Rev. James Roy White was born in Kinston, North Carolina but most of his childhood was spent in Waynesboro, Georgia.  He is the youngest of two sons of Bob and Bernice White.  He is a 1978 graduate of Edmund Burke Academy.  He and his wife, Kim (Smith) of Harlem, Georgia were married in 1988 and were active at First UMC in Waynesboro.  The Whites have one daughter, Ansleigh.  Roy’s first sense of calling into the ministry came in the early 80’s and he began his ministry at Green’s Cut and Vidette UMC as a lay speaker and then as a part-time Local Pastor in 1989.  He entered Augusta State University where he graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.  He attended Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, South Carolina where he graduated in 2000 with a Masters of Divinity.  Roy was ordained as an elder in the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2001.  Edgewood is his fourth appointment, having served Vidette & Green’s Cut UMC, Sardis/Ellis Chapel UMC, and Wrens UMC before coming to Edgewood in June 2007.

Adam is a native of Waycross, Georgia.

Dr. Qiao-Shuang (Tracy) Xian serves as staff pianist for the Schwob School of Music and teaches piano through the Columbus State University Music Conservatory.  Tracy was born in the city of Shanghai in the Peoples' Republic of China. She began playing piano at the age of four.  In 1992, she received a scholarship from the Schwob School of Music to persue her studies in piano performance as a student of Steve Clark.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbus State University in 1996.  During this time, Tracy served as pianist for St. John United Methodist Church.  Under the love and care of that congregation, she received Jesus Christ as her personal Savior.  She spent the next four years at Louisiana State University completing her Masters and Doctorate Degrees in piano performance, as a student of Constance Carroll.  During that time, she was pianist for University United Methodist Church, and participated in the shows "The Cotton-Patch Gospel" and "Fiddler on the Roof."  In addition to her duties at Edgewood, she performs with students, faculty, and visiting artists at CSU.  Tracy and her husband Steve Clark have two sons:  Stephen Christopher and Scott Gregory.  Her mother, Xiao-Yuan, recently moved from China to live with them.