Ed Glaize

Ed Glaize

Senior Pastor

Reverend Edward Glaize, who prefers to be called “Ed,” joined Boone UMC in the summer of 2021 after serving as the District Superintendent for the Dothan district in the Alabama-West Florida Conference and pastoring several churches within that conference.

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Vern Collins

Vern Collins

Pastor of Discipleship

Vern has been on staff at Boone UMC since the fall of 1998. He has a passion for helping people share their faith with others and for ministering to young professionals and graduate students. Vern leads Crossroads, a multi-sensory worship gathering.

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Laura Beach Byrch

Laura Beach Byrch

Pastor of Blackburn's Chapel & Pastor of Community Engagement

Laura serves as the pastor of Blackburn’s Chapel and at Boone UMC as the Pastor of Community Engagement. She is also an elder in the United Methodist Church.

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Patti Connelly

Patti Connelly

Pastor of Congregational Care & Hospitality

Patti joined Boone UMC in December 2014 as the Director of Adult Ministries after working with congregations in the Charleston, W.V., area. Patti and her husband, Ken, are parents to five grown children and enjoy being grandparents to their awesome grandchildren who live nearby.

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Laura Padgett

Laura Padgett

Director of Children's Ministry

Laura Padgett, our Children’s Ministry Director, brings to the role years of experience in ministry with children, higher education, and administration. A lifelong resident of the High Country, Laura and her husband, Donald, have worshiped and served here at Boone UMC since 2011.

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Ben Fitzgerald

Ben Fitzgerald

Youth Director & Crossroads Worship Leader

Ben Fitzgerald has been on Boone UMC staff either leading worship, managing tech, or working with the Youth Group for more than a decade. He is passionate about shepherding youth through their journey of faith and finding identity in Christ.

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Emily Greene

Emily Greene

Youth Ministry Assistant

Emily Greene brings to the Youth Ministry a great sense of joy, a huge heart for the young people of Boone UMC, and devotion to living life in Christ. Before joining the team as Assistant, Emily served as the Interim Youth Director.

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Dana Davis

Dana Davis

Director of Worship & The Arts

Dana is very excited to join the Staff and the Congregation at Boone UMC. She will be developing new musical opportunities at the Church for everyone to enjoy.

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Sam Kohler

Sam Kohler

Technology Director & Facilities Coordinator

Sam Kohler, the Technical Director for Boone UMC, grew up a Presbyterian preacher’s kid in Pennsylvania. After graduating from a Christian college, he always knew he wanted to work in ministry.Sam brings with him a wealth of experience running sound and tech for churches and theaters.

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Lisa DeLaurentiis

Lisa DeLaurentiis

Business Administrator

Lisa joined the Boone UMC staff in 2019, staying on top of many the church’s administrative needs, including financial and facility matters. 

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Jacob Penick

Jacob Penick

Kitchen Manager

Jacob joined the team in 2024 to manage the functions and events of one of our greatest assets — our kitchen! His expertise in running a commercial kitchen and preparing meals for large gatherings helps make our feeding ministry possible.

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Kelly Broman-Fulks

Kelly Broman-Fulks

Director of Communications

Kelly graduated from the real Carolina – the University of South Carolina – and then began a career in communications and marketing. She now focuses that experience into the life of the church, sharing Jesus’ example of bringing people together so that His love can then be shared.

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Emily Wright

Emily Wright

Director of Preschool

Emily Wright is our newest edition to our church staff leadership. She has worked for Boone United Methodist Preschool previously as a lead teacher. Help us welcome Emily to the team!

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Becca Wood

Becca Wood

Director of Afterschool Bilingual Program

Before joining our staff to lead our Afterschool Bilingual Program, Becca taught with Kinderwood/Imagine Bilingual School, which meets at Boone UMC. She loves working with children and helping connect them across language and culture.

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Mike Carson

Mike Carson

Custodian

Mike assures that the building is clean and the rooms are set-up as requested. He has been on staff since 1999.