Dr. Melba McCallum

Executive Director

Dr. Melba Goode McCallum, Deaconess of the North Carolina United Methodist Church, spent over thirty years in education and retired as Vice President of the North Carolina Community College System. McCallum retired in 2005 and from there, Partners In Ministry was born from a vision of service. She recognized the need to connect many of the local churches with individuals and families to help address the issues of poverty in the surrounding communities. Dr. McCallum had a vision and Partners In Ministry was created in her home living room in 2007. Now, Partners In Ministry is a growing and thriving ministry that serves Richmond, Robeson, and Scotland Counties, where the goal is to offer a hand up and not a hand out.

Partners In Ministry is the first and only National Mission Institution in the North Carolina Conference and has served the Gateway District area for over 13 years, instilling hope and empowering change- one family at a time. Through our programs, 4,679 young adults have graduated through Youth Empowered to Succeed (YES) programs (proving a 100% success rate in achieving one of its goals). We have deployed over 353 mission teams to provide urgent home repairs to impoverished housing, and more than 3,500 families have been served through our food pantry. Partners In Ministry is dedicated to dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, improving the lives of youth, families, and adults, and providing enrichment and support to the communities we serve.


Dr. Carolyn Banks

Director
SYSTEM

Lorraine Prince

Office Manager
Administration

Yamica Hayes Williams

Director
Upward Bound

Wanda Woods

Director
SYSTEM Academy Plus

Helen Streeter

Program Coordinator
SYSTEM

Yulla Hines

Program Coordinator
SYSTEM

Paul Littlejohn

Site Coordintor
SYSTEM

Ketia Moore

Youth Specialist
SYSTEM Academy Plus

Mary Beth Melvin

Office Assistant Manager
Administration

Zamariah Ardis

Administrative Assistant
Administration

Sarah Havener

Academic Advisor
Upward Bound

Whitney Green

Administrative Assistant
Upward Bound

Daren Alford

Coordinator
ROAR

Joshua Locklear

Assistant Coordinator
ROAR

Casi Syracuse

Administrative Assistant
ROAR

Apostle Larcoy McRae

Coordinator
JCPC

Rodney Spencer

IT/STEM Director
IT

Deborah Alford

Cafeteria Manager
SYSTEM

Annie McKinnon

Cook & Server
SYSTEM

Cynthia Brown

Cook & Server
SYSTEM

Lucille McLaughlin

Receptionist AM
Administration

Esther Felicia Brown

Receptionist PM
Administration

Andrea Deviner

Food Prep
Food Bank

Lena Wilson

Food Prep
Food Bank

Lamont Prince

Maintenance Supervisor
Facilities

John Alford

Custodian
Facilities

Benjamin McCallum

Bus Supervisor
SYSTEM

James Prince

Driver
SYSTEM

Sam McClennahan

Driver
SYSTEM

Gervonia Youngfellow

Volunteer
Food Bank

Regina Davis

Behavior Support Specialist
SYSTEM

Wanda T. Monley

Reading Specialist
SYSTEM