Leadership
Marcus and Vida Plating
Marcus serves as the Lead Pastor of Bethel City Church. He is a passionate follower of Christ, a student of the Holy Spirit, a husband, father, entrepreneur and servant-leader. A native of Washington, DC, he relocated to North Carolina in 2005. He is passionate about his relationship with God, the supremacy of God’s Word, prayer, Biblical financial principles and seeing people step into their GOD-ordained destinies. The Holy Spirit has been taking him on a journey into depths of experiencing God’s presence and creating an insatiable hunger to love, serve and obey the Lord!
Vida is a wife, mom, designer and worshipper. A native of Ghana, West Africa, music has always been a central part of Vida’s life. She is passionate about relationships, fashion design, worship, and homeschooling her two daughters and baby boy.
“Our household is on a “mission from God” to see the evidence of God’s presence and power touch and transform lives as we build a House for the Lord in Raleigh/Cary, NC!”
Pastor Marcus
Keith & Carrie Greenwood
Keith and Carrie have been married for 30 plus years and have three grown children, Lauren, Ryan and Chris. They have lived in the Raleigh area for 29 years where Keith has worked in real estate while Carrie raised three children and taught high school biology at Cary Christian School. Keith and Carrie are passionate about seeing God’s people walk in truth and integrity. Full of the Father’s love, they desire to see His children living in their new creation identity and using God’s gifts for the advancement of His kingdom here on earth.
At Bethel City Church they serve on the Senior Leadership Team as well as overseeing the Women’s and Men’s ministries, the First Impressions Ministry, and the facilities and finances of the church. Carrie is also an Igniting Hope Ministries certified Beliefs Trainer. You can find out more about Beliefs Training on our Resource page.
Faith McMillian
Faith is a mother of four adult children and a grandmother of six. In addition to serving on the Senior Leadership Team, Faith serves as Associate Pastor for Bethel City’s Counseling ministries. Her rich background includes biblical counseling and leading dozens of relationship recovery groups.
Her passion is bringing people into the knowledge of the truth, fostering growth in the revelation gifts, and preparing the Lord’s people for the work of ministry. Faith also leads Bethel City’s Equipping Ministry, Prophetic and Healing teams.
Nick & Keisha Villareal
Nick and Keisha relocated to North Carolina in 2014. They met while attending bible college in another state and married soon thereafter. They have two children, a son and daughter.
In addition to serving on the Senior Leadership Team, they lead the benevolence committee, Nick leads the men’s ministry and Keisha leads communications and marketing for Bethel City. They are intentional about their relationship with Jesus and seeing God’s kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.