Church Staff

Mrs. Penny L. Atwood | Weekday Preschool Directory | Email

Penny has a B.S. in elementary education with a current North Carolina teaching certificate through the Wake County Board of Education. She has been at the Ridge Road Preschool for over 21 years. Penny has two married daughters who live in this area and two granddaughters who attend RRBC Preschool. She lives with her husband of 33 years in Clayton, NC.

Mrs. Cecilia S. Davis | Administrative Assistant | Email

Cecilia attended Fayetteville Technical Community College.  Cecilia and her husband Luther live in Cary and have been married for 41 years.  Cecilia and Luther have two grown sons and six grandchildren. Cecilia is a native of Bladenboro, NC.  Cecilia enjoys talking walks, reading, and shopping. Cecilia and Luther are members of Westwood Baptist Church in Cary.

Rev. Patti B. Lingafelt | Minister of Music/Church Organist | Email

The newest addition to our ministry staff, Patti is a woman who brings extraordinary gifts and experience to her ministry here at Ridge Road. A native of Lynchburg, VA, Patti is a 1982 summa cum laude graduate of James Madison University with a Bachelor of Music (Organ Performance) degree, and was awarded a Master of Divinity by Lowes Grove Baptist Church in Durham, NC, and has served numerous churches in the Triangle over twenty years. Patti and her husband, Steven, make their home in Durham with their daughter, Hannah. Their son, Charles, is a student at NC State Univeristy.


Rev. Dr. Mack Thompson | Pastor | Email

Mack Thompson has been pastor of Ridge Road for nearly twenty years. He came back to his hometown in 1988 after having served as pastor of churches in Laurinburg, Warsaw, and Warrenton. Serving in this long-term pastorate has given him a wonderful opportunity to minister in this multigenerational congregation. Dr. Thompson loves preaching and teaching and reaching out to people in their times of need. After graduating from Needham Broughton High School, he earned degrees at Campbell University (Bachelor of Arts) and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminar (Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry). He is active in Baptist life, having served as moderator of the Raleigh Baptist Association and as member of trustee boards of Meredith College, Baptist Retirement Home, and currently Chowan University. He and his wife Carol have two grown children and four grandchildren. They both ejoy reading, taking walks, and trying to beat each other at Scrabble.