Staff

The Rev. Matthew W. Allen, Pastor

Our pastor, Rev. Matthew W. Allen was born in Winston-Salem and raised in Kernersville. He grew up in the Friedland Moravian congregation where he was baptized and confirmed. He is a graduate of Robert B. Glenn High School, UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in Communication Studies, and received his Master of Divinity from Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, PA.

Matthew served as pastor of Pine Chapel (1998-2002) and Oak Grove (2002-2015) Moravian Churches in Winston-Salem. He was installed at Olivet on January 18, 2015. Matthew loves singing in the Olivet choir and the Moramus Chorale. He enjoys travelling, reading Winston-Salem and Moravian history, and spending time with his family, especially his nephew Daniel and niece Rachel.

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The Rev. Matthew W. Allen, Pastor

Our pastor, Rev. Matthew W. Allen was born in Winston-Salem and raised in Kernersville. He grew up in the Friedland Moravian congregation where he was baptized and confirmed. He is a graduate of Robert B. Glenn High School, UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in Communication Studies, and received his Master of Divinity from Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, PA.

Matthew served as pastor of Pine Chapel (1998-2002) and Oak Grove (2002-2015) Moravian Churches in Winston-Salem. He was installed at Olivet on January 18, 2015. Matthew loves singing in the Olivet choir and the Moramus Chorale. He enjoys travelling, reading Winston-Salem and Moravian history, and spending time with his family, especially his nephew Daniel and niece Rachel.

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John Golden, Choir Director

John was born and raised in Forsyth County.  He has been involved in music for 49 years.  John began taking piano lessons when he was six years old.  He started playing the trumpet when he was 12 years old. To this day, he still plays both and is very musically active. 

John grew up in the Baptist Church where he sang in the youth choir.  He married his wife Angela in 1984 and joined Olivet Moravian Church soon after.  Angela is a lifelong member of Olivet Moravian Church.  John has played the piano for the Cherubs Choir and played in the church band for 30 years.  He also directs the Youth Chorus.  Make a joyful noise unto the Lord (Psalm 100).  John reminds everyone that our God does not expect us to all sing in perfect pitch or to hold every note to the exact count.  As long as we are making a joyful noise, God will be pleased, and that is what matters! 

For information about our music programs, John can be reached at JGolden961@JGFrames.com. Also please take a look at our ministries page.

Winfield Beroth, Band Director

Winfield has been a member of Olivet Moravian Church for all of his life. He is married and has three adult children.

While in the fifth grade Winfield began playing in the Olivet Band and started giving instructions to new members when he was in the ninth grade. Over the years Winfield has been band director two different times and is currently serving for the past five years.

For information about our band, please visit our ministries page.

Kandis Fox, Administrative Assistant/Secretary

Kandis is our administrative assistant and came to work at Olivet in April 2006. She coordinates and manages many functions; including creating weekly bulletins, monthly newsletters and updating the church calendar of meetings, events, and building usage.

She feels her job is a ministry to others on any given day, depending on who calls or stops by the church office. She is customer-service oriented and enjoys helping others whenever she can. Kandis hopes everyone ‘hears her smile’ when they call the church.

She has been a member of New Hope United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem for over 20 years, but was raised Moravian. She has three married children, six grandchildren and loves being “Gamma” and Mom!

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