Senior Pastor James A. White
Senior Pastor
Pastor James White, has served as the Senior Pastor of Christ Our King Community Church since its inception. He is a gifted expository Bible teacher, speaker, historian, thought leader, writer and community advocate. He is originally from Barco, NC and a graduate of East Carolina University. After graduation, he joined the full-time staff of Cru, formally known as Campus Crusade for Christ. Through his ministry, life and leadership God has truly expanded his territory as a grace-filled leader. As a market-place leader, he currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Organizational Relations for the YMCA of the Triangle Area. In addition, he is also an Adjunct Professor at Southeastern Seminary where he teaches a class on Social Justice and Race. He is a highly sought out consultant, speaker and facilitator for several organizations and companies on issues relating to inclusion, equity and diversity.
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As a community leader, he serves on several boards including the Martin Luther King Committee of the Triangle, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, chairs the NC Dr. Martin Luther King Commission where he was appointed by the Governor Cooper. And he is a Senior Fellow/Scholar for the Sagamore Institute. He has served as chapel speaker for over 10 NFL teams, including the Pro Bowl in Honolulu Hawaii, spoken at numerous of college campuses, retreats, churches and conference speaker. He has written several published articles and co-authored several books. He and His wife, First Lady Cynthia White, have been married over 33 years and they are the parents of three young adult children.
First Lady Cynthia White
Programming / Women's Ministries Leader
First Lady Cynthia White serves and leads the Programming Team and Soul Sisters, the women’s ministry of COKCC. She has been married to Pastor James White for over 35 years. Collectively they have been in ministry for the entire married life. Formally before starting COKCC, they served on the ministry of Cru (formally named Campus Crusade for Christ) as missionaries to college students at Howard University in Washington, DC. There are the parents of three adult children.
She is a native of Hampton, VA, and a graduate of Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, VA. Also, she is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach, mentor, and published author of a 31-Day devotional. She is a former part-time Adjunct Instructor of Wake Technical College, served on the board of a local Non-Profit, and volunteers with NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness) of Wake County. First Lady Cynthia is a lover of tea, fresh flowers, gardening, crafting, hospitality, cooking, decorating, and all things animal print.
She is a native of Hampton, VA, and a graduate of Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, VA. Also, she is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach, mentor, and published author of a 31-Day devotional. She is a former part-time Adjunct Instructor of Wake Technical College, served on the board of a local Non-Profit, and volunteers with NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness) of Wake County. First Lady Cynthia is a lover of tea, fresh flowers, gardening, crafting, hospitality, cooking, decorating, and all things animal print.
Elder Colin Adams
Governance: Small Groups / A/V / Security / Social Ministries
Elder Colin Adams, helps shepherd the body through preaching, teaching, and counseling. Colin was born and raised in Toledo, OH and is married to his college sweetheart, Shaunte; with whom he co-leads the small group ministry. They have a twin son and daughter who keep them very busy. In his full-time career, Colin teaches psychology at a local university.
Elder Gary Jones
Governance: Finance / Financial Peace / Benevolence / Missions / Facilities Ministries
Elder Gary shepherds and serves through his leadership over the finance team. He has been a faithful member of COKCC almost since its inception. He is from Shallote, NC and a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University where he began actively growing in his relationship with Christ. His leadership development continued as he served in the North Carolina National Guard for 9 years. Before leaving his tour of duty, he proudly earned the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. As a business owner and former Board Member of the Ingram Family YMCA he has a passion for entrepreneurship. He also enjoys spending time with his family, with youth and playing basketball. He and his wife Imelda are the parents of 2 children.
Robyn Ashe
Church Administrator
Robyn's leadership is experienced through the role of Church Administrator, teacher in the Children’s Ministry and Small Group Leader. She has been a member of Christ Our King Community Church since 2016. She is also a teacher who holds several degrees from East Carolina University, Greenville, NC and North Carolina Central University, in Durham, NC. Robyn is a content introvert and homebody who likes to travel as often as she can.