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RECTOR & STAFF
Click on a staff member below to read their bio and find their contact information. To find more information about our La Esperanza Latino Ministry leaders, visit our La Esperanza page. To get to know our vestry and read recent meeting minutes, visit the Vestry page.
Open position
rectorholyspiritwnc@gmail.com
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Martie grew up in Savannah, Georgia. She went to NCSU where she received her degree i n Forestry with a minor in Horticulture. She worked at Biltmore Estate for more than twenty years in a managerial capacity and is now both an employee of the church and a member. Martie also has a certificate from AB Tech in Accounting (Phi Theta Kappa) and is the Assistant Treasurer at the church.
Martie is married to her best friend, John. She enjoys baking, reading, gardening and traveling as time allows. They have two rescue dogs, Jayla and Pebbles, who are beyond spoiled and are true family members.
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Dr. Teresa Sumpter joined the staff at Holy Spirit in 2017. She is currently the Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Mars Hill University where she teaches applied piano, group piano, piano literature, piano pedagogy, music theory, and music history. She holds a Ph.D. in Music Education with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy and a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma. She earned a Master of Business Administration degree from West Virginia University.
She lives in Weaverville with her husband, Mike Robinson, and her son, David. She also has two grown daughters, Chantal and Melody.
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Rebecca is the director of La Esperanza, an outreach of The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit focusing on creating opportunities and building connections with the Latino community in Western North Carolina. To read more about Rebecca and learn more about La Esperanza, visit our La Esperanza page.
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