Rev. Dr. Kaury C. Edwards
Lead Pastor / kedwards1@wnccumc.net / 828-879-8894
Kaury was born and raised in the panhandle of Texas. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Religion in 2009 from Wayland Baptist University, Master of Divinity in 2013 and Master of Theology in World Missions and Evangelism in 2016 from Asbury Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry focused on Leadership Innovation in 2021 from Duke University. He is an ordained elder of the United Methodist Church and has served as a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries in South Korea and has actively served in the local church in the Kentucky Conference and the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Kaury and his wife, Ashley, have one son, Beckham.