Rev. Dr. Donnell FitzJefferies
Pastor
Within the Western North Carolina Conference Donnell has served as pastor of Berry Temple and Wilson Chapel UMCs (Asheville, NC), Metropolitan UMC (Greensboro, NC), St. Mark UMC (Charlotte, NC), Brooks Temple and St. Stephen UMCs (Lexington, NC), and St. Matthews UMC (Greensboro, NC). Donnell has also served on Conference Staff as the Director of Nurturing and Ethnic Ministries.
In addition, he has served as the treasurer of the Western North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, Chair of the Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the WNC Conference, a member of the Diaconal Board, Conference Committee on Religion and Race, Conference Worship Committee, and the Conference Mission Teams Committee. He taught church administration at Coker College in Hartsville, SC.
Donnell is a certified Spiritual Director and currently serves as a teacher in the School of Spiritual Direction at Hood Theological Seminary, and Chair of the Conference Justice and Reconciliation Team.
Donnell is a native North Carolinian, and his wife Kathy was raised in Pennsylvania. They have one son Jacob who lives in Pennsylvania. Donnell is a graduate of Boston University, Duke University Divinity School (M. Div.), and Hood Theological Seminary (D. Min). Kathy is a graduate of West Chester State College, and Boston University (MSW).
In addition, he has served as the treasurer of the Western North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, Chair of the Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the WNC Conference, a member of the Diaconal Board, Conference Committee on Religion and Race, Conference Worship Committee, and the Conference Mission Teams Committee. He taught church administration at Coker College in Hartsville, SC.
Donnell is a certified Spiritual Director and currently serves as a teacher in the School of Spiritual Direction at Hood Theological Seminary, and Chair of the Conference Justice and Reconciliation Team.
Donnell is a native North Carolinian, and his wife Kathy was raised in Pennsylvania. They have one son Jacob who lives in Pennsylvania. Donnell is a graduate of Boston University, Duke University Divinity School (M. Div.), and Hood Theological Seminary (D. Min). Kathy is a graduate of West Chester State College, and Boston University (MSW).
Meet the team.
Mitch Benson
Director of Digital Media
and Technology
and Technology
Shannon Long
Weekday School
Director
Director
Brian Bingham
Technical
Director
Director
Kayla Belk
Director of Youth
and Young Adults
and Young Adults
Dee Price
Welcoming and Ministry
Administrator
Administrator
Alisha Brown
Music Assistant
and Accompanist
and Accompanist
Janice Cloninger
Director of
Generational Ministries
Generational Ministries
Phyllis VanCleave
Finance
Accountant
Accountant
Chad Hancock
Facility
Support
Support
Matt Guild
Director of
Worship and the Arts
Worship and the Arts
Laura Ladd-Jones
Nursery
Coordinator
Coordinator
Board of Stewards
Consisting of 12 nominated volunteers, the Board of Stewards provides strategic leadership and is the governing body of UCUMC. Serving for three years, with one third new members each year, the BoS is organized in such a manner as to promote efficient and effective decision-making with appropriate checks and balances and levels of accountability and transparency.
Margie Broadway
Board of Stewards Chair
Shantel Ward
Board of Stewards member
Yvonne Thompson
Board of Stewards member
Mae Forbes
Lay Leader
David Weynand
Board of Stewards member
David Wright
Board of Stewards member
Lisa Smith
Board of Stewards member
Richard Robertson
Board of Stewards member
Tom House
Board of Stewards member
John Nahm
Board of Stewards member