MEET
OUR TEAM
Pastor Josh & Rachel Liotta
Raised in a strong Christian home and rooted in a supportive local church, these early influences laid the foundation for Pastor Josh's calling to ministry as a young man. This clear sense of purpose led him to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry at Regent University, where he met his future wife Rachel, and started attending Riverbend Church.
After serving as Riverbend’s youth and youth adult pastor for 8 years, and a year long transition process with Riverbend’d founding pastor, Dr. Bobby Hill, the elders of Riverbend laid hands on Pastor Josh and Rachel, and Riverbend welcomed Pastor Josh as our new lead pastor.
OUR TEAM
KRYSTLE TALAVERA
Pastor of Worship & Outreach
MICHAEL MALONEY
Pastor of Administration & Operations
DESHELLE JORDAN
Pastor of Family Ministries
KHAI TALAVERA
Director of Student Ministries
TOM ROUCEK
Production Director
JANET MOUNCE
Administrative Assistant
KAREN “SISSY” DIDIO
Special Event Coordinator
JON CAROLINO
Director of Marketing &
Creative Media
ELDERS
Jim & Denise Parroco
Jesro & Patricia Nesbitt
Bobby hill
Bob Black
Brad Abley
Brent Lucy
DEACONS
Javier Belgrave
Ron Bulger
Rick Hamlin
Earl Strickland
Raleigh Martin
Bo Moreland
Janet Mounce
Charles Owens
Melissa Peele
Mike Bauswell
Founding Pastor
Pastor Bobby & Carrie Hill
Riverbend Church started as a vision in the heart of Bobby and Carrie Hill, who dreamed of a vibrant, life-giving church that would be located in North Suffolk while impacting the region and world.
In January, 2012 a small core of people began building relationships and developing leadership skills under the founding pastor’s instruction and mentorship. On Easter weekend, April 7, 2012 Riverbend Church launched public services on Saturday evenings in a rented church facility in Western Branch section of Chesapeake.