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Dr. Richard D. Booker

Lead Pastor

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Lori Tieskoetter

Office Administrator

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Sam Berryhill

Music Director

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Betty Berryhill

Keyboardist

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Haley Henderson

Excel Director

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Kelly Crawford

Children's Director

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Herman Quick, Jr

Custodian

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Dr. Richard D. Booker

Lead Pastor

Dr. Richard D. Booker and his wife, Jennifer are natives of Greensboro, NC. They now live in Burlington with their 5 daughters (3 biological and 2 adopted), Kaleigh, Kemberling, Regan, Lune, and Alexa. They love spending time together as a family.
He began as Lead Pastor of Bellemont in January of 2024. He previously served as Pastor of Zion Methodist, GMC (2016-2023), Rock Creek UMC (2011 to 2016), and as Children’s Minister at Bellemont (2005-2011). Before coming into the Methodist Church, Richard served as Associate Pastor of Children’s and Family Ministries at Fishermen’s House Church (1998-2003) in Tulsa, and in evangelism ministries at Cathedral of His Glory in Greensboro (1993-1995). He has a passion for children and youth ministries, missions and evangelism, and a love for rural churches.
Richard has a degree in Early Childhood Development from Alamance Community College, a Bachelors in Technical Writing from North Carolina A&T, a Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School, and recently earned his Doctor of Ministry in Christian Leadership with an emphasis on community development. He is fellow of the Thriving Rural Communities program at Duke and is committed to revitalizing the rural churches of North Carolina.
Richard is an avid movie buff and a huge fan of classic cartoons. His passions also include history, writing, music, hiking, and spending time with family. His favorite catch phrase is Carpe Diem (seize the day), right after Carpe Pizza (dude…let’s get some pizza)!

Lori Tieskoetter

Office Administrator

My name is Lori Tieskoetter. I am Bellemont’s office administrator. I have been worshiping at Bellemont for over 15 years. Here are a few interesting things about me. I was born in San Francisco, CA. I now live in Snow Camp with my 17 year old son, Jarrett. I have two college degrees. One is from Chowan College in printing technology and the other from Elon in business. I spent the last 10 years as an instructional assistant at Sylvan Elementary. At Sylvan, I worked with kindergarten and fourth grade teaching small group language arts and math. The most exciting thing to know about me is that I love to go on mission trips, like the one I have planned for this summer-El Salvador. I am really excited and blessed to be here serving Bellemont and the surrounding communities.

Sam Berryhill

Music Director

It was in 1998 that Sam became the choir director at Bellemont UMC after being the choir director of two area Methodist churches. While serving as choir director of Bellemont, he completed his Masters of Music Education from UNC-Greensboro. Sam is currently the band director at Culbreth Middle School in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School System. Sam is married to Betty Berryhill and they reside in Graham and are the proud parents af three sons, Alec, Jordan, and Tyler. Sam is active in Scouting and he loves to canoe and backpack. He also loves sharing his talents for God’s Glory and spending time with his family.

Betty Berryhill

Keyboardist

Betty has been the pianist at Bellemont UMC since 1998 and previously served as pianist at Cedar Cliff UMC in Graham and Rock Creek UMC in Snow Camp. She graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Music degree and a Master of Arts degree in Reading Education. She is also currently the 3-5 Literacy Coach at Carrboro Elementary in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Betty is married to Sam Berryhill and they reside in Graham and are the proud parents of three sons, Alec, Jordan, and Tyler. Betty enjoys reading, cooking, spending time with her family, and sharing the love of God through music.

Herman Quick, Jr

Excel Director & Custodian

Herman is excited to keep the Bellemont facility clean and tidy. With 30 years of maintenance experience and with owning a commercial cleaning business during some of those years, he is a self-motivator. A volunteer at DreamAlign, Herman was nominated for the 2014 Volunteer of the Year sponsored by the United Way of Alamance. His true passion is working with neighborhood children where he tries to be a positive influence to keep them on the right path. He is a proud father of four children and two grandchildren.