The Reverend Emily Collins Badgett was born and raised in Concord, NC. She has served churches in the Episcopal Dioceses of North Carolina, Atlanta, and the Anglican Diocese of Zanzibar.  She is newly ordained, but previously served as a Hospital Chaplain and held several roles with various nonprofits both Christian and Secular, domestic and international.

The Reverend G. Hendree Harrison, Jr. was born and raised in Georgia and has served churches in the Episcopal Dioceses of Atlanta, East Tennessee, and Lexington...

Zac was raised in Spartanburg, SC where he attended eight different schools before graduating High School at Spartanburg High. He holds a bachelors in Journalism from The University of South Carolina. Following undergrad, Zac spent the next 10 years working as a Director of Youth in the Methodist, Baptist and Episcopal Churches as well as an International Coordinator Abroad in Cambodia, India and Northern Ireland.

Scott Heersche was raised in Lexington, KY and attended Lafayette High School. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in music performance from the University of Kentucky and Indiana University's Jacob School of Music respectively. Following postgraduate doctoral work at UK, Scott served in full-time vocational music ministry as a worship leader and choir director from 2000 to 2022 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Lexington, as well as at Hay Street United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, NC.

Dr. Middleton has conducted choirs and chamber orchestras, performed on piano, organ, and harpsichord, studied, taught, and appeared as soloist with university and civic symphony orchestras throughout the U.S., Europe, and Middle East.