Leadership

Pastor Chris currently serves as the Executive Pastor at Cross Assembly in addition to overseeing connection and events for the church.  He has a Bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Ministry from Southeastern University and has been an ordained Assemblies of God minister since 1996. Chris and his wife Amy moved to Raleigh in 2002 from Pennsylvania to serve on staff at Cross Assembly with Pastor Chad and his team.  He is currently enrolled as a student pursuing a Master’s degree in Christian Apologetics from Liberty University.  Chris & Amy have three children: Olivia, Ethan, & Isaac.

Pastor Danny has served in many areas since coming to the church in 2004. He currently oversees our  Response Team. Pastor Danny earned his B.A. in Christian Education from Holmes Bible College. He was ordained with the Assemblies of God in 2003, but has been in full-time ministry since 1985. He is married to his wife, Karen, and they have a son, Jordan and his wife Brittany.

Pastor Dale graduated from Zion Bible Institute, Northwest University and Liberty University where he obtained a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Counseling. He has been married to Linda for over thirty years and they have 3 children and 4 grandchildren. He serves as the Pastoral Care and Pastoral Counseling Pastor as well as being the ministry leader for Celebrate Recovery, CR at Cross Assembly. He enjoys hunting and fishing as well as riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He loves learning and interacting with people. He has managed people in the service industry most of his life as well as being a Youth Pastor and Teacher.

Joe McCain received a call to ministry in high school, which led to pursuing a degree in ministry through University of Valley Forge. Served in ministry for 10 years before receiving his ordination in 2018 through the Assemblies of God.  Joe, wife, and two children are excited to serve the north campus of Cross Assembly.

From a young age, Ross set out to make himself as valuable to the church as possible. Growing up as a pastor's kid, he was offered unique opportunities to learn from all kinds of ministry leaders. He has collectively brought those skills together to advance the gospel in every area he has served. If you spend time with him, you'll quickly find out he is a coffee, comics, and tech nerd and will generally be able to tell you an "app for that." He and his wife, Jessica, have three children: Samuel, Emma, and Evie. Ross and Jessica have served together, leading people in worship since 2015, and are passionate about seeing people authentically encounter Jesus. They are all about doing life with people and helping them develop the God-given talents and gifts seeded in their lives.

Pastor Jeff has served as Children's Pastor at Cross Assembly since 2004. His passion is to see children grow a personal relationship with their creator. He also encourages kids and adults to step out in faith to realize their gifts and passions by serving in ministry. With over 20 years of experience in children’s ministries, Pastor Jeff focuses on mentoring and coaching others to be bold and minister to kids in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Mitch graduated in 1993 with a degree in Commercial Graphics and has been working in the creative field ever since. In 2008, he married Sarah Eanes and they left to join YWAM [Youth With A Mission] where they served in South Africa for seven years training and equipping young adults and youth. Mitch served as Youth Pastor and Graphic Designer at Vantage Point, a church YWAM Rustenburg partnered with in South Africa. Upon returning to the U.S., Mitch opened a graphic design studio in Cary called Studio 518. After two years of being open, Studio 518 was awarded Best Graphic Design in Cary. Combining art and design with training and equipping is where Mitch’s passion lies. Mitch and his wife Sarah have a wonderful daughter Nyomi.