Leadership
Dr. Philip Smith
Philip is a Georgia native and a former full time musician. In 2007, he met his wife Becca in Memphis while traveling and playing drums. In 2009, they were married and moved to Raleigh for Philip to pursue his Masters…
Jered Bell
Jered is a native Texan who met his wife Katie while at Oklahoma Baptist University in 2008. After they got married in 2012, they moved to Raleigh where Jered completed his Masters of Divinity at Southeastern Seminary. They have four…
Grant Clayton
Kaylyn Clayton
Kaylyn is a Spartanburg native, and has been married to Grant for 8 years. Shortly after getting married, they moved to Raleigh to pursue their love for missions and sending through The Summit Church, where Kaylyn was on staff in…
Chris Daly
Chris grew up in a small town in eastern North Carolina on a family farm. While attending NC State, he married his high school sweetheart Macayla. Shortly after, they decided to put their “yes” on the table and pursue Christ's…
Kayte Elliott
Kayte is a Williamston, South Carolina native. She attended college at Columbia College and received her Masters of Arts in Christian Counseling from The Southern Seminary. She has been married to her husband, Kevin for 16 years and together they…
Moses Jonnalagadda
Moses was born and raised in India in a Christian household & came to know Jesus at 8 years old. He came to the United States in 2010 to pursue Christian education, where he graduated from Southeastern Seminary with an…
Philip Owens
Philip grew up in Thailand as a missionary kid and met his wife Morgan in the United States while in college. He is currently pursuing his Masters of Divinity in Christian Ministry at Southeastern Seminary and loves reading books, playing…
Drew Waterman
Drew is a North Carolina native who came to Christ at the age of 18. He has the joy of journeying through life and marriage alongside his wife, Makayla, and parenting their beautiful daughter, Colette. Drew is passionate about preaching…
Melanie Zimmer
Melanie is a Tennessee native and graduated with her Master's in Business Administration from Union University. She and her husband Charles have been married for 13 years. Since then, they've moved 9 times with their most recent move bringing them…