July 3, 2026

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When I was 19 years old, I joined a church staff for the first time. Boone UMC was launching a new contemporary service, and I was responsible for helping plan and lead the music. What I didn't expect was that somewhere in those early weeks, I began to feel a deep concern for the spiritual lives of the people in that gym. I found myself thinking about them, praying for them, worrying about them. It took me a while to realize it, but God was calling me to pastoral ministry.

Eighteen years later, I still feel it. That same pull toward people. That same conviction that the local church is God's best instrument for changing the world.

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The last seven years have been a meaningful season. I've had the privilege of walking alongside churches across our connection, helping congregations reimagine ministry in a rapidly changing world. But over the last few years, the Holy Spirit began pulling me back to the local church. Back to you.

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I am so grateful to be your pastor. To step into this community that has been faithfully worshiping, serving, and loving its neighbors for over a century. I don't arrive with all the answers, but I arrive with genuine curiosity about who Huntersville UMC is, what God has already been doing here, and where the Spirit is inviting us next.

 

I commit to listen to you, to your stories, your hopes, your questions, and your concerns. I commit to nourish your faith through word, sacrament, and worship. And I commit to lead this church with faithfulness toward its unique calling.

I'm eager to find out, together, what God has in store for us.

 

With Gratitude,

Luke Edwards

Lead Pastor

Huntersville United Methodist Church

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