Lee Canipe - Senior Pastor
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Lee grew up in Greensboro and, before coming to Providence, served on church staffs in Durham and Savannah, as a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship missionary in Russia, and as the pastor of Murfreesboro Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.He is a leader, pastor, teacher, visionary, scholar, and servant of Christ. He likes to run, write, travel, read history, listen to Bruce Springsteen and the Beatles, and follow Carolina basketball. Lee is a dynamic speaker and a warm, compassionate pastor. He understands the importance of calling people by name and he takes the time to listen to others, reaching out to old and young alike, both within our church and in the broader Charlotte community.
Lee and his wife, Hilary, were married in 1998 and are the parents of a daughter, Helen, and two sons, Watt and Peter.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy – Baylor University
Master of Divinity (summa cum laude) – Duke University
Master of Arts in Education, Counseling – Wake Forest University
Master or Arts, History – University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts, History (Honors) – Davidson College
Staff
Dyanna Blackwell
Church Secretary
Diann Clark
Music Ministry Associate/Church Organist
Carson Dean
Director of Church Operations
Katelyn DeVane
Activities Ministry Director
Jimmy Fortos
Cook
Kimberly Gray
Assistant Director Weekday Education Ministry
Rev. Martha Haigler
Director of Pastoral Care
Kristen Hendrix
Children’s Ministry Administrative Assistant
Caitie Jackson
Music Ministry Associate
Shelia Mitchell-Sasser
Weekday Financial Associate
Jeff Motsinger
Custodian
Debra Motsinger
Church Chef
George Mulley
Student Ministry Associate
Stephanie Nivens
Custodian
Tresor Sala
Custodian
Amy Shoemaker
Accounting Manager
