Our Team

Staff and Leaders

Rev. Victoria Snow

Minister

Rev. Victoria grew up in a small town in New Hampshire, where she attended her local congregational church. As a teenager, she sang in the church choir, actively participated in the youth group, and represented New Hampshire at the UCC’s National Youth Convention.

With an enduring love for children, Victoria earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. While teaching, she passionately engaged with her church, serving on the Christian Education Committee, the Outreach Committee, and as chair of the Pastoral Search Committee. Teaching second grade awakened a profound calling within her to become a parish minister, leading her to make the courageous decision to leave her teaching career. She earned her master’s in divinity from Andover Newton Theological School and was ordained by the United Church of Christ in 1998.

Since then, Victoria has served as a youth pastor and senior pastor in several churches across Massachusetts, before finding her home at CCCUCC in 2015.She is currently serving on the Nominating Committee and the WISE Committees for the Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ. In July Victoria represented the conference in Kansas City, MO at the national denomination’s General Synod.

Victoria radiates a deep passion for worship, believing that the Word of God is vibrantly alive in our world today. She creates interactive, engaging worship experiences that inspire worshippers to deepen their faith and understanding of what it means to be a Christian in today’s world. Dedicated to spreading the “Good News,” Victoria brings hope and the promise of the resurrection to our wounded world, encouraging individuals to connect the teachings of scripture to their everyday lives, fostering growth in their faith.

Celebrating the diversity of God’s people, Victoria warmly welcomes everyone to worship our living and accepting God. She believes that God’s love is vast and inclusive, embracing all into the kin-dom. As a welcoming church, she envisions CCCUCC engaging with the community by opening its doors, assisting those in need, and standing against injustice. This embodies how the Church today can carry the love and light of Christ into our hurting world, helping people build bridges of healing and hope.

Denise Isacson

Choir Director

As the daughter of a Methodist minister, Denise has been active in sacred music since childhood, both vocally and instrumentally, singing her first solo in church at the age of 6 and playing piano and organ for church services as a teenager. She has been the Music Director for Community Congregational Church United Church of Christ since April 2022.

Denise is a long-time member of the Richey Community Orchestra, playing clarinet, saxophone and flute. In her musical career she has played for many famous stars and shows touring Florida, including Johnny Mathis, Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Bobby Rydell, Olivia Newton John, Bernadette Peters, Michael W. Smith, Christopher Cross, Sheana Easton, Peabo Bryson, Clay Aiken, Robert Goulet, Shirley Jones, Jerry Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Patti Austin, Marie Osmond, Joel Grey, Marvin Hamlisch, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Connie Francis, Tommy Tune, Regis Philbin, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Denise has played several national Broadway tours including Anything Goes, A Chorus Line, South Pacific, Sweet Charity, Guys & Dolls, Some Like it Hot, White Christmas, Cinderella, 42nd Street, My Fair Lady and The King & I.

Blessed with the gift of music, Denise has shared her talent with literally thousands of people in a variety of venues, all over Florida. It gives her great joy to help others express their musical gifts, through performance or appreciation.

Lolly Sonmez

Church Pianist

Lolly has played music for most of her life. She made a career in the entertainment industry from the late ’70’s to present. Nearly all of her career was in South Africa. She also danced professionally having learnt dancing from the age of 4. Lolly is a qualified piano teacher. And up until the 80’s taught ballet and jazz. She musically directed so many musicals, pantomime, revues, cabaret as well as performing in TV Comedy Series.

Lolly moved to New Port Richey in 2022 to be with her husband Graeme Currie.

Lolly plays piano for the Richey Community Orchestra, accompanies Thursday Musicale Choir, plays keyboards for the band Gypsy Star. She is happy to be accompanying the church choir. She is happy to be playing for the church choir.

RJ

Maintenance /Office Assistant

RJ is our energetic and outgoing Operations Manager. He is the person behind the scenes that keeps our church building and worship space beautiful, welcoming and ready for ministry programming. RJ is extremely active in the community and is the leader of several groups. We are truly blessed to have RJ as a member of our team!

2025 Church Council

Moderator

Cindy Astle Moderator

Deacons

Robin Kenna and Gloria Hess

Church Council Representatives

Gloria Hess: Vice Moderator, Robin Kenna: Head Deacon, Richard Crosby: Investment Coordinator, Wayne Evancheck: Treasurer.