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Church Staff
 Pastor Jerry S. Webb |
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DUTIES:
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Lead Pastor - To lead, nurture and equip the body of Hillsdale United Methodist Church helping them become committed followers of Jesus Christ.
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FAMILY:
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Married to Sharon who is a 4th grade teacher at a Christian School in Winston-Salem. Jerry and Sharon have three wonderful children: daughter Casey who lives in Matthews and works as a registered nurse at Presbyterian Hospital, son Daniel who is enrolled at Forsyth Tech and works full time for a local Heating and AC company, and Nathan who is an 11th grader at Davie High School and an active member and leader of HisLife Youth ministry at Hillsdale.
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HOMETOWN:
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Tyro, North Carolina (Davidson County…just across the Yadkin River)
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BEEN AT HILLSDALE SINCE:
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Appointed by the Annual Conference in June, 2002.
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WHAT LED YOU TO HILLSDALE:
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Our District Superintendent, Dr. Mike Leatherwood, at the time of my appointment to Hillsdale told me that the church needed a minister with specific gifts and graces to help this young congregation build and grow its ministry. My background in construction prior to my call to ministry has helped me bring those gifts and graces to this community.
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INTERESTS:
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Enjoying life with my wife and family, golf, guitar, the beach and serving others in the name of Christ.
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FAVORITE SCRIPTURE:
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John 21
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PERSONAL STATEMENT:
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Jerry is the second pastor at Hillsdale United Methodist Church which was chartered as a new church mission in March, 1999. He grew up in this area, graduating from West Davidson High School in 1976 and then received a double major in Business Administration and Economics from Pfeiffer College in 1980. After college, Jerry entered the construction and manufacturing business with Alumax Building Products and worked mainly in the southeast United States for the first 16 years of his career. In 1996, he left his position as General Manager with Alumax and enrolled in seminary at Duke University. In 1999 he earned his Masters of Divinity degree from Duke and has served two appointments in the Western North Carolina Conference as an ordained Elder. Hillsdale United Methodist Church has grown from small group of people meeting in a residential living room in 1998 to over 450 members with an average weekly worship attendance of 635 in 2008.
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 Pastor Kel Billings |
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DUTIES:
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Assistant Pastor - To lead, nurture and equip the body of Hillsdale United Methodist Church, helping them become mature followers of Jesus.
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BEEN AT HILLSDALE SINCE:
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WHAT LED YOU TO HILLSDALE:
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Hillsdale was one of the churches that partnered with me as I served as a missionary in Palestine in 2007. Then during the autumn of 2009, after completing my Master’s Degree at the University of Bristol in England, I discovered Hillsdale had a need for an Assistant Pastor. I expressed my interest in the position, and was subsequently hired.
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INTERESTS:
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Reaching out to those in need by showing the love of Jesus, cycling, hiking, international travel and community.
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| FAVORITE SCRIPTURES: |
Luke 15:11 - 31, the story of the son who left home thinking he could do better on his own, but then when things got bad, he returned home where he was welcomed and loved by his father. Jesus uses this story to illustrate that God welcomes us back even when we sin.
Matthew 25. 31- 46, here Jesus teaches that what we do or don't do, to those in need, we do to Him! And that has eternal consequences! Scary!
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PERSONAL STATEMENT:
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I began vocational ministry in 2003, serving two churches as a licensed, local pastor in our conference of the United Methodist Church. I then served in a Muslim area of Palestine for several months as a missionary, working with the humanitarian aid agency of Bethlehem Bible College. After this I enrolled in the University of Bristol (England) and completed my Masters Degree. While here I worked with a homeless shelter and a church in a high poverty, inner-city community.
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 Gina Cross Creekmur |
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DUTIES:
(Full-Time)
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Administrative Assistant - To share Christ's love and to provide administrative support to the pastor, staff and the members and friends of Hillsdale UMC.
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FAMILY:
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Married to Kelly and together we have six wonderful children: Nathan, Bree & Sam and Scott, Ryan & Jonathan. We also have 4 grandchildren together!
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BORN IN:
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Norfolk VA, but raised in Security, CO. Spent many summers in Winston-Salem while growing up.
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BEEN EMPLOYED AT HILLSDALE SINCE:
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January, 2007
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WHAT EVENTS LED YOU TO HILLSDALE:
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I visited Hillsdale a few times while we were using the gym at Shady Grove Elementary and really enjoyed the new and different style of worship. I later found Hillsdale again at the warehouse - and finally found a church home!
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INTERESTS:
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My children and grandchild, reading, gardening and traveling
- oh, and people!
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FAVORITE SCRIPTURE:
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John 14:27, Psalm 100, 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
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PERSONAL STATEMENT:
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I'm blessed to be a part of a loving church family where I have many friends and loved ones.
