member, Greeting Card Ministry Coordinator
Board of Christian Education
Pam Thibodeaux
I am a wife and mother of four adult children, and I have three living grandchildren. I have a music degree, and I teach private flute lessons, as well as volunteering in the middle school bands. I have been an active member of First Church of God Peace Dale for four and a half years, and I am on the WOW team, the Board of Christian Education, the nominating committee, and the Pastoral Search Committee. I teach children’s church twice a month and I am involved in the church’s outreach activities. I truly love serving in all these areas and I’m looking forward to what the future holds for our church.
Other Positions Held: Pulpit Search Committee Member, WOW Team Member
Elizabeth (Beth) Comire
Beth was raised in North Providence, RI and attended, received Christ, and was baptized at Allendale Baptist Church, American Baptist Church. She is married to Michael, and they have eight (8) children. PFCOG became her home church three years ago and she has been serving on the Board of Christian Education, participating with the youth group, VBS, and various community outreach events.
Other Positions Held: Pulpit Search Committee Member
Danielle Gonzalez
Danielle has attended First Church of God, Peace Dale since infancy and has been an active member of the congregation since she was old enough to sing with her aunts and uncles in the choir. Danielle is a member of the Board of Christian Education and the Pulpit Search Committee and lends her time and talents to the Worship Team, Sound Ministry, and PowerPoint Ministry. Danielle believes that no amount of help is too small to provide when being obedient to what God calls her to do. Danielle stands on Isaiah 43:1-7.
Other Positions Held: Worship Team Member, Sound Room Technician
Board of Christian Education
Elizabeth (Liz) Taylor, Chair
Pam Thibodeaux
Danielle Gonzalez
Elizabeth Comire, Powerhouse Teens
Elizabeth (Liz) Taylor, Chair
Pam Thibodeaux
Danielle Gonzalez
Elizabeth Comire, Powerhouse Teens
The Peace Dale First Church of God is a congregation of Christians affiliated with the Church of God, Anderson, Indiana. The Church of God emphasizes holiness and the unity of all believers on the New Testament basis of personal experience in the saving power of Jesus Christ.