our team
Pastor Jason & Lady Asia Goubourn
Lead Pastor & First Lady
Pastor Jason served here at COTR for 14 years as the Youth Pastor and Praise & Worship Pastor of COTR. As a New Haven CT native, God has used Pastor Jason to lead COTR and thousands of others in heartfelt praise and worship in venues such as Shubert Theatre, Oakdale Theatre, Bridgeport Arena, and Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN). He also led hundreds of youth to Christ during his time as youth pastor here at COTR. Pastor Jason became the lead pastor of COTR in 2018. In 2020 God spoke to Pastor Jason’s heart and instructed him to take the great commission literally by going throughout the world making disciples. God gave Pastor Jason a bold goal concerning the great commission which is to plant two self-sufficient COTR Global Campus on every continent. To date, God has blessed us to launch campuses on the continent of Asia, South America, and Africa! In addition to COTR Global, God has used Pastor Jason to birth COTR Global Christian Academy which officially launched in January 2023. Pastor Jason has been married to his lovely wife Asia Goubourn since 2006 and they have 4 wonderful children.
Pastor Asia is the proud wife of Pastor Jason and is the founder of My Daughter’s Keeper Ministries, a non-denominational Christian ministry that desires to equip mothers and daughters from all walks of life with biblically sound tools needed to restore hope and bridge the spiritual gap between them. Pastor Asia has over 14 years of ministry leadership experience and has served for many years alongside her husband as the heads of the COTR Youth Ministry. Pastor Asia currently serves as the Women’s Ministry Pastor and oversees all In-Reach ministries. Pastor Asia is also an Educational Consultant and held Adjunct Professorships at Mercy College in New York City and Fairfield University in Connecticut. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education. Together, Pastors Jason and Asia are the proud parents of four children Leah, Kaylah, Joshua and Jaylen.
Pastor James and Gail Roundtree
Up-Reach Pastors
Gail is the Administrative Assistant of our lead pastor and is a licensed evangelist through COTR. Pastor James holds a Theology Degree from Christian Life School of Theology. Together they are proud parents of 4 children, 19 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
Pastor Douglas & Lynn Kearse
Outreach Pastors
Dr. Kearse has served as the Senior Pastor of N Street Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky and the Macedonia Baptist Church in Heathsville, Virginia. He has also served as an Associate Minister at The First Cathedral, where he taught Biblical Hermeneutics and Exegesis for the Ministers in Training and a class called “The Making of a Leader” for the ministers at The First Cathedral. Dr. Kearse was also an instructor in The First Cathedral’s New England School of Ministry. Later, Dr. Kearse was called to pastor the Union Temple Baptist Church in New Haven, CT. In 2011, Dr. Kearse and his family were led to Church on the Rock in New Haven, CT, where he currently serves as pastor of evangelism.
Dr. Kearse is happily married to Min. Deborah Lynn Kearse, who graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with a B.A. in English Language and Literature. After working as a research assistant at the Library of Congress for 2 years, Min. Kearse later graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law and currently works at a law firm in New Haven, CT. She also teaches and serves as the keyboardist for Heart of Worship at Church on the Rock. Dr. Kearse and Lynn are the grateful parents of five children and the grandfather of six.
Solomon and Aliyah Green
Youth and Young Adult Director
Chinudem and Nkechi Uwaga
Up-Reach Lay Leaders
They both have experience in hospital and healthcare administration, and have witnessed firsthand the problems that lack of medical care pose, especially among the poor and rural parts of Africa. They are currently the senior pastors of God’s favorite House Ministries in Aba, Nigeria, a church within the New Testament Fellowship Network of Churches, USA.
Edwin & Rosa Rodriguez
Outreach Lay Leaders
Rosa serves in several different ministries: Youth Ministry, Children’s Ministry, Care Group, Drama Ministry, Elevation group facilitator and Medical Ministry. Edwin serves in the Boys 2 Men and Gang of Dads mentoring ministries, Altar Ministry, Drama Ministry, Care Group, and the Praise & Worship Team.
Charles & Ulari Dike
In-Reach Ministry Lay Leaders
Tobi & Modupe Oshin
in-reach lay leaders
Brian & Beth Schmidt
Outreach Lay Leaders
Beth, a current medical student, is a dedicated member of the praise and worship team and a committed Sunday School teacher. Together they share their passion for spending the gospel of Jesus Christ through international missions. As you walk throughout the church, you will find is artwork that focuses on praising God
and prayer.
Sandra Richardson
administrative assistant
Sandra is married to her husband Roderick
for 27 years. Roderick and Sandra are proud parents of 4 children, 9 great-grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Pastors Todd & Leslie Foster
pastors Emeritus
Together, they brought to the ministry his 12 years as a manager at SNET and her 12 years as a public school teacher in both the Hamden and New Haven school systems. Pastor Todd was the chairman on the inaugural Board of Directors for Teen Challenge — New Haven, Inc.. He also chaired the New Haven committee for Mission Connecticut with Luis Palau. He was co-founder of New Haven 828, a local clergy coalition and the founder of the New Haven Help Alliance, a 501c3 organization whose mission involves issues of poverty relief and the the betterment of local youth.
Pastor Leslie left her public school teaching position for the co-pastorate role at COTR. She brought much compassion, wisdom and practical experience to the oversight of the church. In addition to normal sacerdotal duties, Pastor Leslie oversaw personnel administration at COTR. She also coordinated a myriad of women’s ministries and activities for the church.
Contact Us
A: 95 Hamilton Street
New Haven, CT 06511
P: 203.498.2687
F: 203-773-9033
E: info@rocknewhaven.org

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