The Rev. Keith Grogg was born and raised in Bloomington, Illinois, and is a graduate of Indiana University and McCormick Theological Seminary. He and his wife Vivian have two children. Until his ordination he was a lifelong member of Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington. For one year between college and seminary, Keith served as a PC(USA) Mission Volunteer with a British program called Time For God, through which he served St. Andrew's Church in Bedford, England. From 1994-2000 he was both pastor of Kirkwood Presbyterian Church and associate pastor of Bethpage Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis, NC. He has been pastor of Carolina Beach Presbyterian Church since August, 2000.

Vivian Hare became organist and choir director in the fall of 2002, and in October 2005 was named full-time Director of Music and Christian Education. She holds degrees in both religion and church organ performance from Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC.  She earned her Master's degree in Christian Education from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education (now federated with Union Theological Seminary) in Richmond, VA.  She is a certified Christian Educator of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Her experience has included two years of mission service in Taiwan as a PC(USA) Volunteer in Mission. She worked in the Global Missions Unit of the national office of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Louisville, KY for several years, culminating in her service as the director of the Mission Volunteer (USA) program. Prior to coming to Carolina Beach, she worked as a Christian Educator in the Kannapolis/Charlotte area. She is married to Keith Grogg and they have two children.

Pat Varno has been our church secretary since August 2006. She and her husband have four children.