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JAKE J. THORNHILL, JR.
Pastor Jake Thornhill is a native of S.C. and has been preaching the gospel since 1983. He graduated fromNew Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and received an Honorary Doctorate from Emmanuel Theological Seminary and Bible Institute in Kota, India. Pastor Jake has preached in numerous countries through out the world but the desire of his heart is to build a N.T. church that will honor the Lord Jesus, impact a lost world and further Gods Kingdom.
God called Pastor Jake to Hunter Hills in Greensboro on June 26, 1994. He and his wife Patsy have two children, Amanda and Jake III along with three grandchildren, Gracie, Garrett and Luke.
His desire in ministry is found in John 17:4; That I might glorify the Lord and finish the work He has called me to do. He desires to fight the good fight, finish the race and keep the faith. {II Tim. 4:7} His personal goal is threefold; Intimacy with God, Integrity with men and Impacting a lost world.
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JESSE WILSON
PASTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP / jesse@life-community.com
Jesse Wilson came to Hunter Hills in 2001. He grew up in South Carolina and attended Charleston Southern University, Evangelical Institute of Greenville SC, and received his Master's of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth.
Jesse served as Senior Pastor for three years at Green Valley Baptist in Lebanon, Va, and for nine years at Tega Cay Baptist Church, Fort Mill, SC. Jesse has been married to Melinda for 20 years and they have three kids; Jessica, Jordan, and Melody.
As Pastor of Discipleship & Fellowship his primary focus is helping people grow in Christ and in fellowship with one another.
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DEAN MATTERN
PASTOR OF OUTREACH / dean@life-community.com
Pastor Dean was raised in Cleveland, Ohio and spent his High school years in upstate New York. He was not exposed to the Good News of Jesus Christ until he was 21 and had returned from serving in Vietnam as a Marine. A late bloomer, Dean didn't begin his college education until he was 30 years of age, married with two sons. While attending Liberty University he acquired a Bachelors degree in Biblical Education and a Masters in Educational Administration and Supervision. During that time he help to plant two Churches and several inner cities mission programs in various cities in Virginia.
Later Dean and his five children headed to Wake Forest, N.C. where he attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where he earned a Masters in Divinity and a Masters of Arts in Counseling. During this same time Dean Pastored in Cary, N.C. His love for Soul Winning and mingling with the unconvinced and the unchurched led him into a position with Corporate Chaplains of America. This ministry serves under the guidance of the North American Mission Board for home missionaries. This mission effort brought him to Greensboro and to Hunter Hills as the place where he and his family worship. His growing love for Hunter Hills Baptist Church and their vision for kingdom building called him to return to local church service.
Dean has a heart to see every believer experience the remarkable reward of personally introducing another person to the savior. Aware of the one still out there he is our Pastor of Evangelism. Dean also has a burden for those within the fold who have the need to be connected, serving and being served within the body through the ministries of Hunter Hills, which is why he also the Pastor of Ministry. Dean is a social person, concerned with outreach, to those who still haven't discovered Jesus and inreach, to those who have discovered the truth and want to become fully devoted followers of Jesus.
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BARRY DARNELL
WORSHIP / SINGLES PASTOR / barry@life-community.com
Barry is from the great state of West Virginia. He was born and raised in Morgantown as the son of a Pastor. Barry surrendered to God's call on his life while attending Piedmont Baptist College and he began serving immediately in a local Middle School ministry. 7 years and 2 ministries later Barry and his wife Renee' came to LIFE Community on August 6, 1995. The Lord has blessed them with two wonderful children Noah and Leah Emily. Barry served as High School and Middle school pastor here for a little over 10 years and has been connecting the body at Life Community through worship as our worship pastor since 2004. Barry has always had the passion of finding creative thoughts or words to connect people to God, he has fueled that passion as Student Pastor in the past and is currently fueling it as Worship Pastor of Creative Arts. Barry can be reached at barry@life-community.com, or you can follow his blog at: www.mylifeofworship.com.
ROBERT EMANUEL
YOUTH PASTOR / robert@life-community.com
Rob has spent all his professional life in and around airplanes. He grew up in Houston, and after graduating high school he went into the Air Force. From there, he spent a short time in Greensboro in the early ’90s. Rob moved to California, where he worked for American Eagle, a division of American Airlines. He quickly moved with the company to Little Rock, Ark. In 1995, Rob took a job with Timco Aviation Services that brought him back to Greensboro. Robert, was transferred to Waner Robins, GA.
When he moved to Warner Robins, Rob was actively involved in the youth department at Southside Baptist Church, but over time he felt he was being called to make a huge decision.
“It’s been in the back of my mind for about two years,” Rob says about going into the ministry. “Then it hit me really heavy in April. 2004, I prayed about it and came to the conclusion that God wanted me to be in full-time ministry.”
After that, Rob started talking with the senior pastor at Southside, and last October he was ordained to be a pastor.
“My heart was just really geared toward the children and the youth. My whole time is spent with kids. That’s my love. I just have a passion for it.” Robert is married to Lisa and has 3 children, Allison, Nolan, and Kyle.
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DEON PARKER
RECREATION (UPWARD) / COLLEGE / SINGLES / deon@life-community.com
Deon grew up in the state of Michigan. After seeing God transform him during his freshman year at Piedmont Baptist College (Winston-Salem, NC), he passionately pursued his calling into local church ministry. Since graduating from Piedmont, Deon has interned, pastored, coached, served as a rescue mission chaplain and a sports chaplain for a nearby university.
Deon joined the Life Community Church staff in May 2010 and is looking to use the wisdom, power and leadership of his Lord to be a productive part of the Life Community staff and family. “I want God to display His power through my life. (2 Chronicles 16:9a) I am committed to making myself available to His will every day of my life. (Psalm 53:2)”
Deon and his wife Julie have three children: Aliya, Cameron & Sienna.
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PAUL REGINALDI
LEXINGTON CAMPUS PREACHING PASTOR / TEACHER / paul@life-community.com
Paul is originally a native of Havre De Grace, Maryland. Paul completed college at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C. earning his bachelor degree in Business Administration. During his college years Paul worked as a teaching tennis professional and eventually changed careers after graduation by going into packaging sales.
It was in 1985 that the biggest change occurred in Paul=s life in that he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. In 1991 Paul felt God's call on his life to attend seminary and to give his life for God's service in full time ministry. Attending Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. for 31/2 years Paul earned his Masters of Divinity degree. While attending seminary Paul served in several churches in various capacities such as evangelism and outreach, teaching, church growth, youth, prayer ministries, and church planting.
Paul and his wife, Cindy, were appointed by the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board in 1995 as Home Missionaries. Paul was the founding pastor of Daybreak Community Church which started in November of 1997 in Frederick, Maryland. Pastor Reginaldi served as the Senior Pastor of Daybreak until May of 2003 before surrendering to the call to full time evangelism, mission work and revival preaching. While in Maryland, Paul also served as one of the chaplains for the Baltimore Oriole= organization from 1997 until 2005. Paul and his family are now back in North Carolina ministering in their church in Greensboro. He also does supply preaching and revivals as well as mission work abroad.
MICAH RAY
LEXINGTON CAMPUS PASTOR / micah@life-community.com
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