ABOUT US
OUR VISION
Trinity is a family of faith, trusting and following Jesus Christ, welcoming and nurturing all people, reaching out to serve the needs of our communities near and far, and doing these things humbly and joyfully, believing that the greatest commandment is LOVE.
In 2006, in celebration of Trinity's 40th anniversary, we established a partnership with our sister church, Fuente de Vida in Suchitepeque, Guatemala, to provide yearly scholarships for children and young adults in the congregation.
OUR PARTNERS
MEET THE STAFF
Rev. David Garnett
Transitional Pastor
David Garnett grew up Methodist and Baptist but became Presbyterian in college.
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He met his wife Molly in the Seattle area when she was doing her Christian Education internship at his home church in Bellevue, Washington. They have two grown married sons.
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He attended Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California, and then served Powell Presbyterian Church near Knoxville as a solo pastor for 20 years.
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He has been a transitional (interim) pastor since 2008 and has pastored nine other churches in transition throughout the Southeast U.S, including three in North Carolina.
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
Stephen Klein studied music and dance at Florida State University where his piano professor was Carlisle Floyd. Since coming to Hendersonville in 1976, he has taken part in many local musical entities in various functions including singing, playing various Renaissance musical instruments, pianist, organist, director, piano technician. He has been a happy musician for Trinity Presbyterian Church since 1983.
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NOTE: Choir rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7:30pm
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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
Church Administrator
& Soprano Soloist
Katie studied music at Interlochen Arts Academy, Indiana University and the University of Michigan. Originally from Michigan, she has lived in WNC for over a decade and can be found around town performing anything from jazz to opera to progressive rock.
Katie has been singing at Trinty for over six years and loves being an active part of her church family.
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In addition to her activities at Trinity, Katie is an adjunct professor of voice at Warren WIlson College in Swannanoa, NC.
Jim Kisner
Maintenance Facilitator
Jim and his wife Nancy have been members of Trinity for over 50 years. They moved to Hendersonville in 1970 when Jim accepted a job with DuPont as a chemical engineer, he retired after 32 years as a production manager. After retiring he has worked for the school system as a substitute teacher and bus driver. They have two children and four grandchildren.
Jim has served as Elder chairing Fellowship, Personnel and Stewardship Ministries. Jim has been a member of the Building and Grounds Ministry for 12 years.
OUR ELDERS
Clerk of Session: Vickie Hugger​​
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Class of 2025
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Diane Bowers - Finance; Matthew 25 Liaison; Prayer Shawl
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Julie Carter - Fellowship
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Angela Kuykendoll - Fellowship, Presbyterian Women Liaison
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Enrique Sanchez - Earth Caring
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Barry Stokes - Nominating Committee​
Class of 2026
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Duane Johnson - Corporation President, Global Missions, Memorial Gardens, Technology Committee
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Leslie Nissen - Local Missions
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Jim Smelker - New Member Committee
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Bud Weeks - Building & Grounds
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Wayne Youngdahl - Building & Grounds, Building Use Liaison
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Class of 2027
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Kris Grasse - Christian Nurture
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Tom Karvonen - Personnel, Nominating Committee
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Eric McAnallen - Worship
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Lorraine Talbot - Fellowship
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Joy Guenther - Administrative
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Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of these individuals who are working diligently to serve you, the Trinity family and the community.
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OUR DEACONS
Moderator: Margaret Bolick
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2025
Andy Nissen
Vickie Hugger
Norie Sanchez
Doris Youngdahl
Chris Becker
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2026
Debbie Stephens
Harry Petersen
Cindy Stanfield
Charles Keefer
Diocles Wells
Patti Shannon
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2027
Sandy Weeks
Nancy Sheffield
Molly Garnett
Kathy Steinbaugh
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Eric McAnallen
Tenor Soloist
Eric grew up in Thailand with missionary parents, Victor and Marian McAnallen, who were very active members of the Trinity family. He studied Music Business and Vocal Performance at Geneva College where he was also involved in numerous instrumental and vocal ensembles. In 1988 and 1989 he toured with The Continental Brass & Singers to Colombia, Brazil, Tahiti, Fiji, Australia and the US.
Following college Eric spent 10 years in Pittsburgh and another 14 years in Houston participating in numerous ensembles before making the move to WNC in 2014 to care for his aging parents. He has been very active in the area music scene and has sung the Asheville Symphony Chorus, Asheville Symphony Chamber Chorus, Blue Ridge Sacred Chorale, Cantaria Men’s Chorus, the Asheville Choral Society and Tempus.
In addition to serving as Tenor Lead at Trinity, Eric is an Implementation Specialist & Operations Analyst for the UnitedHealthcare/Optum Health.
MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Presbyterians are led by a "Session", a group of church members who are ordained to help guide the church.
They are also the volunteers who make Trinity go!
Annual Reports
Learn about our current and past projects, plans, and passions below
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for reports prior to 2020, please contact office@trinitypresnc.org