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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Dr. Lillian Quackenbush

Lillian is a highly regarded conductor and music educator with an illustrious career spanning several decades. As the Groh-Darr Endowed Chair of Choral Studies at Columbia College and later as...

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Rev. Haley Blackwell

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 Philosophy...

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Rev. Kheresa Harmon

Rev. Kheresa Harmon joined the staff of St. John’s in the fall of 2022. She holds a M. Div. from Campbell University Divinity School and a B.A. in Religion also...

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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 (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...

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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 six classrooms serving infants through TK children. Lydia manages 9 WDS teachers and believes in promoting educational and...

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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...

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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....

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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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