Greg Moore is the Senior Pastor of Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. Prior to his current role, Greg has served as the Executive Director of New Faith Communities for the North Carolina Annual Conference, the founding pastor of All Saints’ UMC, in Raleigh, North Carolina , the Associate Director for Congregational Development for the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, an Associate Pastor at Christ United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , and as the pastor of several churches in rural England within the British Methodist Church.
Dennis is a retired United Methodist Pastor who has served First UMC Roanoke Rapids, Pine Forest UMC, Campus Minister – Methodist College, Campground UMC, St. James UMC – Greenville, and is currently the interim pastor for Westminster UMC. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Atlantic Christian College, his M.Div. from Duke University, and his D.Min. from Columbia Theological Seminary, with a focus on Spiritual Formation. He was trained as a spiritual director through the Sursum Corda Institute and completed a two-year program through the Shalem Institute for leading contemplative prayer groups He has lead Spiritual Formation Groups in the areas of Lectio Divina, Centering Prayer, and Contemplative Prayer. He is an Oblate of the Order of St. Benedict, affiliated with St. John’s Abby in Collegeville, MN.
Lynn has been married to her high school sweetheart, Marty, for 34 years. Together they have an adult son, Gray, daughter, Lillie, and son-in-law, Lee. Lynn became “Gran” on 10/31/19 when Lillie and Lee’s son Luke arrived.
The Rev. Carl Frazier has been the Lead Pastor at First UMC Cary since 2010. Prior to this appointment, he has served as a District Superintendent and senior pastor of Saint Luke UMC (Sanford), Hay Street UMC in (Fayetteville), and Saint Francis UMC (Cary).
Teresa Holder, Ph.D., is Professor of Communication and Head of the Department of Communication at Meredith College. She has more than 20 years of experience in college teaching, higher education administration, and nonprofit public relations management.
Gray Southern is the Capital District Superintendent. He previously served The Apex UMC Family, the former Durham District, St. James Church in Greenville; Trinity Church (Durham); West Nash (Wilson), Oriental,; and St. Paul (Associate) in Goldsboro. Gray grew up in Smithfield, NC, and graduated from Smithfield-Selma Sr. High School before going to UNC-Chapel Hill. He subsequently attended Yale Divinity School and received a D.Min. from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. Gray was a part of The Lily Endowment’s Pastor-Theologian Program which was also a formative part of his life.
Lisa Yebuah is the pastor of the Southeast Raleigh Table, the newest worshipping community of Edenton Street UMC, and also serves on the Cabinet as the Spiritual Director and Advisor for Inclusion and Equity. She’s a 1999 graduate of Wofford College and a 2004 graduate of Duke University Divinity School.