Our People
Senior Pastor Dr. Bill (or Pastor Bill) was born in Salisbury, NC to Mrs. Brenda W. White and Rev. Dr. William M. White, Sr. (Deceased). He is married to Stephanie Lawrence-White, Ph.D. of Trevose, PA, and they are parents of one daughter, who is in college. Stephanie is a Historical Musicologist, who has performed extensive […]
Associate Pastor/Director of Program Ministries & Pastoral Care — JD Moffett (Pastor JD) was born in Albemarle, NC to Dr. Colin and April Moffett. He is married to Chelsea Moffett of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Chelsea works for a health care staffing company called Aya Healthcare. Before that she was a social worker for nursing homes and […]
Director of Music Ministries — Dr. Valarie Alexandra Valois (Val-wa) is Central’s Director of Music Ministries. She oversees the various ensembles and activities of our music program. Dr. Valois received her BA in Performing Arts at Southern Illinois University and her master’s and PhD at the Vienna Academy in Austria. She has extensive experience performing […]
Director of Youth Ministries — Julie is passionate about helping youth find their full potential as they grow in their faith, building a youth ministry team, equipping parents, and connecting with the larger faith community! She was born and raised in Union County and graduated from Wingate University with a B.S. in Sociology and a […]
Director of Children’s Ministries — Erica is passionate about helping children grow and learn. Since 2006 she has worked in Early Childhood Education with children birth-5th grade. She is excited to help children grow spiritually and build their relationship with God. Her favorite ways to teach scripture and Bible stories is through Bible discovery lessons, […]
Church Administrator — Shannon Keesler is a Charlotte native. She studied business courses in high school and went to King’s College of Charlotte where she earned a Secretarial Science Associate’s Degree. She came to work at Central in September of 1991 and loves working with the dedicated members of Central’s staff. Shannon loves the Lord […]
Custodian — Sylvia grew up in Richmond County and went to Rockingham School. Sylvia has been worshiping at Central since 2004. She has been working at Central full-time since 2012 and subcontracted for seven years prior to that. She previously owned her own business for twenty-one years. Her favorite part of her job is the […]
Resident Faith-Based Marriage and Family Therapist — Todd considers it is such an honor and privilege to be here at Central to serve those who are hurting within the congregation and wider community. He will never forget how the people of Central opened their hearts and dedicated office space to this counseling ministry just two […]