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...

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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...

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Russell Nelson

Russell Nelson joined the staff of St. John’s as the Minister for Worship and Music in February of 2024. Russell Nelson is a graduate of Anderson College, SC and holds...

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Rev. Haley Blackwell

Rev. Haley Blackwell joined the staff of St. John’s in the Fall of 2022. She holds an M.Div from George W. Truett Theological Seminary and a B.A. in Religion and...

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Rev. Kheresa Harmon

Rev. Kheresa Harmon holds an M. Div. from Campbell University Divinity School and a B.A. in Religion also from Campbell University. For nearly 30 years, Kheresa has participated in the...

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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...

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Mallory Brown

Mallory 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 County....

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Chris Mullis

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Lydia Garza Olmsted

Lydia became the Weekday School Director in 2007 and is responsible for children enrolled in the six classrooms serving infants through TK. She, Rev. Kheresa, and the WDS team of...

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J. Noel Lance

Noel Lance is a native of Florence, SC.  As a former music educator with Greenville County Schools, Noel decided to leave Greenville, SC, and take residence in the Charlotte Metro...

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Chloe Hall

Chloe began serving as our Children’s Choir Director in September of 2022. Chloe grew up in the church with her mother is a Minister of Music who currently serves at...

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