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Mitchell F Wilson, Pastor I want to thank you for browsing our website. As a new Pastor here at Centenary, I am excited about all the possibilities God has in store for us. As you navigate this place, I believe you will see a church committed to sharing the love of Jesus Christ. Centenary is a church with a heart for her community and the larger world. From ministries to our youngest and to the oldest, we are committed to making new disciples. It is our goal to reach souls for the kingdom of God and to touch our community with God's love. If you desire to be a part of a family that reaches out and is making a difference, Centenary is your kind of place. Come and be a part of our family. Grace and Peace, Pastor Mitch
Don Ellis, Pastor Emeritus
Juli Odell, Director of Children and Youth [email protected] Juli Odell, grew up in Danville, VA, where her family still lives. Juli grew up in the Methodist Church and attended Fairview UMC until going away to school in Virginia Beach. She graduated from Virginia Wesleyan College in Virginia Beach and majored in Religious Studies. She felt called to ministry at 14 and was encouraged by her youth pastor at the time to pursue this dream. Although she questioned it for a while God showed her He had plans for her and showed her His true calling. She has served in professional ministry for 8 years and loves working for the kingdom of God. She has been married to her husband CJ for 8 years and they both have a 4 month old daughter, Kaylee. They also have 2 pugs, Mocha and Duncan.
Melissa Burris, Director of Music [email protected] Melissa Burris is a native Tarheel who grew up in Winston-Salem and attended UNC-Chapel Hill, graduating in 1987 with degrees in music and economics. After living briefly in Raleigh and Asheville , she came to Greensboro in 1990. She married Lee Burris in 1991 and was a Vice President with BB&T before leaving the banking world to start a family. For ten years, she and Lee were members of Christ United Methodist Church here in Greensboro, where Melissa was an assistant music leader for children’s worship and, along with Lee, helped to start two new adult Sunday School classes, one of which encouraged parents to bring their infants with them to class. Since 1993, Melissa has worked with the Triad Tapestry Children’s Chorus, an ecumenical chorus founded by the Piedmont Interfaith Council. Melissa is director of the children’s chorus and is also accompanist for the Greensboro Community Chorus, founded and conducted by colleague Don Milholin in 2010.
Melissa acted as interim organist and choir director at several local churches before taking a permanent position as Director of Music at Faith Presbyterian Church in Greensboro , where she served from 2000-2010. She became Director of Music at Centenary UMC in Greensboro in September, 2010. Her love of music goes back to when she began playing piano at the age of three and often sat beside her church organist as he played the postlude each Sunday. When not at work, she can usually be found with homeschooled daughter Abby, taking care of the family’s two horses, two dogs, cat, and three birds – unless she is driving sons Alex and Jack to golf practice or watching their lacrosse games. Husband Lee is a commercial lender for American National Bank (formerly MidCarolina Bank) on Green Valley Road , enjoys golf, tolerates all of the animals, and does his share of cooking dinner and cleaning the kitchen. The Burris Family is delighted to be at Centenary UMC and looks forward to many years of growing together and sharing God’s love. Debbie Robinson, Weekday School Director [email protected] Polly Bowman, Membership Secretary [email protected] Dennis Englishmen, Custodian/Grounds |
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