Robert M. Howard was born in Darlington, SC and was a member of the Darlington Presbyterian Church, Darlington, SC where he heard and believed upon the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. A graduate of Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC, with a Bachelors of Arts, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, Richmond, VA, with a Master of Divinity, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry, Robert was ordained into ministry as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on June 24, 1990 in Salem Presbytery. He is married to the former Cynthia Anne Hunt of Danville, Virginia and they are the parents of one daughter, Anne. Robert has served as Associate Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Statesville, NC, and has been the Pastor of Centre Presbyterian Church since August of 1994.

My Christian adventure started early as I was raised Baptist in a loving home in Montgomery, Alabama, majored in Religious Education at Samford University and married my college sweetheart Charles Still. We lived in Georgia before moving to Charlotte and had two children now grown and married. In 1995 we experienced a defining moment in our lives as we loss Charles to a malignant brain tumor.

In John 16:33 Jesus said “In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” The peace Jesus offers is not the absence of trouble but calm in the midst of it. I have found Jesus to be the peace in my troubles – and joys. I want others to experience this too.

I’ve had some exceptional opportunities for mission trips to Chicago, West Virginia, Jamaica and Africa and to study at Oxford, England, and in Hong Kong. My hobbies include babysitting the two cutest grandchildren, talking, eating, reading (I belong to two book clubs), eating, traveling, eating, a little gardening and eating.

For 12 years I was the Director Christian Education at University City United Methodist Church in Charlotte. But God has woven together all my life experiences - wife, mother, daughter, sibling, PTA and Garden Club officer, church volunteer, bookstore clerk, preschool teacher, winner, loser, to enable me to serve Him at Centre as we work to be a winsome witness for Jesus in the world. You can email me.

Joyce is from upstate New York and relocated to Mt. Mourne in 1985. She came to Centre Church in 1997 and served for two years. She left so that she could devote full time to homeschooling her two children. She returned in 2003. During her nine years at Centre, Joyce has come to love all those at Centre, and is passionate about reaching out to the unchurched and helping them to find a home church at Centre.

Joyce is an avid quilter and gardener. She and her husband Bob have two grown children, Nathan and Elyse and have resided in the Mt. Mourne community for 24 years.

Treasurer

I am a lifelong member of Centre Presbyterian Church. Through the years, I have served as an ordained Deacon and Elder, currently serving on the active Board of Deacons. I have also worked for the church as the bonded Treasurer since 1990. I am retired from my career in banking with Mooresville Savings Bank, after 36 years of service. My wife of 38 years is Suzanne Mills Woods. We have one daughter, Leahanne, and two grandsons, Joseph and Owen.

I have been a member of Centre Presbyterian Church for the past 40 years. Through the years, I have served as an ordained Deacon and Elder, currently serving on the Session as Clerk of Session. I have also worked for the church as the bonded Assistant Treasurer since 2008. I am retired from the Pathology Department at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and prior to working at Lake Norman I worked in public accounting for over 20 years. I am married to Ken Belk and have two children and four grandchildren. You can email me here. 

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• Robin Rader

• Jason Heller
• Dick Lubold
• Ginny Snoddy
• Ted Mikels

• Mary Jo Belk, Clerk of Session
• Tony Miller
• John Morrow