To contact Good Shepherd:

Summer Office Hours (June-Aug):

Mon-Thurs 8:00AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: Closed

Regular Office Hours (Sept-May):

Mon-Thurs 8:00AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM- Noon

For staff contact info, photos and bios, click their name:

David A. Sloop

Senior Pastor and Faith Formation Manager
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Pastor David, also known as PD, is a North Carolina native. He grew up in Asheville and descended from Lutherans who settled in central NC in the 1750s. PD is a graduate on UNC-Chapel Hill but pulls for NCSU. He graduated both from Harvard Divinity School and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg.

PD and Sally Sloop were able to raise their family in Raleigh having moved here in 1982 to help start Good Shepherd. Their daughter Elizabeth teaches math at Leesville High School; son Peter lives and works in Boston. PD and Sally also raised Sally's deceased sister's three children. The Sloops are proud grandparents of three grandsons who live in Hickory, NC

Pastor David likes to garden, do elementary home maintenance, plays pool and used to be competitive in golf. He is an avid movie goer and loves discussing a good flick.
He takes Fridays off and with enough coaxing will gladly 'spoil a good walk' on the golf course.

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Jennifer Lutz

Associate Pastor and Congregational Life Manager
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Pastor Jennifer grew up in Kannpolis, North Carolina and is a life-long Lutheran. She is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and received her Masters of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina. She has been serving at Good Shepherd since January 2002. Among her duties, she works with our Stephen Leader team and with the HESED retreat for differently-abled adults.

In her free time, Jennifer enjoys music and riding the Greenways here in Raleigh. She also has been known to be a raucous sports fan. One of her joys is cycling in the MS150 ride in New Bern each year.

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Denny Brake

Pastor Emeritus

Pastor Brake has served four Lutheran congregations in Montana, and Iowa. He and his wife Sarah moved to Raleigh in 1993, and Pastor Brake began serving as Pastor Emeritus in 1997. The Brakes celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary in 1999.

The Brakes have three children, and five grandchildren. Their daughter and son-in-law, Jeanette and George Kuchenreuther are members of GSLC, along with their three grandchildren: Karen, Amy and Adam.

Pastor Brake is a published humorist, and frequent guest speaker for other organizations.

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Ryan Lyles

Vicar

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ! My name is Ryan Lyles and I will be serving as Vicar here at Good Shepherd for the upcoming year. I am twenty-four years old and a graduate of Clemson University. I am also engaged to a wonderful young lady named Christy Beemer. We are getting married on the 14th of June next year in Clemson. This is also where we met singing in the choir together. I am originally from Summerville, SC near Charleston. My family still resides there: my mother, Dianne; my father, Marty; and my sister Emily, who is a junior at College of Charleston where she studies art. A few things to know about me: I love playing (or attempting to play) golf, football (especially the Clemson variety), baseball (Braves and Clemson of course), and pretty much any other sport. I enjoy singing and I play trumpet, though I need to get my chops back. I also love going to the gym, hanging out with friends, and playing Playstation. I am very excited about getting to know all of you better and growing together in Christ in the upcoming year!

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Carol Henderson

Director of Music Ministries and Liturgical Life Manager
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Carol J. Henderson was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois to a family of violin makers and restorers (Carl Becker and Son). Attending Lutheran elementary and secondary schools, Carol was always involved in music and the arts. Carol began to play the piano at age three. She acquired her B. M. and M.M. degrees in Sacred Music from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ where she focused on Organ Performance, Choral Conducting and Church Music History. Carol is also the sub-dean of the American Guild of Organists for 2005-2007 and a member on the worship committee of th ELCA NC Synod.

Her family life was rich in chamber music and she came to find accompanying strings and voice to be an equally rewarding experience. She is married to Richard and has two grown sons: Bill and J.R.. Her husband retired from the financial industry in 1999 and they "bought the farm" in Buffalo Junction, Virginia where they now reside.

Besides her work at the church Carol is also active in community civic affairs in Clarksville, VA where she founded the Lake Country Chorale in 2000, and in the Clarksville theater painting and designing sets and using her musical talents in various ways throughout the town. She also, has been known to catch a few bass out of their pond on the farm and can be found motoring about in their small boat on Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir).

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Bill Shelton

Organist
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Bill was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  He has lived in Raleigh since 1980, after graduating from UNC in Chapel Hill, where although he received a degree in mathematical sciences, he also studied organ and sang in the Carolina Choir and Men's Glee Club.  Bill has worked at IBM for 27 years in programming, operations research, and information technology support.

Bill has served as organist at a number of area churches, including North Raleigh United Methodist, Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian, and for six years at Hayes Barton United Methodist.

Bill and his wife Carol have three daughters, Heather, a nursing student at UNC; Claire, a freshman at Elon; and Hayley, an eighth grader at Ligon Middle School.  When not enjoying his favorite hobby of music, Bill continues to try to become proficient at tennis.

