Rush Otey
Temporary Supply Minister
Rush recently retired from Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church where he served 18 years as the Senior Minister (2002-2020). Rush’s experience includes:
· Ordained in 1973 at Davidson College
· Post Graduate fellowship at Duke Divinity School
· 1973-1980 College Chaplain at Davidson College
· 1980-1982 Director, Uniting Campus Ministry, LSU in Baton Rouge
· 1982-1993 St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Tucker, Georgia (~900 members)
· 1993-2002 First Presbyterian Church, Pensacola, Florida (~1,000 members)
· 2002-2020 Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church, Charlotte (500 confirmed members and more than 200 children)
Rush’s wife Deborah is a retired teacher and psychologist, and they have two adult children, Andrew who lives in Washington, DC and Emily who lives in Raleigh.