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The Rev. Jim Adams has announced that the Rev. Meg Buerkel Hunn will join the Christ Church clergy staff as part time Assistant Rector on Oct. 18. "Meg is a gifted priest who will enrich our life together and, joining Jenny and Miller, will be a great addition to our clergy team, he said.

Meg received her B.A. from Mary Baldwin College and her M.Div. from The General Theological Seminary, New York. Prior to going to seminary, she taught high school students with disabilities for in Louisburg, NC, with Teach for America. She also worked as a youth ministry intern at a Jesuit retreat center and as an activities specialist at a psychiatric hospital for children. Since her ordination, Meg has served churches and campus ministries in Philadelphia and North Carolina. Meg is married to Michael Buerkel Hunn and is stepmom to Dexter (13) and Murphy (10). Her hobbies include travel, swimming, reading and being outdoors. Since moving to Raleigh, she has become a beginner pianist and gardener (emphasis on 'beginner!').

Christ Church volunteers, led by Sally & Bob Chapman; clergy, Habitat staff and other guests joined Ebere Nwoji and her children, Udochukwu and Chinemeren, at the dedication of their new home on Sept. 19. Ebere is pictured below with Bob & Sally Chapman.
A friend told Eber's story of winning the lottery in Nigeria which enabled her to come to the U.S., tracking down a friend to stay with, walking miles to work, making a friend who saw her walking every day-- determination like you would not believe!
To celebrate her family's new home, Eber prepared a Nigerian feast featuring a goat entrée, beef cakes and other delicious specialties. What a wonderful hostess!

The Rev. James P. Adams, rector of Christ Church, has announced that the Rev. H. Miller Hunter, Jr. will join Christ Church as Vicar In early November. In a letter to the parish, the Rector noted, "Miller, a wise and faithful priest for whom I have the utmost respect, has been rector of Saint Paul's Church in Ivy, VA, for the last 16 years. I am so pleased that he has accepted our call to be Vicar of our beloved Christ Church."

As Vicar, Miller Hunter will oversee the program life of Christ Church and will join the Rector and Parish Administrator Jo Hardy in forming our parish leadership team. Miller is particularly passionate about adult formation and mission and outreach ministries.

Miller Hunter, 56, was educated at the University of the South, Sewanee (B.A.1976), the University of Alabama (M.A.1978), and General Theological Seminary, New York (M.Div. 1988).  He and his wife, Carol, have been married for 32 years, and they have three children; Alexandra, a museum educator at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, VA; Elliott, a third year law student at Emory Law School in Atlanta, GA; and Claire, a senior at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT.

The Rev. Jennifer Clarke Brown, who has served faithfully as a part-time, interim member of our parish clergy, will serve as permanent Associate Rector for Pastoral Care & Liturgy, it was announced by the Rev. James P. Adams, Rector of Christ Church.

In a letter to the parish the Rector wrote, "Jenny's ministry has, already, made a great difference in many of our lives and we welcome and celebrate the opportunity to share the ministry of Christ Church more fully with her in the months and years to come," adding, "She is a great gift to us."