St. James Staff
Senior Pastor
Finance Administrator
Parish Administrator
Rev. Tony Bradshaw
Pastor Tony came to St. James in 2014 after serving for 12 years as pastor of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Lenoir, NC. His undergraduate degree is from Appalachian State University where he studied accounting. He holds master’s degrees in accounting (Appalachian State University-1980) and divinity (Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary - 2002). Prior to his ordination in 2002, Pastor Tony worked as a State auditor, Certified Public Accountant, college professor, and a university administrator. He and his wife Deborah have been married for 35 years.
Parish Administrator
Finance Administrator
Parish Administrator
Keith Sutton
Keith brings experience in business and technology. He graduated from UNC-Charlotte in 1979 with a degree in accounting and worked in the Auditing/Tax department of Cannon Mills Company. In 1983 he earned a NC Teaching Certificate from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Business Education. He taught public high school for 23 years in accounting, computer applications, computer engineering, and computer networking. He left teaching in 2007 and served for 12 years as Office Administrator at Calvary Lutheran Church.
Finance Administrator
Finance Administrator
Organist / Director of Music
Jill Irvin
Jill joined the staff as Finance Administrator in August 2015. She is a life-long member of St. James Lutheran Church where she is active in the Altar Guild and the Bells of St. James. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 1982 with a B.S. in Mathematics. She began her career in Bank Accounting/ Finance and was most recently employed as Finance Officer with Cabarrus Arts Council, a local non-profit. She is married to Frank and has four children.
Organist / Director of Music
Organist / Director of Music
Organist / Director of Music
Scott F. Foppiano
Scott is a native of Memphis, TN where musical studies in both piano and organ began at an early age. A Keenan Organ Scholar at the NC School of the Arts with a double major in Voice, subsequent studies followed at Winthrop University, Mars Hill University and the University of Michigan. Holding a BMus, MMus, ServPl and CAGO private studies continued with Dr. Gerre Hancock at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue in NYC in Organ Improvisation, with William Whitehead and G. Thomas Hazleton. Critically acclaimed as a recitalist, theatre organist and silent film accompanist he is active in the AGO, ATOS and OHS. In 2001 his choir toured Italy and sang at the Vatican after which they were presented to His Holiness Pope St. John Paul II. To date he has made 8 solo organ CDs and is also an Accompanist /Organist at Temple Beth El in Charlotte.
Youth and Family Ministry
Organist / Director of Music
Youth and Family Ministry
Mike Holt
Mike grew up in Charlotte and moved to Concord in 1991. He is a graduate of Pfeiffer University where he majored in Christian Education with a minor in Religion. He is an ordained Minister of Word and Service in the ELCA and has served in Youth and Family Ministry since 1996. He and his wife Ann have been married since 2000 and have two children, Emma and Alex.
Nursery Coordinator
Organist / Director of Music
Youth and Family Ministry
Kathryn Radcliffe
Hospitality Director
Hospitality Director
Hospitality Director
Cindy Cruse
Cindy Cruse is our hospitality coordinator. Cindy was born in Charlotte and graduated from West Charlotte High School. She studied paralegal at Brookstone College. She currently works as a cafeteria associate at Hickory Ridge High School. Cindy is married to David Cruse and is the mother of Jay. Cindy enjoys baking and going to the beach.