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 Allison T. Brown |
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DUTIES:
(Full-Time)
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Director of Lay Ministries - To establish and direct programs designed to connect and mobilize the adult lay people into the life, fellowship, spiritual formation, and service ministries of HUMC. Using the power of personal relationships to make disciples of Jesus Christ.
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FAMILY:
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Married to Bobby who is a police officer with the Winston-Salem Police Department. We have three children: Katie Brown is a senior at UNC-C studying early childhood education. Robert McCampbell recently joined the United States Air Force and is stationed in Florida. Kellie Brown is a senior at Davie High School, co-captian of the varsity basketball team.
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HOMETOWN:
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Savannah, Georgia
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BEEN AT HILLSDALE SINCE:
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Member and volunteer of the church since fall 1999. Employed in April 2006.
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WHAT LED YOU TO HILLSDALE:
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I looked in the Yellow Pages for a church when I moved here in 1999, saw the ad with the palm tree and visited the church at the warehouse. I never went anywhere else – I knew I was “home” from day one!
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INTERESTS:
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Enjoying “farm” life with my husband, the kids, and our critters: two horses, three dogs, four cats, and a 1973 Massey Ferguson 135 tractor. We especially enjoy hosting church activities at our home, such as our annual fall chicken stew!
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FAVORITE SCRIPTURES:
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Jeremiah 29:11; Psalm 91; Isaiah 55, John 15:1-17
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PERSONAL STATEMENT:
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Allison grew up all over the southeast, attending thirteen different schools before graduating from high school in 1977. She majored in Russian and Soviet History at the University of Georgia and pursued her MBA degree through 1984. After college, Allison was employed by a management-consulting firm. Prior to moving to North Carolina, she served as Vice President of Marketing for a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, Inc. A glutton for punishment, Allison is currently enrolled in Pfeiffer University’s graduate school to obtain a master’s degree in Christian Education while pursuing candidacy to become an ordained minister in the United Methodist denomination. Being part of Hillsdale the past five years, during this season of incredible growth and maturing of a new congregation, has been one of the most rewarding seasons of her life.
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 Pam Keiser |
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DUTIES:
(Full-Time)
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Director of Youth and Young Adults -- To provide leadership to the youth and young adult ministry at HUMC. To oversee all ministries related to youth and young adults with the goal of leading them to “Pursue God and love all people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.”
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FAMILY:
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Married to KJ for 19 years! I have two wonderful children; Kurtis, 18 and Alex, 15. We live about 60 seconds from church with only one dog and one gerbil at this time.
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BORN IN:
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Kansas City Missouri, but I have lived in Ohio, New Jersey and Winston-Salem!
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BEEN EMPLOYED AT HILLSDALE SINCE:
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April 2007
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WHAT EVENTS LED YOU TO HILLSDALE:
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I was looking for a church to call “home” in Davie County, because I grew up in a church in W-S. After a while,I started working with the youth teaching Sunday School about four years ago, and it just “snow balled” from there!
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INTERESTS:
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Family, Missions, Volunteering, Sports, Crafts, Gardening, traveling with my family.
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FAVORITE SCRIPTURE:
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Matthew 22:34-40; Psalm 3:6
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 Tiffany Gulledge |
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DUTIES:
(Part-Time)
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Director of Children’s Ministry – Minister to children from newborn through 5th grade; provide programs and activities designed to lead children toward full discipleship in Jesus Christ; oversee and encourage the involvement of parents and church members in providing Christian education and spiritual growth for young children.
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FAMILY:
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Married to my high school sweetheart, Todd; blessed with two terrific sons, John Michael (10) and Owen (6); mother to one spoiled Puggle named “Casey.”
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HOMETOWN:
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Raised in Davie County and happy to still call it home.
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EMPLOYED AT HILLSDALE:
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Joined the staff in October, 2008.
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WHAT EVENTS LED YOU TO HILLSDALE:
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I attended the women’s Thursday morning Bible study. I was amazed at the diverse number of women who were welcomed to explore and grow in their faith and the spirit in which this church encouraged us along the way. After traveling to Nashville with this group (a year later), I left the traditional Methodist church I attended for 35 years for an opportunity to develop my knowledge and love of God. I began serving this church by teaching children at vacation Bible school, teaching children’s church, assisting in the nursery, and chaperoning trips in the summer. My family joined in 2008. A passion for the Lord and love for all God’s children has brought me to this position.
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INTERESTS:
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I love movies, playing tennis and Georgia football. You can find me at the beach every chance I get.
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FAVORITE SCRIPTURES / SAYINGS:
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J.O.Y. is Jesus Others Yourself!
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all our ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.” – Proverbs 3:5-6
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