Skip to main content
Christ Our King Community Church

Our Leadership

Grace-filled leaders who teach, shepherd, and serve the COKCC family.

Senior Pastor

Pastor James A. White

Pastor James A. White

Senior Pastor

Pastor James White has served as Senior Pastor of Christ Our King Community Church since its inception. He is a gifted expository Bible teacher, speaker, historian, thought leader, writer, and community advocate.

Pastor & Staff

Leading Together

First Lady Cynthia White

First Lady Cynthia White

Programming / Women’s Ministries Leader

First Lady Cynthia White leads the Programming Team and Soul Sisters, the women’s ministry of COKCC.

She has been married to Pastor James White for over 35 years. Collectively they have been in ministry for their entire married life. Before starting COKCC, they served with Cru as missionaries to college students at Howard University in Washington, DC.

A native of Hampton, VA, and a graduate of Old Dominion University, she is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach, mentor, and published author of a 31-day devotional. She has served as a part-time Adjunct Instructor at Wake Technical College, served on the board of a local nonprofit, and volunteers with NAMI of Wake County.

She and Pastor James are the parents of three adult children.

Elder Colin Adams

Elder Colin Adams

Governance: Small Groups / A/V / Security / Social Ministries

Elder Colin Adams helps shepherd the body through preaching, teaching, and counseling.

Born and raised in Toledo, OH, Colin is married to his college sweetheart, Shaunte, with whom he co-leads the small group ministry. They have a twin son and daughter. In his full-time career, Colin teaches psychology at a local university.

Elder Gary Jones

Elder Gary Jones

Governance: Finance / Financial Peace / Benevolence / Missions / Facilities

Elder Gary shepherds and serves through his leadership over the finance team.

He has been a faithful member of COKCC almost since its inception. From Shallotte, NC, and a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, his leadership continued as he served in the North Carolina National Guard for nine years, earning the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.

As a business owner and former Board Member of the Ingram Family YMCA, he has a passion for entrepreneurship. He and his wife Imelda are the parents of two children.

Robyn Ashe

Robyn Ashe

Church Administrator

Robyn serves as Church Administrator, a teacher in Children’s Ministry, and a Small Group Leader.

She has been a member of Christ Our King Community Church since 2016. She is also a teacher who holds several degrees from East Carolina University and North Carolina Central University.

Prefer to start with a Sunday visit? Plan your visit.