Raleigh Vineyard

The staff of Raleigh Vineyard Christian Fellowship
	The Nelson Family Mike is originally from the Seattle area where he went to school. It was in a campus Presbyterian Church that Jesus found him and changed his life. He was headed into accounting when the Lord changed the course of his life mid-stream! He studied for his masters of divinity and took his first call in Columbus Ohio near the Ohio State Universtity. He met his wife Diana there in Columbus Ohio and they were married in 1991. After 5 years there, they decided to leave the Presbyterian denomination. At that time, he was introduced to the Vineyard and came to pastor the Raleigh Vineyard in November of 1996. He and his wife have 4 children: Alyx, Danielle, Jonathan, and Tyler and a very large 135 pound labrador named Wilson. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Mike
	Barbara Orthner Barbara and her husband Dennis had the privilege of being part of the early development and leadership of the Raleigh Vineyard. Prior to the Lord redirecting her life and calling her into ordained ministry in 2001, Barbara worked as a psychologist and was heavily involved in lay ministry, serving on the elder council and leading worship ministry and women's ministry. Currently, Barbara serves as pastor over the worship, Alpha, and discipleship ministries. Barbara and Dennis have 3 grown children, Jason, Melissa, and Kristen, 2 wonderful children-in-law, Karen and Bryan, and 4 grandsons, Nathan, Noah, Caleb, and Joshua. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Barbara
	Dan Rivera Dan Rivera joined the Vineyard staff in February 2007. Dan served as a Youth Pastor in New Jersey for 7 years, where he was ordained. Dan over-achieved by marrying his wonderful wife, Ezmy. They have two beautiful children, Dan Jr. and Keila Rivera. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Dan
	Kelley Cleaton Kelley joined staff in September 2006 as an office administrator. She moved to Raleigh from Wilson in 2004 and discovered the Vineyard shortly thereafter. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Kelley
	Board of Elders Our Board of Elders includes: Susan Valles, Ed Coakley, Bill Sommerdorf, Scott McNeill, Sumit Deshpande, Barbara Orthner, Dan Rivera, and Michael Nelson This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it the Elders

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