our Leadership

1. Guided by Pastoral Staff
The pastoral staff team, led by the lead pastor, oversee the day-to-day ministry and operations of the church. They are responsible for the administration and development of the spiritual life of the church.

2. Protected by Elders
The elders are the governing body of our church. The elders, along with the lead pastor, oversee all aspects of the church by developing policies. They are nominated by the congregation and appointed by the current serving elders.

3. Strengthened by Oversight
The oversight team is tasked with helping, guiding and resourcing the elders as needed. However, the primary purpose of the oversight team is to serve as a leadership, spiritual and operational resource to the lead pastor. Embark’s oversight team consists of three lead pastors of other churches within our network.

Jud Jordan is Embark’s founding and lead pastor. He graduated from The Citadel with an undergraduate degree and from Columbia Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree. He has served as an associate and senior pastor of other churches before God called him to start Embark. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) denomination. To read more about his story, click the button below. 

Rachel Carter is our Administrator. She is responsible for executing the administrative operations of Embark. If you need something, she is the first staff member to contact. 

Beverly Thomas is our Discipleship Director. She is responsible for small groups as well as our women's ministry.

Krashawn Guess is our Student Ministry Coordinator. He is responsible for the spiritual growth and development of our students in 6th-12th grade.

Sally Bowers is the Children’s Ministry Coordinator. She is responsible for the spiritual growth and development of our children newborn through 5th grade.

Mrs. Joyce Wannamaker is our Financial Secretary. She is responsible for managing Embark’s finances.