Staff

Pastor, Head of Staff

The Reverend Mark Stanley was born in West Jefferson, NC, and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Mark attended St. Andrews Presbyterian College where he majored in philosophy and graduated in 1983. Shortly thereafter, Mark entered Union Seminary, where he met his wife, Becky, also a student at Union. They were married in 1987 and have served three pastorates in Virginia, Goochland, Hampton, and Staunton. They have two daughters, Elizabeth and Emily.

In 2008 Mark completed the Doctor of Ministry program in Arts and Theology through Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC.

Email Pastor Mark at jmstanley1@msn.com

 

Associate Pastor

Dwight Christenbury grew up in the Presbyterian Church in various cities, towns, and campsites throughout Virginia. His faith was shaped not only by the local congregation but in the church-without-walls of Camp Hat Creek, the outdoor ministry center of the Presbytery of the Peaks (Lynchburg, Va.).

Dwight met his wife, Carol Steele, when they were both on the staff of Camp Hat Creek. They found themselves called to professional ministry in the church through their camp and conference experiences and, later, through their membership and involvement in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.

Following their time in Washington, Carol and Dwight attended Union Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education (Richmond, Va.), from which they graduated in 2005. They moved to western North Carolina when Carol was called to the position of Senior Associate Director of the Center for Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Montreat Conference Center.

In addition to his work at Trinity, Dwight is a writer of Christian Education curriculum for youth for the We Believe series, published by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Email Dwight at dc.trinit@mac.com

Parish Visitor

Joe Gernoske, a Wisconsin native, graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and received his Master's Degree from Northern Illinois University. He was commissioned as a Lay Pastor (CLP) in 2001. Joe worked as a volunteer chaplain at the VA Hospital in Asheville where he completed 400 hours of clinical pastoral education. Joe has been Chairman of the Evangelism Division and the Dean of the School of the Laity ( Commissioned lay Pastor School) in the Presbytery of Western North Carolina.

Community involvement includes being Board Chair of 6th Ave. Psychiatric Partners, Inc., a non profit mental health provider in Henderson County. Joe is a support group facilitator for the Alzheimer’s Association and a support group facilitator for families of those afflicted with mental illness sponsored by NAMI. Joe’s wife, Ginny, is very much involved in Presbyterian Women locally, in our presbytery and synod. She also is the Area Chair for Church Women United. Joe has one son and three grand children. In 2001, Joe became our Parish Visitor.

Email Joe at parishvisitor@bellsouth.net

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In the Office

	Rev. Dr. J. Mark Stanley	Pastor, Head of Staff		692-6114 (office) 553 6425 (cell)
	Bettye Young	Secretary	Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	692-6114
	Dwight Christenbury	Associate Pastor		692-6114
	LeAnn Godsey	Tidings Newsletter Editor
	Stephen Klein	Organist/ Choir Director	Rehearsal: Wednesday 7:30 PM.	692-6114
	Jean Reynolds	Pianist	8: 45 AM Communion first Sundays
	Sherri Griffin	Trinity Preschool Director	Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM	696-4110
	Kathy Wylde	Bookkeeper	Monday	692-6114
	Deborah Flowers and Ashley Shaw	Child Care	Sunday 8:45 AM - 12:15 PM
	Beth Harris	Web Master
	T.K. Owens	Custodian	Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM