Pastor Ray has worked as a hardware and software engineer, customer service manager, and in international sales. He graduated from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS) in 2008 and has served the NC Synod congregations of Becks, Lexington; Prince of Peace, Salisbury; Mt. Gilead, Mt. Pleasant; and St. Martin, Concord. He has also served as Chaplain for Trinity Place in Albemarle. During their shared internship, he and his wife, Pastor Ruth Ann, worked with Lutheran Disaster Response on the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina, developing resources on personal and congregational preparedness. ldrcarolinas.org