Triangle Grace- Leadership

Kris Perkins served as Co-Pastor of Triangle Grace since September 2021. In March 2022, Kris transitioned into senior pastor as Pastor Ray Cobb retired after 34 at TGC. He attended Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, MA. Kris was later hired to serve as the first Family Minister at Park Street Church in Boston, MA. There, he provided oversight for family ministries and a leadership role, providing pastoral care for the ministers, implementing directional decisions for the life of the church, crafting Sunday worship services, hiring and reviewing staff, developing leadership retreats, and addressing other growth points within the church. Kris is excited to be leading Triangle Grace whose members have a heart to grow in their love for God, local outreach, student involvement, community life, and numerical size.

Molly Williamson joined Triangle Grace as Associate Pastor in June 2021. She grew up in New Jersey and got her undergraduate degree in English and Spanish with a minor in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. She earned her M.Div. and a M.A. in Religious Studies from Duke University. Molly is excited about helping disciples grow spiritually through small group ministries that build community and accountability, studies that promote reading scripture with care and expectation, and programs that encourage the faithful to engage with our communities and our world in Christ-like ways.

Karis grew up a Presyterian minister's daughter in North and South Carolina. Graduating from East Carolina with a degree in nutrition & dietetics, Karis loves to prepare nutritious meals for her friends and family. As members of TGC since 2012, Karis and husband, Michael, have three children, who actively participate in our youth programs. She designed and oversees our website, designs print materials, organizes and disseminates updates on the life of the church via social media and publishes the weekly E-News.

Nancy Holton serves as Director of Children's Ministries at Triangle. She oversees planning and staffing for our Sunday morning nurseries and clubs. She also oversees a host of volunteers for our weekday and seasonal programs such as Wednesday Clubs, VBS, and many others. She coordinates a large number of dedicated volunteers that disciple and encourage our children and families in their walk with Christ. Nancy holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and regularly participates in International Network of Children’s Ministries conferences and workshops on spiritual formation. Nancy has been involved in the teaching ministry of TGC for thirty years as preschool teacher, elder and Children’s Director. She and her husband, Jesse, have two children.

Alana graduated from Bridgewater College with a BS degree in Middle School Education. She taught seventh-grade language Arts for nine years in Stafford County, VA, and also coached girls' field hockey and track. Alana and her husband, Bill, have two children, Colleen and David. After the birth of her daughter, Alana retired from teaching to be a stay-at-home mom. In 1999, Alana and her family moved to Durham. Both of Alana's children attended TGP and their positive experiences at the preschool helped Alana decide to join the TGP staff in 2003 as the Kindergarten teacher. Beginning in June 2015, Alana became the Director of TGP. Alana loves to read, bake, garden, and spend time with her family.

The Session is the governing body of the local congregation in the Presbyterian Church. The Session is made up of the pastors and elders who have been elected by the congregation from the congregation. Each elder serves a three-year term. The Session is responsible for providing spiritual leadership for the congregation. The Pastor serves as the moderator of this group. The Triangle Session ordinarily meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM. At each meeting they spend time in prayer concerning the needs of the church and of individual members. The Session is happy to pray with and for congregational members and friends at any time. Current elders are:

The Board of Deacons is an elected body, that serves in conjunction with the Session to carry out the mission and ministry of the church. The deacons have primary responsibility in the areas of local service, facilities and finance. The deacons ordinarily meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM. Both the Session and the Board of Deacons carry out their responsibilities through the work of ministry teams, which meet on Ministry Team Night (the first Wednesday of each month during the academic year). Congregational members are encouraged to serve on one of the ministry teams of the Session or Board of Deacons. Current deacons are: