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STAFF & ELDERS

Paul Phillips

Senior Pastor
phillips@cccwnc.com

Paul was born in Fort Benning, Georgia. He earned his BS in Sports Management from Furman University and worked for the Atlanta Braves Public Relations Department. In 1987, Paul joined Young Life staff and served as the Wilmington area director for 13 years. Paul completed his MDiv at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2001 and became CCC’s founding pastor in 2002. He’s married to Nancy, and they have two grown children.

Mark DeCausmeaker

Executive Pastor
mark@cccwnc.com

Mark has lived in Wilmington for the last twelve years with his bride of 35 years, Carol. He has a BS in Information Technology and an MBA from the University of Phoenix and is currently pursuing a Masters in Religion through Reformed Theological Seminary. Mark has worked for Reeds Jewelers for the past 23 years and is currently the Director of Multi-Channel Sales, where he oversees Ecommerce and Consumer Credit. He began attending Christ Community Church in 2006 and he served as Treasurer for two years before being called to serve as an Elder for the last six years.

Sharon Radford

Children and Family Ministries Director
sharon@cccwnc.com

Sharon was born and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She worked part-time at CCC for two years in the Children’s Ministry and Tutoring Program before coming on as full-time staff in August of 2016. She taught in both public and private schools for twenty years. Sharon and her husband, Max, have three children.

Louisa Belk

Church Finance Director
louisa@cccwnc.com

Louisa is a Wilmington native and graduated from UNCW with a BS in Accounting and Computer Science. After graduation, Louisa served for 8 years as a Systems Programmer for the NC State Ports Authority supporting the Accounting department in computer operations and reporting. She also worked for several years for ePlus Technology as a contractor, training individuals in Microsoft Office products and Quick Books. For the last 17 years Louisa served as the Technology Director for Myrtle Grove Christian School. Louisa and her husband Geoff have been married for 32 years and have three children. They joined Christ Community Church in 2003 and have served in K-5 Sunday school, the tutoring program, women’s ministry, and on mission trips to Haiti and Romania.

Carley Fields

Office Manager
carley@cccwnc.com

Carley was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. She moved to Wilmington to begin her college education at UNCW, where she earned her BA in Recreation Therapy. Carley graduated from UNCW in the Spring of 2018 and made Wilmington her permanent home once joining the staff at Christ Community Church! Carley married her husband, Pierson Fields, in March of 2020.

Socorro Costa

Hispanic Ministries Director
socorro@cccwnc.com

Socorro was born in southern Mexico and was adopted by missionaries working with Wycliffe Bible Translators. She was blessed to spend her childhood in Mexico. She moved with her family to the Charlotte area when she was an adolescent. Socorro holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from UNCC and moved to Wilmington in 2005. She has spent her career supporting families, individuals and children at NHC DSS, the NHC Health Department and Novant Health NHRMC. Socorro volunteered with the CCClinic before becoming a staff member. Socorro loves the Wilmington area and is passionate about supporting the Latino community through her work.

Lizzy Cooper

Hispanic Ministries Assistant Director
elizabeth@cccwnc.com

Elizabeth was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. She earned a BA in Romance Languages with a concentration in Spanish from UNC-Chapel Hill. Prior to working at CCC, she interpreted in the medical field and taught Spanish in schools in both North Carolina and Georgia. She has served as a volunteer in the Tutoring Program since 2013. Elizabeth and her husband, Will, have two daughters.

Wendy Holdsworth

CCC Medical Clinic Director
wendy@cccwnc.com

Wendy was born and raised in Richmond, VA. She earned a BS in Community Health with a minor in missions from Liberty University. She later moved to Charlottesville, VA, where she earned her BSN in nursing from UVA and met her husband, Jeremy Holdsworth. They have been married 30 years and have 3 adult children. Wendy joined CCC in 2005 and has been involved with small groups, tutoring and women’s ministry.

