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"And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" Romans 10:15 (King James Authorized Version)
The following is a list of alumni serving the Lord in full time Christian Service with websites and/or e-mails. We will update and expand this page as information becomes available:
Melody (Gardner, '74) Rogers and her husband, Steve, live in Leland, Il., where Steve is pastor of the Faith Baptist Church in Sandwich, Il.
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Dr. Roy Mason ('76) and Mary (Pollard, '76) Mason, Evangelist, Founder of Global Evangelism Ministries, http://gemonline.org/
Bobby Johnson ('79), Head of Maintenance and Supplies, New Life Camp, Raleigh, NC http://www.newlifecamp.com/
Roy (1979) and Suzan (Gardner, 1980) Tripp, Missionaries to Belize. (
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) (See letter at bottom)
Jamie (Blackman, 1981) Bullman, Employed at Thomas Roads Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA http://home.trbc.org/
Alan Owens (1982), Worship Pastor at Heritage Free Will Baptist Church, Gilbert, Arizona. http://www.heritagefwbc.org/
Mike Beasley (1983), Pastor at Freedom Bikers Church, Clayton, NC http://www.freedombikerchurch.com/
Joe Cockrell (1983), Pastor at Beulah Baptist Church in Sunbury, NC.
Jimmy Carroll (1986), Pastor at Journey Church in North Raleigh. (www.takeajourney.org)
Bob Fowler (1986), Greater Raleigh Area Director Child Evangelism Fellowship, Raleigh, NC (www.cefgra.org)
Jim Gardner (1986), Missionary in Christian camping and evangelism in Mexico. (www.campmeta.com)
Jimmy Talton ('86), Pastor of Millertown Community Church in Indian Head, PA.
Peter Cooper ('91) Associate/Administrative Pastor at First Assembly of God, Indiana, PA (http://www.first-assembly-of-god.org/)
Sam Cotton ('91) Pastor of Bethel Church in Fuquay-Varina, NC (http://www.bethelife.com/)
Heather (Harvell, '92) Jones is a High School English and History teacher at Cape Fear Christian Academy. Her husband, Jody, is the manager of Terra Tech Engineers in Raleigh. Heather and Jody have two children. (updated 10/05)
Billy Jones ('93), Associate Pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Santa Barbara, California. http://gracebaptistsb.org/
Michael Lee ('93), Pastor of Eastland Baptist Church, Orlando, Florida. (
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Nathan Rogers ('93) is a youth pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Ottawa, Kansas. (http://www.calvaryottawa.org/)
Ellen (Saunders, '96) Hibshman and her husband Luke have relocated to Birdsboro, PA., where Luke is Youth Pastor at High Point Baptist Chapel in Geigertown, PA. They have a daughter. (update 8/07)
Brandi (Turner, '96) Loch and her husband Kenny are serving as Middle School Pastor at Mid-Way Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. (
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Holly (Hinton, '97) Blinson and her husband, Philip, recently relocated from White Lake, NC, to Westmoreland, TN, where Philip is now serving as pastor of Westmoreland First Baptist Church. Holly is a graduate of Bob Jones University, Philip is a graduate of SBTS, and they have two girls. (updated 12/06) http://www.westfbc.org/
Serena (Payne, '98) Martin lives in Adamsville, Alabama with her husband, Steven and their two children. Serena works in coffee sales, while Steven is associate and youth pastor of a local church. (updated 9/07)
Erin Ritter ('98) lives in Raleigh where she works for Bethany Christian Services. She is invoved in counseling adoptive parents and birthmothers. Erin also speaks to area church groups explaining Bethany's mission. (updated 12/06) http://www.bethany.org/raleigh
David Calvert ('99) serves as Assistant Pastor for Church Ministries at Grace Community Church in Angier, NC. http://graceccnc.org/content/view/10/21/
David Jeffreys ('99) serves as the Youth Pastor at Fayetteville Street Baptist Church in Asheboro, NC. David and his wife, Erin, have one child. (updated 7/06) http://www.visitfsbc.com
Brook Everett ('00) Is going into full time ministry at NC State '07-08 school year. She will be ministering to women through Campus Christian Fellowship. She is in the preliminary phase of raising her own support. (updated 7/07) http://www.ccf-ncsu.org/
Stephanie (Fisher, '00) McCreight and her husband, Tim, live in Virginia Beach with their two children. She graduated from Gateway Chrsitian College in 2004. She is now a homemaker, while Tim is Youth Pastor at Gateway Freewill Baptist Church. (updated 9/07) http://www.gatewayfwbchurch.com/Youth.html
Michael Talley ('01) lives in Plumtree, NC, where he is program director for Teen Valley Ranch, a Christian camping and retreat center. (updated 9/07) http://www.tvr.org/
Sarah Greene ('03) is serving the Lord in Poland through the International Mission Board.
