Dr. Melba McCallum
Executive Leadership

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.

Our Dedicated Staff

Dr. Carolyn Banks

Director (CO17)

SYSTEM

Lorraine Prince

Office Support

Administration

Yamica Hayes Williams

Director

Upward Bound

Betty Roberts

Director (CO18)

SYSTEM

Helen Streeter

Program Coordinator

SYSTEM

Yulla Hines

Curriculum Specialist

SYSTEM

Paul Littlejohn

Site Coordintor

SYSTEM

Mary Beth Melvin

Office Manager

Administration

Zamariah Ardis

Assistant Office Manager

Administration

Sarah Havener

Academic Advisor

Upward Bound

Eshonda Alford

Administrative Assistant

Upward Bound

Daren Alford

Director

ROAR

Joshua Locklear

Assistant Coordinator

ROAR

Casi Syracuse

Coordinator

ROAR

Apostle Larcoy McRae

Coordinator

JCPC

Rodney Spencer

IT/STEM Director

IT

Deborah Alford

Cafeteria Manager

SYSTEM

Annie McKinnon

Cook & Server

SYSTEM

Lucille McLaughlin

Receptionist AM

Administration

Esther Felicia Brown

Receptionist PM

Administration

Andrea Deviner

Food Prep

Food Bank

Lamont Prince

Maintenance Supervisor

Facilities

John Alford

Maintenance Assistant

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

Diane Baldwin

Food Prep

Food Bank

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