Senior Pastor Jonathan P. Conrad

 Senior Pastor

Pastor Jonathan Conrad (PJ) was born in Statesville, NC, and raised in Winston-Salem, NC. PJ earned his Bachelor’s Degree from North Carolina State University. He worked in radio for ten years at WTOB (Winston), WSJS (Winston), WRBZ (Raleigh), and WPTF (Raleigh). Among his radio duties were producing the local morning and afternoon talk shows, announcing […]

Associate Pastor Mark Opgrand

 Associate Pastor

Pastor Mark Arnold Opgrand was born and baptized in Medford, Oregon, and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. After graduating from high school in Beaverton, Oregon, he attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, graduating in 1970. Prior to seminary, he worked six summers and a winter at Holden Village, a Lutheran retreat center in […]

William H. Remele Jr.

 Director of Music and Organist

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Bill has worked in church music and taught in schools (K-12) and community colleges in the Southeast and Midwest. His degrees are from Centre College of Kentucky (BA) and Samford University of Alabama (MM). Bill has served St. Paul’s since 1993 in the capacities of principal organist and music director. […]

Kathleen Kalish

 Office Administrator

Kathleen Kalish has been with St. Paul?s since May 2001. She comes to us with a diverse background, including working with Habitat for Humanity while in high school in Americus, Georgia and a coordinator for special events for the Arthritis Foundation in Los Angeles, California. She has also been an office manager for an internet […]

Curtis R. (Robby) Anderson

 Music Associate

Robby is a graduate of New Hanover public schools, UNC-Wilmington (BA in Music Education), UNC-Greensboro (MM in Conducting) and Boston University (DMME Music Education studies). He recently retired from the North Carolina public school system after 33 years in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Pender County Schools teaching vocal, instrumental and general music in grades […]

Natalie Atento, Nursery Attendant

My name is Natalie Atento, and I am so excited to join St. Paul’s as the Nursery Attendant. I love kids and can’t wait to get to know the precious children in your congregation. My passion for childcare has spanned many years, I’ve been a babysitter, a summer nanny, and I also was a volunteer […]

Connie Batchelder

 Praise Band Leader

Connie was born in Salisbury, NC, raised in Wilmington where her father was a pastor at St Matthew’s Lutheran Church from 1961 until his death in 1973. Connie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Intermediate Education and minor in music from UNC-Wilmington. She retired from Pender County Schools after 37 years, where she was the County’s […]

Deacon Susan Jackson

 Deacon

  Susan Jackson was born and raised in Salisbury, Maryland. She attended Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC and is a LR Bear for life. During her college career, Susan volunteered as a YoungLife leader, where her passion for youth and young adult ministry developed.  After graduation, Susan participated in the ELCA’s Young Adult in Global […]