Alan Wright
Having committed his life to the Lord as a young teenager, our Pastor heard the unmistakable voice of God call him into the ministry as a college senior. Since that holy moment, Alan has served as a youth minister, and later, Pastor of a vibrantly growing church in Durham, NC. He was called as Senior Pastor of Reynolda Presbyterian Church in November, 1996.

Alan grew up in Greensboro, NC, and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he graduated with honors in 1984. He was educated at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA, and was Valedictorian of his class. He met his marvelous wife, Anne, at Chapel Hill. Anne, a Winston-Salem native, attended Carolina and graduated from Wake Forest University.Since their marriage in 1985, Anne has spent three years teaching Kindergarten, many years as Alan's partner in ministry, and several years as a full-time Mom.

The Wright's have two children: Bennett and Abigail who teach them about the "abundant life".

Alan enjoys writing and has had three books published. They are A Chance at Childhood Again, Lover of My Soul, and The God Moment Principle. The first book, A Chance At Childhood Again, has now been released with a new title, A Childlike Heart.

Gene Francis
Gene Francis is the Director of High School and College Ministries and Reynolda Pres. He also leads the Verge praise band, which is pretty cool. He is a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic Univeristy in West Palm Beach, FL. Gene joined the staff at Reynolda Presbyterian in October of 2005. In his spare time, Gene likes to go for long walks on the beach, quilting, collecting Beanie Babies, admiring his butterfly collection, and braiding his cat, Fluffy's hair.

Gene is married to Mrs. Abby Earl Francis as of June 3rd.


Chris Lawson
Chris Lawson is the Assistant Pastor for Student Ministries and works directly with the Verge748 Core Team in planning and implementing the vision and values of the Verge Community. Chris attended Bluefield College in southwest Virginia and received his M.Div and M.A.R. degrees from Wake Forest University. He enjoys reading, yard work and collecting used bubble gum. Chris joined the staff at Reynolda in June of 2004.

Chris is married to Merri and they have one child, little Adam.

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