Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

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Our Staff

The Reverend Chris Webb

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.

The Reverend Jasmine Tesdahl

Pastor Tesdahl began her ministry at Holy Trinity in December 2019. She holds a BA in French from Northeastern University in Chicago, as well as a Master of Divinity from the Illif School of Theology in Denver, Colorado, and a Master of Arts in Ministry from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. She served congregations in Platteville and Cuba City, Wisconsin before taking the call to Holy Trinity. She also serves as a Chaplain in the Air Force Reserves. She and husband, Gene, have a daughter and son. Pastor Tesdahl enjoys playing volleyball and loves getting to know people and walk with them in faith. 

Director of Youth & Family Ministry

We are currently conducting a search for a new Director of Youth & Family Ministry. 

Music Ministry

Instrumental Music

Instrumental Music

Karen Shuford 

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.

Instrumental Music

Instrumental Music

Instrumental Music

 Jo Carol Thomason 

Jo Carol began directing several handbell choirs at Holy Trinity in 1990 as a volunteer, and in 1997 she joined the church staff as director of all handbell choirs. She oversees music ministry and participates actively in worship planning. 

Organist

Instrumental Music

Organist

David Lail 

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.

Parish Administrative Assistant

Parish Administrative Assistant

Parish Administrative Assistant

Karen Kahill

Karen has been with Holy Trinity since April 1991. In addition to serving as administrative assistant, she also serves as wedding coordinator and is in charge of keeping membership records.

Communications & NewSong

Parish Administrative Assistant

Parish Administrative Assistant

Emily Edwards 

Emily has been serving Holy Trinity since 2008. She serves as both Communication Director and NewSong Worship Curator and Lead Musician. She coordinates all of Holy Trinity's communications, leads the NewSong Worship Team, and develops unique worship services for Holy Trinity’s 5:00 p.m. service. 

Financial Administrator

Parish Administrative Assistant

Financial Administrator

Denise Moose 

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.

Ministry Coordinator

Ministry Coordinator

Ministry Coordinator

Carol Dickson

Carol is a lifelong member of Holy Trinity, 

and joined the staff in October 2021 to support the volunteer ministries of the congregation. 

Pre-School Directors

Ministry Coordinator

Ministry Coordinator

Kristy Edens and Lori Trimm 

Kristy and Lori have been teachers with the Holy Trinity Pre-School since 2008 and 2007 respectively. They stepped into the role of co-directors for the program in 2017.  

Nursery

Ministry Coordinator

Nursery

Melinda Hager

Melinda oversees the nursery staff and ensures coverage of the nursery 

for church services and special events.

Facilities Manager

Hospitality Coordinator

Facilities Manager

 Wayne Mitchell

Wayne is in charge of keeping church buildings 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.

Custodian

Hospitality Coordinator

Facilities Manager

Kathy Starnes

Kathy makes sure the building is open 

and ready to welcome worshipers 

on Sunday mornings.

Hospitality Coordinator

Hospitality Coordinator

Hospitality Coordinator

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. 

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