Rev. Bill Dages was raised in Haverstown, PA, and attended Messiah College in Pennsylvania. He met his wife, Stacye, when they both workd as counselors at a Young Life retreat in Windy Gap, NC. They were married in 1985.

Bill graduated from Greenville Seminary in Greenville, SC, in 1996. He joined Story Memorial in 1996 as Assistant Pastor and was installed as Associate Pastor in 1999. He now serves as Senior Pastor.

Bill and Stacye have three children - Michael, who is a student at Western Carolina University; Bethany, also a student at Western Carolina University; and Joanna, a student at McDowell High School in Marion.

Assistant to the Pastor Jason Tippetts

Jason Tippetts graduated from San Diego State University with a B.A. degree in Outdoor Recreation in 1998. Working at a camp in Colorado, Jason met Kara and they married in May of 1998. They lived in Colorado for four years before moving to North Carolina in 2002. Jason and Kara have four children - daughters Ella, Harper Joy, and Story, and a son, Lake.

Jason has been at Story for five years first serving as Youth Pastor and currently as Assistant to the Pastor. He is a student at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC, pursuing a Master of Divinity degree.

Church Secretary Marsha Lewis

Marsha Lewis grew up in a small town in Michigan. After graduating from Lapeer High School, she went to Central Michigan University majoring in accounting. After livng in Pennsylvania for a period of time and then moving to Florida, she met and married her husband, Tom. They have five children and eleven grandchildren.

They migrated to North Carolina in 1979, believing this is where the Lord led them. They have been members of Story since 1986, and she has been the church secretary since 1997.

Elders and Deacons of Story

ELDERS ARE: Jim Burgin (Clerk of Session), Joe Cowan, Norris Parker, Steve Plant.

DEACONS ARE: Greg Decker (Head of Deacons), Ladelle Harmon (Church Treasurer), Gary Bradley, Mark Schuman, Jerry Suttle, Tim Plemmons, Dean Kanipe, Kevin Estes.