Trey Ferguson was called to serve as pastor of Raleigh Mennonite in 2026. A self identified “Anablacktivist,” he has been profoundly shaped by his upbringing in the prophetic witness of the Black church and thoroughly captivated by the Anabaptist commitment to building peace through radical discipleship in the way of Jesus.
Raised in New York City and Richmond, VA, Trey’s journey took him to the University of Miami (where he developed an unhealthy attachment to the Miami Hurricanes) and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University (where he earned his Master of Divinity). While in South Florida, he spent 10 years on the pastoral staff at the Refuge Church in Homestead, FL and helped found The Intention Church, a (mostly) online, Mennonite congregation.
When he’s not ministering or theologizing about love being the commitment to wholeness, he’s usually apologizing to his wife (Jessica) for playing too much, teaching their children to play too much, or letting some sports team disappoint him again.
Melissa Rogati stepped into the role of Children and Youth Ministry Coordinator in the fall of 2023. Prior to that she spent nearly two decades working for Young Life in the Caribbean and also served as Sunday School Coordinator for St Thomas Reformed Church in the US Virgin Islands. While living in Asia for her spouse’s job, Melissa and her family planned a month-long backpacking trip for the 2020 Lunar New Year break, but the pandemic sparked a shift in plans two weeks into the trip. What they thought would be a a few unplanned weeks “vacationing” with friends in California turned into an unexpectedly permanent move to the US, which is how they found their way to Durham, NC.
Melissa was raised outside of Atlanta, Georgia and studied child/human development at the University of Georgia. (Go Dawgs!) Although she grew up in the United Methodist tradition, her faith life outside of the US also brought her into the congregations of Anglican, Reformed, and Congregational churches. She found her way to Anabaptist traditions, and specifically Raleigh Mennonite, in a search for traditions that emphasized non-violent atonement theologies, which are directly linked to her approach toward children and youth within the Christian faith.
In her spare time, Melissa continues to de-lawn their home in Durham, claiming as much of it for garden space as her landlord will allow. She’s an avid reader and enjoys painting and writing, with the hopes of one day publishing middle grade novels. And despite a complete lack of childhood athleticism on her own part, she has become an accidental sports mom to two daughters, spending weeknights and Saturdays watching soccer, gymnastics, horseback riding, and swimming.
