Church Staff

Scarlett grew up in Mt. Airy, attending Mt. Airy High School and graduated in 1983. After that, she attended Surry Community College where she earned a degree in General Office Technology. She married Bob Dowdy, and four years later they had a daughter. For ten years, Scarlett worked as the office manager of her family's glass business. During this time the three Dowdys joined Grace, where Scarlett felt very needed. She volunteered for everything she could. When her daughter attended summer camp at Laurel Ridge, Scarlett decided to go as a counselor. They both had a wonderful experience, although Scarlett began to feel a sense of calling. It wasn't until the next year, when she returned to camp, that the call became clear. Listening to God's call, Scarlett left her family business to do God's work as the Director of Children and Youth Ministry at Grace. She began work in October 2001, and knows this is what God wants her to do. She gets great pleasure in taking the youth on mission trips, knowing that they may have life-changing experiences. Scarlett spends part of each summer at Laurel Ridge as a counselor or dean. Enjoying all ages from pre-school to high school, she loves what she does. I am truly blessed to be able to work with the young people of this church.'

Rev Jeff Coppage - Interim Pastor	Rev Jeff Coppage Interim Pastor Jeff has been serving as interim (supply) pastor at Grace Moravian since May 2007, focusing on worship and visitation. Jeff is married to Ann Dixon Coppage. Their son Jonathan is a Sophomore in college and their daughter Julie is a Senior in high school. They live in Winston-Salem where Ann is co-founder and Executive Director at Trinity Center (ww.trinitycenterinc.org), an ecumenical center for counseling, spiritual direction, and education. Jeff enjoys golf, reading, travel, art, good food and good friends. He is a cancer survivor with interests in healing, Taize worship, spiritual formation and discernment, addictions recovery, and historical theology. Originally from Maryland, Jeff graduated from Wake Forest University with undergraduate and graduate degrees in Religion and has an M.Div. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jeff worked as a teaching assistant for Fr. Henri J. M Nouwen at Harvard Divinity School and Boston College as well as for Dr. E. Glenn Hinson at WFU. He is a member of Konnoak Hills Moravian Church where Rev. John D. Rights is pastor. Since 2003 Jeff has served as Executive Director of Disability Advocates of NWNC, a ministry providing trained representation for individuals with severe disabilities who are obtaining their Social Security and healthcare benefits. Raised in the Baptist church and ordained in the Mennonite Church, he has served previously with Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries, Prodigals Community (co-founder, ecumenical recovery ministry with a structure modeled on the early Moravians in Salem), The Winston-Salem Foundation, and Wake Forest University Behavioral Health.
Scarlett Dowdy - Children and Youth Ministry	Scarlett Dowdy - Children and Youth Ministry Scarlett grew up in Mt. Airy, attending Mt. Airy High School and graduated in 1983. After that, she attended Surry Community College where she earned a degree in General Office Technology. She married Bob Dowdy, and four years later they had a daughter. For ten years, Scarlett worked as the office manager of her family's glass business. During this time the three Dowdys joined Grace, where Scarlett felt very needed. She volunteered for everything she could. When her daughter attended summer camp at Laurel Ridge, Scarlett decided to go as a counselor. They both had a wonderful experience, although Scarlett began to feel a sense of calling. It wasn't until the next year, when she returned to camp, that the call became clear. Listening to God's call, Scarlett left her family business to do God's work as the Director of Children and Youth Ministry at Grace. She began work in October 2001, and knows this is what God wants her to do. She gets great pleasure in taking the youth on mission trips, knowing that they may have life-changing experiences. Scarlett spends part of each summer at Laurel Ridge as a counselor or dean. Enjoying all ages from pre-school to high school, she loves what she does. I am truly blessed to be able to work with the young people of this church.'
Kathy Pruett - Organist/Choir Director	Kathy Pruett - Organist/Choir Director Kathy is originally from Charlotte where she grew up in the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches before going to Lenoir-Rhyne College where she received her degree in music. Following graduation she married into a local Mt. Airy family and became organist at Grace in December 1980. Subsequently she added the choir director responsibilities in 1987. Kathy works to provide a diverse musical program that reflects the many different aspects of our Christian lives and our relationship with Christ. Aside from her involvement at Grace, Kathy spends her time caring for her husband and two daughters, is a fitness enthusiast, paints, works with flowers and enjoys travel.
Kathie Schoenborn - Church Secretary	Kathie Schoenborn - Church Secretary Kathie came to us from Syracuse, NY by way of Florida. She attended Catholic schools through high school and did a year of business school, all in the Syracuse area. Kathie has been an administrative assistant through most of her secretarial career. She has considerable experience in a variety of office work She is married to Walt and took a few years off working to have their children: AJ (Adam) and Sarah. The family moved to Florida in 1995 to care for the Schoenborn grandparents and, after their deaths, headed back North in 2000. Kathie loves Mount Airy because it's Andy's hometown and is very happy to be working here at Grace. She enjoys attending her children's school activities, Christian music, camping and snuggling with her puppies.