CLERGY & Staff
Our full- and part-time staff oversee the daily goings-on of the parish and lead our various ministries. They are available to connect with you for any reason, so please do not hesitate to reach out.
THE VERY REVEREND DAVID HYMAN
David is married to Martha. Both grew up North Carolina — David in rural Eastern NC and Martha in the bright lights and big city of Charlotte. They have two handsome adult sons. After a stint in computer software development, David earned his MDiv from Regent College (Vancouver). Since 2000, David and Martha have been involved in Anglican church planting. In addition to his role as Rector, he also serves as Dean of the Triangle\Tidewater Deanery in the Diocese of Christ Our Hope.
RECTOR
THE REVEREND LISA MCCOWEN
Lisa and her family moved to Chapel Hill in 2016 after living in Minnesota, India, and Utah. She has served in a variety of roles at Holy Trinity and now serves as our Director of Parish Life. In this role, Lisa leads our small group ministry and ministry to women, welcomes newcomers into the life of the church, and participates in prayer ministry and pastoral care to help strengthen our community. In her free time, she loves to read, cook for friends, walk, and be outdoors with her family.
DIRECTOR OF PARISH LIFE
THE REVEREND NANCY ROBINSON
After graduating from UNC-CH and moving to Atlanta, Nancy, Nick, and their first two sons Nicolas and Porter moved back to Chapel Hill for Nick’s law practice. Later their sons Mark and Robert were born here. Nancy spent 12 years founding/directing Bible Church Preschool and eight as our Parish Administrator. She has completed 300 hours of training to work with children ages 3-12 using Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS). In January 2021, she began seminary to pursue a Masters in Pastoral Studies focusing on CGS. Nancy loves serving as our Catechist to Children and Families using CGS, a Montessori-based Christian formation method which is rooted in the Bible, the liturgy of the church, and Maria Montessori’s educational principles. Nancy enjoys baking, making materials for CGS, volunteering with families affected by pediatric cancer, volunteering for the Robinson Malawi Fund, and listening to music recommended by her four sons.
CATECHIST FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
THE REVEREND BEN BOWMAN
Ben grew up as the son of missionaries in Barcelona, Spain, from the early age of 3. He attended Wheaton College (BM, ‘03) where he met and married Kristin. They live in Durham, NC with their three children, Eliana, Annie, and David. Ben has been in full-time ministry for over 20 years, serving in various capacities, from music ministry to church administration, and for the last 8 years as Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, under Bishop Steve Breedlove. He enjoys great music, reading, good wine, basketball, and especially fellowship with friends.
INTERIM MUSIC MINISTER
ANNE HAMMOND
Anne Hammond grew up in central Alabama with old oaks, cotton fields, and collard greens. After settling in North Carolina with her husband, Nicholas, she received her Master’s from Duke and began to call Holy Trinity home. As a mother of three, she is invested deeply in the journey a man or woman takes into parenthood, and the encounter with Jesus that is possible in that journey. Anne enjoys the simple pleasures of hot coffee, sitting in the sun, listening to podcasts, and cuddling her babies.
NURSERY MINISTRY LEADER
The Reverend Doctor ANDREW BORROR
Andrew grew up in the Midwest and attended Hope College in Holland, MI. After graduating, he moved to North Carolina to do the Raleigh Fellows Program. He then completed a master's in Exercise Physiology at UNC-CH and a master's in Theological Studies at Duke Divinity School. During that time, he met his wonderful wife Kellan. They have a delightfully happy son named Regent and a painfully cute dog named Meeka. Andrew serves as a priest at Holy Trinity and helps college students get plugged into the life of the church. He is on staff at the North Carolina Study Center on UNC's campus, where he serves as the Director of Programs and Operations. He is also finishing up a PhD in Divinity at the University of Aberdeen, writing about the theology of exercise and physical fitness. Andrew likes running, eating cereal, playing drums, and discussing the bible.
MINISTER TO COLLEGE STUDENTS
KELLAN BORROR
Kellan Borror grew up as a missionary kid in Nicaragua and wound up in Chapel Hill for graduate school. Kellan began attending Holy Trinity in March of 2020. Congregants and clergy at Holy Trinity have walked alongside her and supported her through life transitions like leaving grad school, becoming a wife to Andrew Borror, and becoming a mother to Regent. She loves to extend the welcome of Christ that she has experienced at Holy Trinity, through supporting staff and communicating important events in the life of the church.
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Lewis Purcell
Lewis and his family moved to Durham in 2023 for him to study at Duke Divinity from St. Petersburg, Russia, where Lewis worked as a teacher but also spent much time in ministry. At Holy Trinity, Lewis serves as the youth minister, planning and providing spiritual formation and community building for kids from 6th grade to 12th grade. Lewis loves history, practical theology, and politics, but most of all, he enjoys spending time with his wife and four wonderful kids.
YOUTH MINISTER
Vestry
The Vestry is our team of lay leaders that serves as an advisory council for ministry and mission. They also oversee the legal and business affairs of the parish. Our current Vestry members are:
David Hyman
Dianne Martin
Bob MacDonald
Nora Nelson
Sean Butler
Todd Granger
Nick Robinson
Luke Brom
Todd Norris
Treasurer: Lee Hilts
OTHER MINISTERS AND RESIDENT CLERGY
We are blessed with a number of lay and ordained parishioners who serve in other contexts but call Holy Trinity home. These folks will assist with liturgical leadership and preach on Sundays, as well as serve in other volunteer leadership capacities in our parish.
Dr. Todd Granger - Todd is a local physician who also serves as the parish’s Catechist for Adults.
The Reverend Ryan Grove
The Reverend Hank Tarlton - Hank leads Inter-Varsity’s Graduate and Faculty ministry at UNC-Chapel Hill.