Alex grew up in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He is a graduate of Arkansas State University and Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte. Before moving to Charlotte, Alex taught American Literature on the Qualla Boundary Cherokee Reservation. He enjoys espionage thrillers, jazz, soccer, baseball, and stock-car racing. Alex and his wife Brittany live in the Starmount neighborhood with their four young children and a miniature black panther named Tennessee Tuxedo.
Married and a father of three boys. Minister ordained by the Presbyterian Church of Brazil in 2005, he developed a large part of his ministry by shepherding churches in the city of São Paulo. In 2018 he moved to the United States for his theological-ministerial improvement. In 2020, he completed the Master’s program in Leadership of Urban Ministries at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Daniel now leads our outreach programs and community groups.
Thomas is from a city in Brazil named Limeira in the State of São Paulo. He studied International Relations in Brazil, and his last job was at a Tennis Store. He moved to Charlotte to pursue his Master of Divinity degree at RTS, and has the pleasure to serve at Starmount Church as an intern. Thomas loves sports, mainly Soccer and Tennis; loves to play, listen, and write music; and loves to eat and sleep. Maybe not is this particular order.