Staff

Dave Abney

Pastor — dabney@christchurchintown.org

Dave is the founding pastor of Christ Church InTown. He grew up in Jacksonville, before moving away to attend Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) and Reformed Theological Seminary (Orlando). While in Orlando he met his wonderful wife Hayley. He served as Assistant Pastor at Lake Baldwin Church in Orlando before returning to Jacksonville to begin the work of planting Christ Church InTown. In addition to his role as pastor, Dave is pursuing a PhD at the University of Aberdeen studying the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Dave lives in San Marco with Hayley and their two boys. He enjoys reading, movies, working out at the local CrossFit gym, and eating good food, preferably with family and friends. He loves Jacksonville, and remains a naively hopeful Jaguars fan after all these years.

Willie Addison

Associate Pastor — waddison@christchurchintown.org

Willie serves as our Associate Pastor, with a focus on adult discipleship groups and classes, community outreach, and preaching. He is a native of Jacksonville, and has served as a pastor in local churches for almost 20 years. Prior to this he has served as a police officer and in the U.S. Marine Corps.

He is married to Sonya and together they have two adult children, Coery and Jeremy, and two grandchildren all of whom live in Jacksonville.

Shannon Hansel

Children’s Ministry Coordinator — shansel@christchurchintown.org

Shannon serves as the Children’s Ministry Coordinator at Christ Church InTown. She grew up in Deland, FL where she met her husband Joe. Her passion for children and those overlooked and disparaged led her to Haiti where she served as Development Coordinator/Child Sponsorship with Mission of Hope. She moved to Jacksonville to continue serving the needs of children while working as a Teacher’s Assistant for The Boselli Foundation.

Shannon is an advocate for the misrepresented and loves to build genuine relationships in Jacksonville. Shannon and Joe married in 2015 and they had their precious little girl Margaux in 2017. They love family beach time with her and Margaux playing in the sand while Joe fishes. She also loves cooking in her glimpses of free time from being a mom to a toddler.

Amanda Powell

Church Administrator — apowell@christchurchintown.org

Amanda is the Church Administrator for Christ Church InTown. She grew up in Marietta, GA before moving to attend Mercer University in Macon, Ga. While in Macon she met her husband Ben.

They relocated to Ben’s hometown of Jacksonville, FL. She worked for 6 years in the non-profit arena before working at InTown.

Amanda enjoys crafting, reading, and Ohio State Football.

Shemyah Wilson

Director of Music — swilson@christchurchintown.org

Shemyah Wilson is our Director of Music. In this capacity she leads the band and oversees the musical elements of our worship services. Shemyah is a Jacksonville native with deep roots in Jacksonville’s musical community. In addition to leading worship music at Christ Church InTown she performs and records music throughout the region.

Rachel Bacheldor

Communitcations Director — rbacheldor@christchurchintown.org

Rachel serves as the Communications Director for Christ Church InTown. She grew up in Crystal River, Florida and moved to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida, where she met her husband Eli. In Gainesville, she worked as Director of Hospitality and Communications for Christ Community PCA.

Eli’s job brought the Bacheldors to Jacksonville in 2020, at which point they joined Christ Church InTown. Rachel and Eli have two little girls, Emma and Charlotte. Rachel loves cooking, rom-coms from the early aughts, and Gator football.