About us
Our leaders
Chris Meekins
Chris Meekins, a retired firefighter with a distinguished career marked by courage and community service, is also a devoted family man and successful business owner. With an enduring marriage of 44 years, he has raised four accomplished adult children. Beyond his professional and family roles, Chris has been a steadfast Christian for 45 years, showcasing a deep and unwavering faith.
As a valued member of the Bayside community since 2020, Chris has brought his warmth and camaraderie to this Christian fellowship, embodying the principles of love, compassion, and joy. Known for his love of people and his zest for life, Chris actively nurtures relationships and infuses a spirit of fun into every interaction.
In addition to his impressive resume, Chris holds a special place as one of the founders of the breakfast—an initiative that reflects his commitment to fostering community and camaraderie. Whether in his role as a family man, business owner, or community member, Chris Meekins continues to exemplify a life lived with purpose, dedication, and a genuine love for both people and the joy they bring.
Mark Eskenazi
Mark is a former Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney and has been a trial lawyer for nearly 40 years. Bronx born, he is a Jewish believer who came to the Lord some 35 years ago. He has been involved in Christian ministry as a teacher, counselor, preacher and pastor ever since. He has ministered in New York, Ohio and now Florida and internationally in Iceland, Australia, Holland and Belize. He helped launch and became the first Executive Administrator of HarvestNet Institute, northeast Ohio’s Bible-training school where independent churches share a city-wide vision to be salt and light in Cleveland and have a bigger part in its unique and diverse culture.
Mark’s message has always been that God loves us beyond what we can comprehend, that He is looking for us to reflect His glory here on earth through surrender, regeneration and spiritual transformation as we follow Christ, our Savior King.
We have been born into strange times where it looks like the world has gone crazy and truth is often nowhere to be found. A recurrent theme in Mark’s teaching is that every day we must choose for ourselves who we will serve. If we choose Jesus and keep step with the Holy Spirit, we can boldly proclaim the Gospel among the confused and rebellious, because no matter how elusive the truth is, it can always be found in Jesus!
Jason Penn
Jason accepted Jesus and was baptized in the fall of 1992 at Comstock Church of Christ in Comstock, Michigan. He married his high school sweetheart in the summer of 1989. and they have 5 children. Jason is currently a nationally certified cardiovascular perfusionist and has been in the open-heart arena in the perfusion field since 1988. Jason and his wife spent much of their church life attending and raising their children at West Kalamazoo Christian Church. While members Jason served in many areas in the church including Sunday school teacher, worship team leader, deacon and elder. Jason and his family moved to Florida in 2020 and started attending Bayside Community Church in 2021.
