Pastor Chris Webb grew up in Tampa, Florida as a pastor’s kid and spent his summers hiking the mountains of NC and having fun at Myrtle Beach. He attended and graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne college with BA in Communication. Pastor Webb earned his Master of Divinity at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, SC.
He was a prison chaplain for one summer, began his ministry in Gainesville, FL, and served as the Chairman of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod Youth Committee for 5 years. Pastor Webb served as the campus pastor of the Lenoir-Rhyne Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville for 6 years and also serves as a Chaplain in the United States Air Force Reserves.
In addition to parish ministry, Pastor Webb enjoys vegetable gardening, fishing, hiking, Red Sox baseball and rooting for the Florida Gators during football and basketball season. Pastor Webb loves to preach, teach, and dream up creative ideas for ministry. His is passionate about making disciples, ecumenical partnerships, strategic planning, and working together for positive change in our community.
He met his lovely wife at Camp Lutheridge where they both served as counselors and area directors. They are the proud parents of two adult children.
Pastor Scott H. Bollinger joined our staff on January 1, 2024 as Pastor of Senior Adult Discipleship. Before he retired, Pastor Bollinger served at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Hickory as senior pastor, a position he accepted in May 2012 after previously serving as senior interim pastor for 18 months and part-time interim associate pastor for two years. Prior to Mt. Zion, he served as pastor of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Claremont (1998-2007) and Beth Eden Lutheran Church in Newton (1993-1998).
In 1993, he received his Master of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia after having completed his undergraduate studies at Appalachian State University in Boone.
He and his wife, Cynda, have a son, Riley and daughter Grace. Riley and Meghan Downey were married at Holy Trinity in 2022. A native of Hickory, Pastor Bollinger grew up attending Holy Trinity with his family until he accepted his first call.
We are currently conducting a search for an Associate Pastor and Director of Youth, Young Adult, & Service Ministry.
Welcome to our newest staff member, Melissa Cashmore. Melissa brings strength and experience to Holy Trinity as a previous Operations Manager and Administrator with financial management, human resources, and training skills. She is a leader with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills who is performance-driven and detail-oriented. She is also working on her Master of Business Administration. Melissa is the mother of six. After her husband, William, retired from the military they moved to Hickory as an attractive place to live and raise their family..
Karen joined the staff of Holy Trinity in 2016 after many years of serving as a volunteer. She has taught music in elementary, middle school, high school, and college.
Kimberly has been a member of Holy Trinity for 19 years. In that time she has been heavily involved in music ministry. She has played with Trinity Ringers, has served as the co-director of many choirs, and has performed as an instrumental soloist.
David has been organist at Holy Trinity since 1994. He plays for both Sunday morning worship services, funerals, and all special services. Additionally, he directs the Chapel Choir and Luther Choir.
Denise began her work as our Financial Administrator in March 2015. Denise brings a wealth of financial administration experience after 22 years at The Catawba Women’s Center.
Emily has been serving Holy Trinity since 2008. She serves as the NewSong Worship Curator and Lead Musician. She leads the NewSong Worship Team, and develops unique worship services for Holy Trinity’s 5:00 p.m. contemporary service.
Jennifer joined Holy Trinity in 2018 and has remained an active volunteer in many ministries. She also enjoys playing handbells with the Trinity Ringers. For more than 23 years, she worked for Hanesbrands, Inc in Winston-Salem before taking a position as a Legal Assistant. Jennifer is a graduate of
North Carolina State University.
Since August 2022, Jenna has served as a youth leader, guiding our younger members as they grow in faith. Previously she worked as a counselor at Lutheridge and has served as a youth representative on both the Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO) Board and ELCA NC Synod Council. Jenna received her Bachelor of Arts in Youth and Family Ministry from
Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2023.
Carol is a lifelong member of Holy Trinity,
and joined the staff in October 2021 to support the volunteer ministries of the congregation.
Caitlan brings her wealth of experience as a teacher to this role to help organize and manage our Faith Formation programs.
Lori (left) and Kristy have been teachers with the Holy Trinity Pre-School since 2007 and 2008 respectively. They stepped into the role of co-directors for the program in 2017.
Melinda Hager
Melinda oversees the nursery staff and ensures coverage of the nursery
for church services and special events.
Kathy Starnes
Kathy makes sure the building is open
and ready to welcome worshipers
on Sunday mornings.
Nancy Wilfong
Since 1996, Nancy has been coordinating floral arrangements, table cloths, decorations, serving pieces and utensils, food, and table set-up for receptions, social functions, and numerous church activities and meetings.
Wayne Mitchell, Facilities Manager
Crystal Kirby, Custodian
Wayne is in charge of keeping our church building and property clean, overseeing repair work, and setting up for special events. He has been at Holy Trinity since 2000, following 29 years as a truck driver.
Crystal assists with cleaning and caring for our church building. She also serves in the Nursery on Sunday mornings and substitutes in the preschool as needed.
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