Oakhurst Staff
Faith Cote
Director of Children’s Ministry
Faith was born in Georgia and grew up in Fayetteville, NC. She moved to Charlotte in 2014 to attend UNC-Charlotte and study Elementary Education. It was during her senior year that she came to faith in Christ and saw God’s faithfulness to her. After graduating, she took a job as a Kindergarten teacher at a Title I school in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system, where she worked full time until accepting the Children’s Ministry Director position at Oakhurst!
Faith enjoys good music, long walks/hikes, reading, and spending time with people. She has been very encouraged in her walk with Christ since joining Oakhurst, and she is very grateful for the opportunity to serve in Children’s Ministry.
Jason Charrette
Facilities Maintenance Director
Jason grew up in Ontario, Canada as the youngest of 7 boys and his wife Lauren grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. After meeting in San Diego they got married, moved to Charlotte, and have now been married for nearly 30 years! They now have 2 children, Joshua and Veronica and before coming to work at Oakhurst he was an Assistant Store Manager at Lowe’s. In his free time he likes to fish, grill, and garden.
Jason cares for the church building and all things facility related. He is very skilled at his job and we are very thankful for the work that he does for our church body!
Chris Solomonides
Student Ministry Intern
Chris is from Columbus, OH and attended The Ohio State University where he received a Bachelors of Science in Business in 2018. After college Chris married his wife, Claire, and shortly after they moved to Charlotte so he could begin his Master of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary.
Chris & Claire welcomed their daughter Harper into the world in 2021, and have loved being her parents. Chris works both as an intern and the student ministry assistant for the middle school and high school students in the church. Alongside his student ministry responsibilities, he is also given opportunities to teach and lead in order to serve the church and grow in those areas. In his free time Chris enjoys playing sports, watching sports, and board games!