Rev. Melinda Merkley King
Interim Bridge Pastor
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Melinda is originally from Delaware and is a graduate of James Madison University and Union Presbyterian Seminary. She has served churches in central North Carolina as solo pastor, youth director, supply preacher, and, most recently, nearly eleven years as an associate pastor at the Kirk of Kildaire. She and her husband Brian have two young adult sons. Oliver, a software engineer, lives in Atlanta, and Isaac, a student at NCSU. Melinda’s favorite things include good food, good books, good exercise, good music, and good times with family and friends. Her favorite places include beaches, botanical gardens, thrift stores, and especially churches, where Christ’s body gathers together to pray, praise, learn, laugh, care and share.
Tricia Cernoch
Administrator
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Grant Osborne
Director of Music
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Brandi Kirkland
Director Youth Ministry
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Brandi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Bible and Christian Ministry from Johnson University and has led in family ministry for almost two decades in a variety of churches. For the last four years, Brandi has worked as a church consultant with Ministry Architects, helping pastors and church leaders around the country find creative ways to reach more people sustainably. Now, she is overjoyed to be going back to her roots in youth ministry.
Chelsea Price
Director Children’s Ministry
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Chelsea boasts over 15 years of dedicated service in children’s ministry across Florida and North Carolina. With a deep commitment to providing safe and enriching environments, she passionately integrates faith into education. Chelsea’s mission is to foster both academic excellence and spiritual growth, creating lasting impacts on the young minds she nurtures.