Staff

Nate serves Peak City Church as Lead Pastor by providing pastoral care, overall visionary leadership, preaching and teaching the Bible, and serving alongside its staff and volunteers . He has served the local church in pastoral ministry since 2000.

Nate and his wife Angie stepped out in faith to plant Peak City Church with their family in 2016. By the fall of 2017, God brought together a  team of people bought in to the vision of Reaching people far from God, Growing disciples, and Sending people into their purpose to make the dream of the local church a reality.  

Nate is a father of 3, a long term resident of western Wake County,  and a life-long Christ follower.   He is passionate about his family, people far from God,  the Bible, and God's church. He enjoys music, motorcycles, snowboarding, outdoor sportsmanship, a quiet cabin with his wife and kids, and a good cup of coffee. 

"I honestly never dreamed about planting a church when I said, "yes," to God's call into ministry. It is amazing how God's dreams become your dreams when your life is surrendered to Him. Now, I can't imagine serving God in any other way.  I'm in it for life at Peak City."  

Also - Tarheels, Washington Commanders, Orioles, Hurricanes, Wimbledon.

Austin Matthews serves as the Next Generation Pastor, leading Peak City Kids and Peak City Students. Born and raised in the Triangle, he graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and later earned his MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2020. Before joining the staff team at Peak City Church in 2020, Austin ministered vocationally at churches in North Carolina, New Jersey, and India, and was ordained by Peak City Church in May of 2023. Austin married his wonderful wife, Christina, in 2021. He enjoys watching movies, reading novels, playing board games, drumming, and leading people into growing relationships with Jesus.

Curtis started studying music as a kid, and has been glued to an instrument ever since. He began serving in worship ministry with his family as a teenager, and began his career as a performing musician, teacher, and recording artist after graduating high school. He later felt the call to enter full-time worship ministry, helping plant a church on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C as Technical Director and Worship Leader. Curtis joined the staff team Peak City in June of 2023 as Creative Arts Director. He is passionate about worshipping God with authenticity and excellence and helping people discover and step into the fullness of their God-given potential in the creative arts.

Curtis married his amazing wife, Maggie, in 2018, and in 2024 they welcomed their first kiddo into the world. In his free time, you’ll find him hanging with his family, writing and recording music, grilling, and running his YouTube channel.

Maggie Stith serves as the Communications Director and one of the Worship Leaders at Peak City. Raised in Durham, she attended Durham School of the Arts and Durham Technical Community College. Maggie began leading worship vocationally in 2015 and later spent two years in Washington, D.C., helping plant a church on Capitol Hill, an experience that shaped her heart for ministry. She married her husband, Curtis, in 2018, and they welcomed their first son in 2024. Now living in Raleigh, Maggie enjoys cooking, reading and writing poetry, and she is passionate about creating spaces where people can connect with God and one another.