Dr. Steve McKinion -- Pastor of Preaching & Vision
Dr. McKinion joined the Woodland church staff as Interim Pastor in January 2021. He was affirmed by the congregation to serve as the Pastor of Preaching & Vision in September 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mississippi College, a Master of Arts from the University of Mobile and a Ph.D. from King's College, University of Aberdeen in Scotland. While in Scotland, Dr. McKinion served as pastor of a local congregation. He currently serves as Professor of Theology and Patristic Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest. In addition to serving as a professor since 2005, He and his wife, Ginger have three adult children.
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Rev. Chris Walker -- Pastor of Care & Administration
Chris is a native of Youngsville, NC and has been married to the love of his life, Chelsey for 12 years. He and his wife have a 10-year-old daughter named Chloe and a German Shepherd named Charlie. The Walker family enjoys traveling, visiting zoos & having pajama and movie days at home.
Chris joined the Woodland Church staff in 2009 and has served in various roles at Woodland over the past 13 years. These roles include Children & Youth Minister, Associate Pastor and most recently, Pastor of Care & Administration. In this current role, he oversees member care ministries as well as day-to-day operations of the church.
Chris holds degrees from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC & Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pastoral Ministry at Campbell University Divinity School in Buies Creek, NC.
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Chris joined the Woodland Church staff in 2009 and has served in various roles at Woodland over the past 13 years. These roles include Children & Youth Minister, Associate Pastor and most recently, Pastor of Care & Administration. In this current role, he oversees member care ministries as well as day-to-day operations of the church.
Chris holds degrees from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC & Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pastoral Ministry at Campbell University Divinity School in Buies Creek, NC.
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Peggy Degler -- Preschool Director
Peggy joined the Woodland staff in 2014 as the director of Preschool at Woodland. Peggy has a wealth of preschool and children's ministry experience, having previously worked as a Children's minister and a Preschool Director in the Raleigh area. Most importantly, she has a heart for young children and families that is evident to all in the Woodland Church family. She is married to her husband Ed and they have three children and five granddaughters.
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Rev. Ben Fuller -- Youth Minister
Ben was born and raised three miles down the road from the Woodland and has been attending here since before he was born. He received a B.A. from UNCW and a Master of Divinity from Campbell University Divinity School in Buies Creek, NC. He is very happily married to the love of his life Keevy. When it comes to how he feels about Woodland, Ben doesn't mince words: "I love Woodland and the people here. Woodland is an incredible church family. I feel so blessed to be here and to be serving these youth and their families." Ben and his lovely wife, Keevy have been married since May of 2020.
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Keevy Fuller -- Discipleship Minister
Keevy is from Sophia, NC and has served in children’s ministry, youth ministry, young adult ministry, prison ministry, women’s discipleship and as a missionary in other countries. She is currently a student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Wake Forest where she is pursuing a Master of Divinity in Biblical Counseling. Her desire is to be trained and equipped to love people well. She loves discipleship and longs to help individuals grow in their relationship with the Lord. She and her dear husband Ben have been married since May of 2020 and have a 14 month old daughter.
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Marilyn Basinger -- Financial Administrator
Marilyn Basinger has served as Woodland's Financial Administrator for ten years. Constantly smiling, Marilyn keeps track of budgets, receipts, expenses, payments and staff payroll. She is a mother of four, grandmother of ten and great-grandmother of seven.
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Debora Godfrey -- Office Administrator
Debora joined the Woodland Church staff in 2012. She retired from NC State University in 2013, after 33 years of faithful service. She has three step-daughters and nine grandchildren. Debora maintains the church calendar, produces bulletins, updates weekly prayer guides and assists church staff with multiple daily and weekly administrative responsibilities.
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