Sam Holdsworth

College and Youth Director
sam@cccwnc.com

Sam has been attending Christ Community Church since his family began attending in 2005. After growing up as part of the youth group he attended UNCW while serving in various ministries around CCC ranging from volunteer tutor to working as an intern with the youth. Sam met his wife Haleigh early on in college as they served together in the tutoring program at Greenfield Village and with the youth. They were married in 2019 and have continued to attend and serve at CCC together. Sam has spent the last two years teaching Bible Survey and Anatomy and Physiology at Coastal Christian High School and will be coming over from CCHS to join us full-time this summer to work with the college and youth ministries here at CCC as he begins seminary online.

Sam Sawyer

College and Youth Assistant Director
samantha@cccwnc.com

Samantha was born and raised in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, a small mountain town off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. In 2014, UNCW brought her to Wilmington where she earned her B.A. in Environmental Studies. There she met Nick Sawyer, whom she married in December of 2021. Samantha has enjoyed serving the youth and college ministries of CCC as a volunteer, a ministry apprentice and later as a part time staff member. She has spent the last two years working for Proclaim Interactive in marketing as well as being generously supported to outreach and mentor underserved teens. Sam is excited to have the opportunity to return to CCC as a full time staff member in the summer of 2023.

Hannah Redenbaugh

Tutoring Program Coordinator
hannahr@cccwnc.com

Hannah was born and raised in Wilmington, NC. She graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a BA in Global Studies and a BA in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures. Shortly after graduating, she married her husband Austin and began an MAT at UNC in Elementary Education, which she completed in May 2022. She is thrilled to return to Wilmington and come on staff full-time to work to expand the tutoring program that she volunteered with in high school.

Beth Hykes

YCM Coordinator
beth@cccwnc.com

Beth is originally from Pennsylvania and along with her husband has been attending CCC since 2015. Beth graduated from Penn State with a degree in Geography. She has a daughter, Addy, and a son, Will. Beth is very excited to be have the opportunity to work alongside fellow moms and watch the YCM grow.

Shelley Thomas

Communication and Connections Coordinator
shelley@cccwnc.com

Shelley was born and raised on a farm just down the road in Currie, North Carolina. After graduating with a BA in Psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill, she and her husband Anthony moved to Wilmington in 2004 and were blessed to quickly find a church home at Christ Community. Shelley has her Masters in Public Health from ECU and for the past six years has worked with a local nonprofit. She and Anthony have three children; in her free time, she likes to swim, bike and run or sit in the sun and read.

Katherine Caputo

YCM Assistant Coordinator
katherine@cccwnc.com

Katherine grew up in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee. She graduated from Maryville College with a BA in Psychology and The University of Tennessee with a MS in College Student Personnel. She and her husband, Ryan, have been married for 20 years and have lived in all four corners and the middle of the US. They have two kids, Rowin and Rose, and a sweet dog, Lou.

Alexandra Caldwell

Interim Worship Coordinator
alexandra@cccwnc.com

Alexandra is a Wilmington native and started attending CCC her senior year of high school. She graduated from UNCW in 2018 with a B.A. in Elementary Education. Right out of college, Alexandra started teaching in the public school setting and married her husband Anderson. She has been involved at CCC for many years working in all areas, including the tutoring program, worship, and the youth and children’s ministries.

Josh Lee

Youth Intern
jlee@cccwnc.com

Josh Lee is from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is currently a junior at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington studying marketing. He grew up working with youth at his home church in Charlotte, he has a passion for pouring into the next generation and pointing them toward the love of Christ.

Alyssa Cooke

Ministry Apprentice Program
alyssa@cccwnc.com

Alyssa was born and raised in Wilmington, NC. After graduating high school, she attended Presbyterian College for her first two years of college before finishing her education at UNCW. She graduated from UNC Wilmington with a BA in Biology in May of 2023. She began attending Christ Community church in October of 2022 and has enjoyed getting involved in the tutoring ministry and youth ministry during her time at the church. She is excited to be coming on staff as a Ministry Apprentice and pour into the middle school and high schoolers in the youth ministry!

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