Ben Wickel ('04) is serving the Lord as a missionary to Africa. The following is an explanation by Ben of his ministry: "I have been allowed by God's grace to partake in His purposes for the southern region of Africa. Last spring and again in the fall, I will journey back to South Africa, Mozambique, and Swaziland to encourage our brothers and sisters overseas. A majority of our work includes discipleship and foundational bible studies with a lot of the natives in the surrounding communities. We have also shared in the ministry of lending helping hands at orphanages and homeless shelters. It has been incredible to see the Kingdom of God at work in these parts of the world. I am deeply thankful for all your prayers and encouragement and hope to share again what the Lord is wonderfully doing." (updated 8/07)
The following alumni are serving the Lord in Wake Christian Academy as either staff or board members:
Connie Ashworth Beck ('78), 2nd grade teacher
Robert Bryan (73), Board member
Kellie Franks Fowler ('89), 2nd grade teacher
Randy Johnson ('87), Athletic Director
Susan Jones Lee ('78), 6th grade teacher
Sherry McIntyre (81), Elementary Administrative Assistant to the Principal
Trent Pierce ('86), Board member
Amy Jones Sauls ('80), Elementary Librarian
Charlotte Talley Soto ('85), 7th & 8th grade Science teacher
Leonard Van Houten ('74), Board member
Angie Ayers Whitaker ('86), Elementary Administrative Assistant
Will White ('88), Varsity Boys Basketball and Varsity Golf Coach
David Williams ('87), Boys PE Teacher and Varsity Football Coach
Mike Woods ('86), School Administrator
(*) Roy and Suzan's Letter: Roy (’79), Suzan (’80), Benjamin ('07) & Sydney ('07) moved to Belize as missionaries in 2004, with an opportunity to assist in the construction of a children’s home owned by a separate mission organization. This home was completed and licensed in 2005, and is currently a home for girls over the age of 10.Following are some highlights of our service to God in Belize: ROY: (1) Assist in construction/renovation of preschools, schools, churches, and the children’s home; (2) Build a mobile dental office (with the help of a few engineers!); (3) Teach Bible to teenage boys at a remedial school; (4) Teach adult Sunday school at our church in Belmopan; (5) Develop a music ministry at our churchCoordinate ministry opportunities for short-term mission teams from the US. SUZAN: (1) Teach Bible to 5 public school classes of 3rd graders; (2) Teach introductory computer classes to teenagers (a 2 year project); (3) Begin and teach a Bible Study Fellowship (BSF International) class for women in Belize City (an hour from our home – but God definitely put all this together!); (4) Volunteer in an international community outreach project with women from over 25 countries; (5) Write a book on infertility and how God uses it. In addition, through our sending church, Mid-Way Baptist, as well as various other churches and individuals, we sponsor two teenagers for housing and education, as well as assist a young Mayan widow with 6 children under the age of 8. God has confirmed to us in many ways that we are exactly where we are supposed to be at this time. It is not always easy to follow God and do things His way, but it is ALWAYS best. It took us a long time to learn this! Both children moved with us to Belize as rising sophomores, completing one year of schooling in Belize. Benjamin moved back to Raleigh to live with Suzan’s parents and complete his junior year at WCA, while Sydney stayed with us. This was a difficult transition for us all. And then, incredibly, we all knew that it was best for Sydney to return to WCA for her senior year. With many tears and groanings of prayer we moved her back in the spring of 2006. We miss o ur children terribly, and this senior year is not how we all imagined it would be, but God has poured out His grace on us, and we are thankful. We desire our lives to bring honor to Him, and in this endeavor we are not always understood, but we are at peace with God. Please continue to lift up our family in prayer. We deeply appreciate the way WCA faculty, staff and students have rallied around our children and supported them during this extremely significant year of their lives. We are also grateful for how the class of 2007 feels and acts just like family to our children! May God continue to bless WCA as generations are educated and illuminated by God’s grace and guidance. Love in Christ, Roy and Suzan Tripp
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