Rev. Dr. Mark Stanley

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. 

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Rev. Dwight Christenbury

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.).

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Stephen Klein

Music Director & Organist

Sally Beghtol, CP

Minister of Visitation

Sally Hetland Beghtol was born, raised,  educated and married in Wisconsin. Her career took her to Iowa in 1970.

Sally’s 33 year career included teaching all levels of Special Education, liaison for Title 1 Reading and coordination of Exceptional Education. She also has a degree in counseling.

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After retirement she and her husband Roger moved to North Carolina in 1998.

After she was widowed the second time she went back to school and became a Presbyterian Lay Pastor.  She has been a member of Trinity for 21 years.

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Sally has a daughter Kim, son in law Russ and a grandson Jack.

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Sally is a recent cancer survivor and has cold caps, ice boots, ice mittens and prayer shawls for anyone who would benefit from them.​

Katie Cilluffo

Administrative Assistant

& Soprano Soloist

Beth Pensiero

Alto Soloist

Beth came to live in Henderson County with husband Frank Burzio in May 2012. She and Frank moved here after working and living for many years in the New York Metropolitan area. They worked for decades as ensemble singers at New York City Opera in Lincoln Center. Before Beth’s tenure at NYCO, she worked at Opera Company of Philadelphia as well as at a number of churches and synagogues in Philadelphia and New Jersey. She is happy to have been a choir section leader at Trinity since 2014 and hopes to continue in the future. In addition to dabbling in community theater and concertizing in the area, Beth teaches English as a Second Language and is active in other local service organizations.

Frank Burzio

Bass soloist

Frank Burzio, a longtime resident of New York City worked in the classical music field for over 40 years. He performed with many of the New York City arts organizations and served as a tenor soloist with numerous churches and temples in the area. In 1977 he joined the New York City Opera as a member of the ensemble working under Maestro Julius Rudel, Beverly Sills, and Christopher Keene. Upon retiring from the company in 2012,  he and his wife,  soprano Beth Pensiero moved to North Carolina. In 2014 we joined the Trinity Presbyterian Church Choir and have made many wonderful friends over the past few years.