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Dan Burris

Youth Director
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Dan Burris was born in Colorado Springs and raised just north of the Springs in Monument, Colorado. Being a lifelong Lutheran, Dan attended and graduated from Luther College in Decorah Iowa, majoring in philosophy and religion. He moved to Raleigh in 2003.

Dan’s family includes his parents, Mike and Connie who are currently residents in Huntsville, Alabama, and two younger siblings, Lindsey and Mark, who are both attending different Lutheran colleges in the Midwest.   

In Dan’s free time he likes being outdoors, hiking, camping, biking, or running. He enjoys catching independent films, playing his guitar and listening to a wide variety of music.   

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Barb Newcomer

Children's Director
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Barb is originally from Waynesboro, PA and has lived in Raleigh since 2001 after a move from Minnesota. Barb her husband Ken and their two children Kyle (15 and Cathy (14) transferred from St. James Lutheran Church in Burnsville, MN in the fall of 2001.

Barb has been the part time Children‚s Director since January, 2002. She enjoys the many wonderful times with her 3rd thru 5th graders. She is involved with the Children‚s Ministry committee and all of their activities. Barb plans and takes part in Lutheridge Day Camp at our church every summer for about 40 children.

Barb enjoys time with her family, traveling, going to the beach and all of her aerobic activities.

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Lois Walker

Admnistrative Assistant

Lois is originally from Syracuse, NY and has lived in Raleigh since 1975. Lois and husband Fred, since deceased, transferred from Grace Lutheran to GSLC in the fall of 1994. She has 3 grown children and 6 grandchildren. Lois is retired after working 23 years with the NC Division of Mental Health, Child and Family Services Branch.

Lois has been a part-time staff person since February, 2001. She sings in the Chancel Choir, and is a member of the Worship & Music, and Hospitality Committees.

Lois enjoys family activities, going to concerts and plays, traveling, and Via de Cristo activities.

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Peyton Cline

Financial Manager
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Born and raised in North Carolina, Peyton has lived in Raleigh since 1993.  She and her husband Chris have been blessed with two daughters, Grace, 7 years and Olivia, 6 years.  Peyton joined the GSLC staff in the fall of 2004 as an assistant while her youngest daughter was enrolled in the preschool at Good Shepherd.  She accepted the Finance Manager position in June of 2005. 

Peyton and her family are active members of Bay Leaf Baptist Church.  Among her favorite activities are Saturday morning picnics, library trips, and tea time with her girls.

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Linda Hengesh

Preschool Director
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Linda Hengesh was born in Michigan, but raised in Illinois.  She graduated From Carthage College a small Lutheran Liberal Arts school in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She received her B.A. in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education.  Over her 30 years as an educator, she has taught Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grades, Preschool and Elementary Music.

Linda moved to Raleigh in June with her husband Mark (a retired Band Director). They have two grown daughters, Allison and Sarah who still reside in Illinois.

Linda enjoys seeing and hearing the smiles and laughter of the preschool children as they enter the school each day ready for another adventure in learning!

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Pam Mansueti

Wedding Coordinator
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Pam and her husband, Mark and two boys, Matthew 16 and Scott 11 joined GSLC in March, 2007. They moved here in 2004 from South Florida. Pam has started her own decorating business "The Decorating Coach". Previously, she had a twenty year career with Estee Lauder Cosmetics. She enjoys working with people and organizing projects and events.

GSLC has allowed their family to worship and participate with warmth and friendliness.

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Paul D. Phillips

Resource Ministry Manager
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Paul was born in Charleston, SC but spent 6 years of his childhood in India where his dad, a Lutheran Pastor, served as a missionary. Upon returning to the United States, he lived in both North Carolina and Virginia before attending Pfeiffer College where he majored in Accounting. Paul became a CPA and embarked on a career that spanned over thirty years in the utility, apparel and pharmaceutical industries. He and his family moved to Raleigh in 1988 when Paul joined Glaxo Inc. and shortly thereafter, they became members at Good Shepherd. In December, 2003 Paul took an early retirement from GlaxoSmithKline and, prior to joining the staff at Good Shepherd, he and his wife Gail spent time traveling and remodeling their home and re-landscaping their yard.

Paul and Gail have three adult children who all live and work in the Raleigh area. Their oldest son, Mark and his wife Wyndi are the parents of one son, Collin. Their son David and his wife Heather have a daughter, Reese, born on December 1, 2006. And their daughter Laura is married to Josh Eaton

In July 2006, Paul joined the Good Shepherd staff as Resource Ministry Manager and is excited to be involved in our ministry together. When not working, Paul enjoys BSF, reading, woodworking, repairing things that appear non-repairable, most sports in general and particularly NC State sports, and traveling, especially to our beautiful North Carolina mountains.

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Brenda Dozer

Administrative Assitant and Sunday Morning Education Coordinator
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Biographic information forthcoming

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