Queen Street Church Welcomes New Pastor All are welcome and encouraged to meet this evening at Middle Grounds Coffee House between 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. to say hello to Queen Street Church’s new pastor, Rev. Dr. Creighton Alexander. Rev. Alexander comes to Kinston from Chapel Hill and will begin at Queen Street United Methodist Church this Sunday, July 10, 2022 at the 11:00 a.m. worship service. Rev. Creighton Alexander was born in Lubbock, TX and is an ordained elder from the Northwest Texas Conference.

He served his first 18-years as a Campus Pastor at four universities: Southern Methodist University, The University of Kansas, University of Missouri - Kansas City and the University of Alabama. Creighton graduated from Texas Tech University in 1994, from Asbury Theological Seminary in 1998, and completed a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Kansas in 2016. Creighton has three children: Canon James, Eve Whitby and Cosmo Seth. Canon is a rising sophomore at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC, who is studying engineering, a Resident Assistant, and the school mascot. Whitby will be a freshman at NC State University where she has received a ROTC scholarship.

Cosmo is a rising junior in high school. He also has two Aussiedoodles (Dualla and Nellie) and three outside cats (Misty, Nemo, and Franklin). Creighton is an avid DIYer who likes a good home repair challenge. He loves being outdoors, camping with his kids, and all things Boy Scouts. Queen Street United Methodist Church is located at 500 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC and welcomes all to visit with them any time.