​marshall@pcoc.us

Marshall was called to Church of the Cross in 2015 as our Pastor and Head of Staff.  A native of the Midwest, Marshall grew up in the Kansas City area, graduating from Wichita State University with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration. A Master of Divinity Degree was earned at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School near Chicago. A Doctorate of Ministry Degree was earned at Fuller Theological Seminary in California.

As newlyweds, Marshall and his wife, Becky, served as church planting missionaries in Spain. It was through the encouragement of Spanish elders that Marshall sought ordination to become a pastor.

Marshall’s first call as a pastor was to West Hills Presbyterian Church in Omaha where he was ordained in 1992. He served at West Hills as their Pastor of Children, Families, and Caregiving. Marshall served the next 20 years as an Associate Pastor at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, overseeing the ministries of Children, Youth, and Outreach.

For the past 30 years, Marshall has travelled with church mission teams to Eastern Europe, Cuba, Central America, and Africa. He has conducted numerous teaching seminars in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Belarus, and Moldova on topics related to children’s and youth ministry and pastoral care. In recent years, Marshall has focused his travels in the Middle East, visiting and encouraging the Presbyterian Church in Lebanon and Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, and Egypt. Since coming to Church of the Cross, Marshall has participated in our church’s travels to minister with our partner church in the village of Gnozdovo, in western Russia.

At Church of the Cross, Marshall serves as our primary preacher and worship leader, manages our busy staff, moderates the Session (our leadership body), and is the staff liaison to our Mission Committee. He has served our local presbytery on its Commission On Ministry. Marshall loves jazz music, cherry pie, bar-b-que, and talking all things baseball, especially as it relates to his beloved Kansas City Royals. Marshall and Becky have three wonderful adult children and four adorable grandchildren whom they would love to tell you about.

​josh@pcoc.us

Josh is a recent grad of Princeton Theological Seminary. For his undergraduate studies, he attended SUNY Potsdam and majored in Sociology, Psychology, and minored in Philosophy. Some of his academic studies have taken him to Cambodia (a Sociological study abroad of Human Trafficking), Germany (a Pedagogical study abroad at Goethe University), and Georgetown University (the Faith + Justice Certificate Program).

Josh is happily married to his wife Jordan and is the proud father of 3 kind and energetic children. As someone who grew up in the Southwest, the Pacific Northwest, the Northeast, and the Mid-Atlantic, Josh is excited to be in the Midwest and explore a part of the country he and his family have never lived in.

His passions and areas of interest are broad, but most of all he loves to travel, hike, read books, watch excellent films, barbecue on his off-set wood-burning smoker, and try new foods.

​kristi@pcoc.us

Kristi Treu, Director of Music and Executive Director of Vesper Concerts Series, has a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance, vocal performance, and music education from Jamestown College in Jamestown, ND. She later went on to earn her Master of Arts degree in vocal performance and choral conducting from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

As a (retired) military spouse, Kristi has been involved in performing and directing in many locations across the United States. She and her husband, Marv, are the proud parents of three adult daughters and are enjoying the empty nest phase of their lives.

mark@pcoc.us

Mark Kanitz joined the PCOC staff as our new organist and accompanist for Alleluia and Chamber Singers in August 2023. Originally from Wayne, NE, Mark moved several times throughout his childhood due to his father’s occupation as a pastor. He graduated from Concordia University in Seward, NE with an organ degree with an emphasis in parish music. He has previously served as the organist and director of church in Wayne and Hastings. Mark moved to Omaha in 2019 to start a local home decor business. He has since left that business and is currently the collaborative pianist at Liberty Middle School in the Millard School District. 

Mark’s hobbies and interests include running half-marathons, thrifting and garage sales, and traveling to New York City to take in Broadway shows. He also loves to accompany musicals for local high school and community theaters.

​heather@pcoc.us

​communications@pcoc.us

Christian Fritz moved to Omaha in 2007 and has grown up going to PCOC since 2009. He graduated from Metropolitan Community College in 2022 with an Audio and Visual Communications Degree and joined our staff as Communications Coordinator in October of 2023. At PCOC, you can find him running the livestream on Sundays and working with various technologies around the church. He also organizes communications efforts on the website and other outlets, such as our Cross Currents Newsletter and digital signage. If you have received an email from the church, it was probably from him!

Outside of work, you can find Christian spending time with family and friends, playing volleyball, or working on various personal editing projects. If you are a fan of board games, you and he will have a lot to talk about. 

​churchofthecross@pcoc.us

A native of the Des Moines area, Annika graduated from Drake University with a BS in Marketing and a BA in Music in 2023. She moved to Omaha shortly after graduation. Since joining our staff in June of 2025, you can often find her at the front desk, coordinating events, taking photos, and managing the church’s social media platforms. In addition to her responsibilities at PCOC, she is also the Marketing Manager for Vesper Concerts. Annika’s previous experience includes positions within marketing, communications, and event management for both for-profit and non-profit organizations. 

When not at work, Annika loves to do anything outside, attend as many concerts as possible, swim, play cello, sing, cook, bake, and do the occasional DIY project.