Leadership

Providence acknowledges Jesus Christ as her only head and his word as the final authority in all matters of faith and life. Out of a desire to be faithful to our Lord in both doctrine and structure, and as a local body of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC), we follow a presbyterian form of government:

Session

The session is a governing body consisting of ministers (licensed and ordained by regional presbyteries and are called by the congregation) and ruling elders (elected by the congregation). Elders must meet scriptural qualifications and are ordained for life.

Deacon

Deacons are elected by their congregations to oversee ministries of mercy. They are ordained, but they do not exercise spiritual rule alongside elders.

As required by the Scriptures, all officers must be men.

Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. —Acts 20:28

Session | Minister and Elders

Rev. Bob Canode

Minister | Pastor

Bob was ordained and installed as a minister of the gospel in the OPC and Pastor of Providence on February 19th, 2016. He began a yearlong internship in September 2014 and has been involved in weekly preaching and teaching ever since. Bob enjoys preaching Christ from all of Scripture and spending time with the family of God, four of whom include his beloved wife Adelinda and their three children.

Bob holds a Master of Arts in Religion from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and a BS in History from West Texas A&M University in Canyon, TX. He and his family currently live in Round Rock, TX.

Scott Diesing

Elder

Scott has been a member of Providence since 2002 and was ordained as an elder in February 2006. Scott works for Intel as a software engineer.  He and his wife Rita live in Round Rock and have four grown children and four grandchildren.

Greg Eddings

Elder

Greg has been a member of Providence since 2017 and became an elder in 2019 after having served as an elder in the OPC and the PCA.   He lives on his family ranch near Lometa, Texas and works as a Financial Advisor.  Greg and his wife Elaine have three grown children and seven grandchildren.

James Ridge

Elder

James became an Elder in May, 2025.

So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you… —1 Peter 5:1-2

Deacons

Mike Spranger

Deacon

Mike has been a member of Providence since 2012 and a deacon since 2017. He and his wife Sue live in Round Rock with their four children.

Tom Easterday

Deacon

Tom began attending Providence in 2017 and became a Deacon in 2018 after serving as a Deacon in a reformed church in Southern California. Tom is retired and lives in Round Rock with his wife, Kathy. They have 3 grown children, 5 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild living in California, Texas and Maryland.

John Spranger

Deacon

John became a Deacon in 2024

Alex Catherine

Deacon

Alex became a Deacon in May 2025.

And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. —1 Timothy 8:10