CBF North Carolina is excited to share the news of two additions to our staff: Rev. Randy Carter will serve as interim Welcome Network director and Rev. Wanda Kidd will serve as temporary Helene disaster response director.
Randy Carter is pastor of Temple Baptist, Durham, and previously served as pastor of First Baptist, Hillsborough and New Hope Baptist, Raleigh. He is a member of the CBFNC Missions Engagement team and has been involved in the Welcome Network ministry for several years, including engaging in the ministry through his church’s Welcome House. In his new role with CBFNC, he will resource churches seeking to start new or strengthen existing Welcome Houses and other ministries of housing and hospitality. Randy will serve in dual ministry roles as pastor of Temple Baptist, Durham and with CBFNC.
“Until we solidify a staffing plan for the Welcome Network, Randy is the perfect person to assist churches across our state with ministries of welcome and hospitality. He has extensive experience with this ministry and has a deep understanding of our partner churches,” said Larry Hovis, CBFNC executive coordinator.
Wanda Kidd is no stranger to CBFNC, having served for 15 years as CBFNC’s collegiate ministry coordinator. In this new contract role, Wanda will work with existing CBFNC disaster response leadership to support churches in communities affected by Helene and coordinate volunteers working in recovery efforts in the region. Wanda is a long-time resident of western NC and is familiar with all of the partner churches in the region. Since the storm hit, she has been an integral part of the disaster response effort in and around Mars Hill.
“Wanda is a valued part of our CBFNC family and I am excited to welcome her back into leadership on our team. Her experience with missions, including disaster response, and her extensive relationship network throughout the WNC region make her a valuable asset to partner churches, affected communities and CBFNC,” said Hovis.
Both Randy and Wanda officially begin their new roles on November 1. Please join us in welcoming them at:
- Randy Carter, interim Welcome Network director: welcome@cbfnc.org
- Wanda Kidd, Helene disaster response director: dr@cbfnc.org