He and his family have lived in Raleigh and worshipped at the Raleigh church of Christ for the past ten years. He serves as a deacon in charge of benevolence there and has done so for the last four years. Jeff, having attended and become a member of the church in Kannapolis, has attended several Timothy classes and other classes and those helped to encourage him to become a gospel preacher. Jeff also serves as Director of Carolina Bible Camp during the seventh week. His hobbies include classic cars and sports memorabilia. Jeff is a first year student and will graduate in July of 2011.

Matthew Carter was born in Aurora, Colorado, and now lives in Wilson, North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Navy for ten years and is in the Navy Reserves. He served as a Gun Fire Control technician. He has a daughter named Kaitlyn who will be nine in September. Before coming to school he was a maintenance mechanic and computer trouble-shooter with Bridgestone / Firestone. His motivation to preach comes from having a grandfather and father who are both faithful gospel preachers. His grandfather passed away recently after preaching for fifty years. He feels it is a necessity for him to preach according to Mk.16:15,-16.. His hobby is golf and he has gotten down into the high seventies, low eighties.

Allan wants to be involved most in doing the Lord’s work, which is one of the reasons he became a student at NCSBS. Being a faithful gospel preacher is his goal and he sees it as a way of being able to be most effective in serving God. One reason for choosing NCSBS was because of its proximity to home. There are a couple of things Allan has stated that he loves: 1) the congregation at Warner’s Chapel; 2) Bob Plunk’s grilled chicken.

Dathan Bodie was born in Nassau, Bahamas and lives in the Charlotte, NC area. He and his wife, Felecia have one child. He attends the University congregation in Charlotte. Before coming to school here, Dathan owned his own business. He had group homes for children with emotional and behavioral disorders. When not studying and doing the Lord’s work, Dathan enjoys reading. His reading interests are primarily History and Political Science. One of the primary reasons for attending NCSBC is to become a gospel preacher. Dathan is a second year student and will graduate in July, 2010.

Eric Bouza was born in Havana, Cuba and he also lives in the Charlotte area. He has three children: one girl, and two boys. Eric worships at the Mountain Island congregation. Before coming to school, Eric was project supervisor for a construction company. When he isn’t studying or doing the Lord’s work, Eric enjoys “flying” on flight simulators on the computer. One of Eric’s reasons for attending NCSBS is to serve the Lord the best way he can. Eric is a first year student and will be graduating in July, 2011.