Meet the 2016 Super High Retreat Speakers
November 4-6, 2016:
Matt Rice serves as the Pastor of Care and Connections at Northwest Community Church in Cary, NC. He grew up in South Windsor, Connecticut. He graduated from Gardner-Webb University in 1994 and from Southeastern Seminary in 1999 (MDIV/CE) and 2005 (DMIN in Evangelism). He married Dana Rice in 1996 and they have 4 kids – Andrew (13), Mollie (12), Luke (10), and Jake (9). Dana graduated from UNC with a Pharmacy degree and works at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. The Rice’s love walks in the woods, jumping creeks, and going to UNC games.
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Andrew serves as the lead pastor of Mercy Hill Church in Greensboro, NC. He and a team from the Summit Church in Durham, NC were sent to plant Mercy Hill in 2012. The church has experienced rapid growth over the last 4 years. Andrew grew near Jacksonville, Florida. After graduating high school, he went to North Greenville University where he played football and met his wife Anna. They have been married since 2005. Andrew and Anna moved to Wake Forest, NC where Andrew earned a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Seminary and was on staff at the Summit Church for 4 years, before being sent to plant Mercy Hill. Andrew and Anna have one daughter, Hattie Jo, and two sons, A.P. and Benaiah.