Our Team
Scott Utesch
Lead Pastor – Married to his wife, Angie, with three kids: Nathan, Andrew, and Anna. Scott has a BS in Mechanical Engineering (NC State) and a Master of Divinity from Regent College (Vancouver, Canada). He served five years on the staff of Young Life, five years with Andersen Consulting (Accenture), and seven years with Church at Charlotte as Community Life pastor.
He enjoys spending time with his family and friends, reading good books, and riding his motorcycle.
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Greg Whitus
Connecting Pastor - Married to his wife, Wende, with two daughters: Lori and Lindsey. Greg has a BBA in Marketing from Texas Christian University and is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Charlotte, NC). He has 15 years of Sales and Marketing experience, and served one year at Church at Charlotte as an intern for the Men’s Ministry.
He enjoys spending time with his family, watching college football, listening to music, and reading a good book.
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JJ Synan
Director of Children’s Ministries - JJ has a BS in Christian Ministries from Emmanuel College, which helped her learn about Jesus for adults. For the past few years she’s been learning how to creatively communicate the Gospel to children and their parents.
She spends most of her time hanging out with families, watching movies, practicing her penmanship, and drinking Diet Coke.
We don’t have a photo of JJ yet, so please enjoy this artistic rendering of her likeness.
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Mike McNeely
Worship Leader – Mike and his soul-mate, Jodi, have two daughters: Skyler and Lily. He grew up in west Texas, and played guitar in bands throughout high school and college. After graduating from NMSU in Las Cruces, NM with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, he and Jodi moved to Houston, TX where he worked at NASA during the day and played in rock bands, such as 20/20 Blind and Atticus Finch, at night. After four CD releases and thousands of shows, they moved to Charlotte to start a new job and raise a family. He soon joined the worship team at Church At Charlotte’s Video Café where he became close friends with Pastor Scott Utesch and Greg Whitus.
He likes taking beach trips with his girls, things that are loud (like electric guitars and motorcycles), and things that hint at the beauty, mystery, love, and power of God. Mike also enjoys reading a great book, hanging out with real and deep-thinking friends (like the worship team members at Glenstone), and listening to passionate-driven music on his iPod.
