Reverend David Priddy
Pastor David hails from outside of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He holds degrees from Campbell, Wake Forest, and Cambridge, and is currently a part-time doctoral student in theology at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He has been preaching in Presbyterian congregations for over 15 years. He and his wife, Mikaela (a pastor’s kid) have five children, Liam, David, Rhys, Madelyn and Rowan.
His mission at Bethesda is to encourage the congregation live into her name, “a house of steadfast love,” by proclaiming the steadfast love God toward us in Jesus Christ and leading others to love God through worship and loving their neighbors.
Julie Formanski
Church Administrator
Julie moved to North Carolina from Wisconsin in 2006. She began attending Bethesda with her family in 2015. In 2019, she partnered with Bethesda to complete her colloquium for her Master’s Degree and was hired as Church Administrator in 2020. Julie has a BS in Emergency and Disaster Management from Western Carolina University and an MA in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has worked as a teacher in various educational settings and for the US Government in many capacities, most recently as a Disability Integration Advisor for FEMA. As a child of a Lutheran pastor, she received extensive religious instruction, including 12 years of parochial school. In her free time, Julie enjoys restoring old buildings and artifacts, reading, traveling, and spending time with her adult children.
Christi Wynn
Director of Student & Family Ministry
As a graduate of Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary, Christi has been practicing as a Marriage and Family Therapist since 2015. She also holds licensure as a Clinical Addiction Specialist. She has worked with secular and faith-based community programs to promote overall health and wellness. As the Director of Student and Family Ministry she hopes to promote healthy families and strong spiritual development. Her hobbies include spending time with her family, reading, and trying new bakeries. She enjoys serving God and being reminded of His glory through the life stories people share.
Earlene McLamb
Director of Music
Earlene is a Pinebluff native and an Aberdeen High School graduate. She and her husband, Larry, reared their five children in Moore County. A graduate of Campbell University in Music Education, with piano as her primary instrument and voice as her minor, she continued her education at Meredith College and graduated with a Master's in Organ Pedagogy and Performance. She earned a teaching certificate in Middle School Language Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and taught at Samarkand Manor in Eagle Springs. Her teaching career spanned 32 years in public schools, including her time at Samarkand Manor. She taught general music and chorus in Scotland County Schools and Bennettsville, South Carolina. Before coming to Bethesda, she served churches in Moore, Richmond, and Cumberland Counties.