CityView Magazine

34 April 2022 S P E C I A L P R O M OT I O N A L S E C T I O N P R O F E S S I O N A L P R O F I L E S Faith Leaders Like the saints before them, the faith leaders on the following pages inspire, comfort and teach. We salute those who dedicate their lives to helping others find the light. CityView will be profiling children's and family services in our May issue. Call us at (910) 423-6500 or email sales@cityviewnc. com to reserve your spot in this special promotional section. (910) 488-3211 | www.peacepcnc.org 3203 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 Reverend Becky Durham PEACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Inspiring ministry, positive energy and creativity are among the many God- given gifts of the Rev. Becky Durham, pastor at Peace Presbyterian Church since 2018. Her leadership, teaching, and nurturing a loving congregation have renewed Peace's growth and community outreach. She serves with several nonprofit organizations and as an adjunct chaplain at Methodist University. Becky and her husband, Jason, enjoy the outdoors, especially Carolina beaches. She loves to read, crochet and share stories over good coffee. Peace's Sunday Worship at 11 a.m. connects in-person and online participants interactively. All are welcome. Join us in striving to know Christ and make Christ known. Read more at beckydurham.net. Lead Pastor Christopher Fletcher MANNA CHURCH Christopher Fletcher is the lead pastor of Manna Church in Fayetteville/ Ft. Bragg - a staff on which he has served since 1999. Christopher and his wife, Rachel, were married in 2004 and had four children - Jaedon, Brooklyn, Norah and Iris. Christopher took the long route to a degree in piano performance after studying pre-law at Campbell University in Buies Creek for the first three of his eight-year undergraduate "tour." He received his bachelor's in music in 2007 after receiving Campbell's Presidential Scholarship and lettering in varsity soccer. Upon graduation from Campbell, Christopher was Manna Church's worship pastor. In 2018, Christopher completed his Master of Arts in Christian Leadership from Manna University and had published and presented papers at the American Biblical Board of Higher Education. In 2021, Christopher and Michael, his father, completed the leadership transition at Manna Church's Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg locations. Christopher enjoys sports of all kinds (a Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Cardinals, but mostly Manchester United fan) and coaches at his boyhood soccer club: the Villareal Force. Christopher has completed three iron-man triathlons, raced in the 2010 HalfMax National Triathlon Championship, and has a 50K ultramarathon finish to his credit. His passion is to see people walk into their God-given purpose and plant Manna Churches along the Military Highway. (910) 867-9151 5117 Cliffdale Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314 www.manna.church

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