Lay Leader
Rebecca (Becky) Weathers Blackmore has lived her entire life in New Hanover County, NC. She is a retired district court judge who still works part time as an emergency judge filling in across the state. When chosen for the position of lay leader she said that it must be true that God qualifies the chosen rather choosing the qualified!
layleader@stpaulscb.org
Church Council Chair
Craig Bloszinsky – Church Council Chairman
Retired IBM Director
Current Kure Beach Mayor
Hobbies golfing & grandkids
council@stpaulscb.org
Trustees
Morris Bloodworth tells us “When Norma and I moved to Carolina Beach we started attending the Presbyterian church here. After about a year we just drifted away. A couple of years later we decided we needed to be back in church. We decided to attend all the churches on the island before picking the church we wanted to join. A friend suggested St. Paul’s UMC and this was the first church in our search. Guess what? Our search ended we are still at St. Paul’s. We love our church.”
trustees@stpaulscb.org
Finance
Peggy Hendrix has been a resident of Pleasure Island since 1980. Retired as a commercial Property/Casualty insurance agent in 2016. Enjoying life as a retiree and “specialize” in playing Hand & Foot with the St. Paul’s ladies, golfing with my LPGA Amateurs group, spending time with family and friends, as well as some volunteer work. Love my St. Paul’s family!
finance@stpaulscb.org
SPRC (Staff Parish Relations Committee)
Sherri Pridgen is a Broker, Realtor with Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage in Carolina Beach. Sherri grew up in Greensboro, NC. Her grandparents owned a motel on the oceanfront in Carolina Beach. When not in school, She was at the beach! She knew at an early age, this would be my forever home.
sprc@stpaulscb.org
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Christian Education
Ruthie Bloszinsky – Christian Education
Retired K-1 teacher
Hobbies reading & grandkids
christianed@stpaulscb.org
Youth
Jenn Tabor teaches chemistry and forensics at Wilmington Early College. Jenn is called to middle and high school kids and helping to lead them toward good life decisions and a relationship with God.
youth@stpaulscb.org
On The Go Ministry
On The Go provides food on Fridays to numerous families who are in need in our area. Archie Bright is the Leader of St Paul’s On The Go Food Distribution Program. Alice Wright is in charge of collecting foods and getting volunteers to cook. On The Go is a team effort that also includes team members Ginny Rowlings, Gerald Fuller, Sherry Craig and Pam Capel. For information about our On the Go team please contact Archie Bright at (910) 617-0825.
United Methodist Men
Tom Bridges was born in Shelby, NC. He graduated from Wake Forest University with B.A. in Psychology. He then completed his Masters in Education with an emphasis on School Psychology from Wake Forest University. He worked as a school psychology in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for seven years. He completed his school administration certification from UNC-Charlotte and served as an assistant
principal at McClintock Junior High for four years before being promoted to Principal at Druid Hills Elementary in Charlotte. He subsequently completed his doctorate in School Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill. He completed his career in 2005 after three years as Principal of Northridge Middle School in Charlotte. He and his wife moved to Carolina Beach in 2007. His wife, Carol, passed away in 2022. Tom’s hobbies include golf, pickleball, reading and fishing. He enjoys spending time with his family including 3
grandkids.
United Women in Faith
Ginny Rowlings- Current President