Leadership at Christ Central
Leadership Structure
As a mission church, our leadership consists of a Temporary Session of Elders and an Advisory Group made up of men and women who are members of the church.
Temporary Session of Elders
Our governing body is composed of elders from several area churches. Elders are responsible for overseeing and nurturing the spiritual life of the church. Elders encourage the mission of the church and the congregation through participation in church events, and regular meetings with the pastor and other church leaders.
Rev. Kelly Scott
Kelly and his wife, Nancy, moved to Charlottesville in 2000 to launch the ministry of Cru at UVA. He received his M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary in 2007 and has directed the ministry of Athletes in Action at UVA since 2008. The Scotts have known Trinity as their home church throughout this time. After serving for five years as a ruling elder at Trinity, Kelly was ordained as a teaching elder in 2014.
Kelly and Nancy love spending time with their five children and one son-in-law, taking evening walks to the grounds of UVA, enjoying meals in their home with students and other friends, finding yet another amazing restaurant in C’ville, exercising, and reading—especially over a good cup of coffee!
Rev. David Saville
Dave is a TE with the Presbyterian Church in America, attending and serving Christ Central with his wife, Mary. Dave also is the founder and owner of Eleos Counseling in Charlottesville, where he works as a counselor.
Mr. Michael Martin
Born and raised in Louisiana, Michael came to Virginia almost four years ago to attend UVa and he has stuck around pretty much since. He works as a mortgage broker at Crown Mortgage, LLC. He serves as a Ruling Elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church, as well as on the Temporary Session at Christ Central.
He also remains involved with the Blue Ridge Presbytery. Currently he sits on the Leadership Development Committee and the Virginia Joint Presbytery Committee for Reformed University Fellowship (RUF).
He was also on the Permanent Committee of RUF for six years.
Mr. David Sawyer
David Sawyer came to Charlottesville as a student at the University of Virginia in 1989. After graduating with a degree in Spanish, he spent a year living in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, before returning to accept a teaching position at The Covenant School, where he has been teaching for three decades. After living in Charlottesville for 13 years, he moved his family to Waynesboro in 2002. He is a member of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Waynesboro, where he serves as a Ruling Elder, chairs the missions committee, and teaches discipleship classes to high school students. David is married to Denna and has four adult children. He also enjoys serving on the temporary session at Christ Central and is excited to see God's plans for the church in the future.
Lead Pastor
Rev. Joseph A. Magri
Joe has served at Christ Central as our organizing pastor since March, 2021. He was ordained to pastoral ministry in 2012 and served as the Pastor for Mercy at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, before coming to Christ Central. One of his favorite Bible verses is found in Jeremiah, “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known” (Jeremiah 33:3). It is a constant reminder of the depth of Christian faith and the invitation to grow in understanding.
Joe and his wife, Karen, have two adult daughters and five grandchildren whom they enjoy spending time with. He graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C (MDiv) and has continued studies at Knox Theological Seminary in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In his spare time, Joe likes to tinker with mechanical things and has built five ebikes.
Music Director and Pianist
Carol Prodan
Carol started playing the piano in her church at a young age. She played the piano for congregational singing and for her mother’s choir. One thing led to another and she eventually graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance and a Master’s degree in Collaborative Piano.
She has performed with The Greensboro Symphony, National Public Radio and the University of Delaware Orchestra. In 2002, she made her international debut on harpsichord at the International Double Reed Society Convention at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada. Carol has served on the piano faculties at the University of Richmond, The North Carolina Music Academy, Carolina University and the University of Delaware. She is a nationally certified teacher of music through the Music Teacher’s National Association. Carol maintains a private studio in her home.
Advisory Group
The Advisory Group at Christ Central includes a cross-section of church members in the day-to-day mission and operational aspects of the church. The group seeks to address practical issues before the church from a variety of perspectives.
James Prodan-Treasurer
James Prodan, oboe, was raised in Ohio. He holds a BS in Music Education from The Ohio State university, MM from The Catholic University of America and a DMA from OSU. His performance career includes the The United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own) in Washington, DC, the Columbus Symphony, Akron Symphony, Greensboro Symphony, the Winston-Salem Orchestra, along with solo and chamber music performances throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. His collegiate teaching and administrative experience includes OSU, the University of Akron, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the University of Delaware. He has published many journal articles and two books on oboe performance and pedagogy. He serves the church in several areas including treasurer, setup, music preparation, and accompaniment. In his spare time, he plays golf.
Erin Holden
Erin is our church administrator. She grew up in Franklin, Pennsylvania and graduated from Miami University of Ohio. After working for five years for Sara Lee, she moved to Central Asia. There she served a local fellowship along with her husband and two young sons before leaving the field and relocating to Charlottesville in 2022.
Colin Whitehouse
In addition to serving on the advisory group, Colin serves on the AV team. He is also engaged in prison ministry.
Susan Nix
Susan was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Computer Science and worked many years in the field with a concentration in software engineering and data analysis. She is married to Ron, who is a retired Naval Architect. They share two married sons. In 2013 they moved to Charlottesville. Christ Central has been their home church since near its inception.