Rev. Dennis Foust, Ph.D.
Dennis Foust became Senior Minister of St. John’s in August, 2011. He has served congregations in Birmingham, AL; Atlanta, GA; Chattanooga, TN; San Antonio, TX; and Louisville, KY. Dennis’ pastoral...
Rev. Lee Gray
Lee is a native Charlottean and grew up in Providence Baptist Church. In 1993, he received his BA in Religion & Philosophy at Campbell University. In 1998, he received his...
James Kevin Gray
Kevin Gray became Minister for Worship and Arts at St. John’s in September of 2014. Prior to serving St. John’s, he has served in this same role with St. Luke’s...
Amanda Morrison
Amanda grew up in the small town of Mamers, North Carolina which is located north of Fayetteville and south of Raleigh – about 10 minutes west of Lillington. After finishing...
Mallory Brown
Mallory (she/her) began her work as an Administrative Assistant at St. John’s in September of 2018 after years of working ministry roles at various churches in Cleveland County and Mecklenburg...
Lydia Garza Olmsted
Lydia became the Weekday School Director in 2007 and is responsible for six classrooms serving infants through TK children. Lydia manages 9 WDS teachers and believes in promoting educational and...
J. Noel Lance
Noel is a Native of Florence, SC and became a Charlotte resident in 2003. In 1999, Noel received his Bachelor of Music Education from Anderson University in Anderson, SC. Shortly...
Dr. Matthew Manwarren
Dr. Matthew Manwarren joined our music ministry team as an Associate Organist on September 4, 2022. Dr. Manwarren is Professor of Piano at Winthrop University and a Steinway recording artist....