Serving the C&MA Churches and Workers of Florida and the Bahamas
Our District Leadership Team
District Superintendent
Chuck Hughes was born in Orlando, Florida, where his parents belonged to First Alliance Church and later became a part of the Fort Gatlin plant. While attending the University of Central Florida, he sensed a clear call to pastoral ministry. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Biblical Seminary at Columbia InternationalUniversityin South Carolina, where he met Dale Morrill, whom he soon married.
There ministry together began in 1981 as church planters at the Gateway Alliance Church in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Four years later, they came back to Florida to pastor the Punta Gorda Alliance Church, and later the Alliance Church of Zephyrhills. After fourteen years of pastoral ministry, Chuck was invited to become the Assistant to the Superintendent/ Church Planting Director of the Southeastern District. Six years later, he was elected the District Superintendent.
Chuck and Dale have two sons: Charles III, who is married to Kristen Roquel, and Samuel.
As District Superintendent, Chuck oversees the district churches and workers, with a passion for healthy pastors leading healthy churches. Dale is a leader in the Alliance Women on both a district and national level.
Dr. Harris W. Campbell, III Assistant District
Superintendent
Harris grew up in White Plains, New York, and did not come to faith in Christ until he was a freshman at the University of Colorado. Soon afterwards, he sensed that he was to be a pastor. He met his wife-to-be, Kathleen “Katrina” Kauffman, and together they moved to Nyack to be trained in pastoral ministry.
Harris has served in three churches over thirty years: as a church planter in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and as a senior pastor in Reynoldsburg, Ohio and at New Life Alliance Church in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has studied at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. He became the Assistant District Superintendent in March of 2006.
Harris and Katrina have three married sons, Matt and Becca, Mark and Stacie, and Jon and Rachel, and eight wonderful grand-children.
As Assistant District Superintendent, Harris’s focus is on church health, missions mobilization, licensing and ordination, and office operations. Katrina works with the wives of our workers, and together they have begun a reconciliation ministry aligned with Peacemakers.
Rev. Alfredo
Gutierrez Director of Church Planting
Alfredo was born to Christian parents in Cuba. His father was a political prisoner for seven years, until he was granted asylum with his family in the United States in 1973. They soon attended the Primera Iglesia Hispaña in Hialeah, where Alfredo became part of the leadership team for youth.
After beginning at Toccoa Falls College, in Toccoa, Georgia, Alfredo married his sweetheart from his home church, Daisy. They finished at Toccoa, while helping to start a Spanish-speaking church in Atlanta. It was there that Alfredo yielded control of his life to the Lord and was baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Alfredo served as youth pastor in Homestead, Florida, senior pastor in Houston and Pasadena, Texas, interim pastor in Bloomingdale, Illinois, and founding pastor of Iglesia ACyM in Pembroke Pines, Florida. He earned a Master of Arts degree from Wheaton Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois. In 2006, he became the Director of Church Planting.
Alfredo and Daisy have two grown children, Anita, married to John Baker, and Alfredo, Jr.
As Director of Church Planting, Alfredo oversees church starts from pre-natal to accreditation, with a vision to join God in reaching people whom He loves by strategically planting healthy churches in Florida. He and Daisy also lead the College of Prayer in Florida.
Ms. Ellen Diomedes Adminstrative Assistant
Ellen was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Florida in 1980. Raised in a Christian home, she accepted Christ at the age of six. Ellen rededicated her life to Christ at the age of 26, recognizing there’s a difference between knowing Him and having a relationship with Him. She continues to grow in her walk with the Lord and desires to make all things count for the glory of the Lord. Ellen has served the Southeastern District since November 1998, having the longest tenure of any staff member. As the Administrative Assistant, Ellen brings an in-depth knowledge for maintaining official documents which include district church files and personnel files for all official workers of the district; organizing and directing of ongoing administrative responsibilities while providing secretarial support for the District Superintendent, Assistant District Superintendent and Director of Church Planting. Prior to coming to the Southeastern District, Ellen served 17 years with the City Clerk’s Office of a Florida municipality; 11 years as Deputy City Clerk and six years as City Clerk. Ellen loves being with family and friends. She enjoys music and reading Christian fiction, and is a fan of baseball, football and, of course, shopping!
Mrs. Patricia
Santos Financial Services Coordinator
Trish was born in Putnam County, New York and lived in Texas for five years before moving to Florida when she was 11. She came to Christ in her mid 20’s when she learned about salvation through Jesus Christ and responded to an alter call. She and her husband Chris were baptized together at Ft. Gatlin Alliance Church, where Trish served as Treasurer for three years.
Prior to coming to the Southeastern District in 2009, Trish worked for three years growing her husband’s wallcovering business commercially, and has been its financial operations officer for nine years. She was the Senior Marketing Manager for The Ritz-Carlton Club for six years and an Operations Manager for Everything But Water, also for six years.
Trish and Chris love spoiling their two dogs… and as the second eldest of six, she has plenty of nieces and nephews to spoil too. Trish enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and fresh flowers.
Secretary/ Receptionist
Linda’s parents moved to Orlando from Export, Pennsylvania when she was five years old. They were instrumental in the establishment of First Alliance’s daughter church 1966. Linda and her husband, Louie, were the first couple to be married at the new church building. They served as youth sponsors, quiz coaches and in other capacities. One of the youth was Chuck Hughes (now DS!). In 1986, the Lord directed Linda into a law enforcement civilian job. Soon, she became a deputy sheriff with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. In 1992, after celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, Louie went home to be with the Lord after a brief battle with cancer. The Lord’s direction had provided Linda with a way to continue to support her family. In 2006, she retired from the Sheriff’s Office and began working part time in the Southeastern District office. Linda has four children, Laura, Mark, Michael and Jeffrey, two daughters-in-law, a son-in-law and seven adorable grandchildren.
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Mrs. Linda Newcomb