We have seen many new faces around Veritas Church! Praise God! We know that it can be hard to get to know leadership sometimes, so we thought that it would be fun to do a blog series introducing each staff member and a few fun facts about them. This week we want to introduce you to Emily Ruth Perry, our Director of Community Life.
What first brought you to Veritas?
While attending the Summit Church, I told someone in leadership that my fiance was stationed at Fort Bragg. They told me about a small church plant they were affiliated with, so Trey and I checked it out. They had recently started meeting in a Crossfit gym; we thought it was pretty cool and we were bought in from that time on. That was winter of 2013.
Tell us about your role at Veritas.
I am the Director of Community Life; my areas of oversight are Community Groups and our Local Partnerships. Community Groups are one of the primary means of discipleship and fellowship within Veritas. For Community Groups, I help recruit and equip Community Group Leaders, as well as support them as they lead. I also help to get people connected with Community Groups.
Our Local Partnerships are organizations within the city of Fayetteville that are loving and serving people; those are Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch, Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity and Methodist University. These Local Partnerships allow us to come alongside leaders and organizations who are doing things well, and put our prayer, resources, and volunteer hours toward those efforts. I work with these partners to create opportunities for those who call Veritas home to love and serve the city.
What are some of your hobbies?
Is being a mother to two preschoolers considered a hobby? Well, when I do get a few moments, I enjoy: running and walking, reading, and watching movies with my hubby and boys. I’ve recently been getting into cooking healthier, but that is more out of necessity than a hobby.
What’s your favorite beverage?
For hot beverages, Chai tea. For cold beverages, flavored soda water.
What is the last fiction book that you read?
I’m slowly making my way through The Lord of the Rings for the first time, but I pick up other books in-between. Prior to that was The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I enjoy reading what are considered ‘the classics’. I like to form my own opinion about original stories that are often retold and adapted.
