Stephanie Sumner
A lifelong North Carolinian, twenty-five year resident of Raleigh and seven-year member of Nativity, Stephanie is looking forward to joining the Vestry and serving this wonderful congregation. In her professional life, she leads sales and marketing for advertising agencies. Currently she is part of the leadership team at VisionPoint Marketing, an agency dedicated to higher education, working with universities and colleges across the country. In her personal life, her world revolves around her husband Neal, 15-year-old daughter Berkeley and 19-year-old son Keaton. She has been a Sunday School teacher for the past several years and enjoys giving our younger members a safe and welcoming place to be themselves and explore their faith.
John Oldham
The Oldham family moved from NYC to join Nativity in 1999. Church of the Nativity answered their quest for an open and welcoming faith community with a strong youth program. His daughters Sarah, Kate, and Jane all went through the youth programs, served as acolytes, and were confirmed here. They are now launched, employed and living in NYC (Sarah), Raleigh (Kate) and Durham (Jane). John has taught Sunday School and participated in Habitat for Humanity builds and Buildings and Grounds work days. He currently serves as chair of the Finance team. John and his wife Sue enjoy traveling, hiking and bike riding, cooking and exploring all that our area has to offer. He looks forward to joining the Vestry and applying his business and volunteer experience toward the goals of this dynamic church community.
Josh Booth
Josh grew up on a farm in the foothills of NC, and moved to NYC to study creative writing at Columbia University. After years on the road, he discovered that Grace beats Karma, and came back home to start a family. He now raises two miraculous daughters and writes poetry about God.
Kim Stoke
Kim is originally from NJ and has been in Raleigh for a few years. She was confirmed in the Episcopal church and previously served on the Vestry of All Saints Episcopal Church in Hoboken NJ. She is a single mother of two daughters Fay, age 13 and Claire, age 10. When Kim is not working , she enjoys watching tv and movies, baking, and spending time with friends and family.