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Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation
Duke Divinity School
Box 104146
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 613-5323
duyouth@div.duke.edu
Fred Edie
Faculty Director
(919) 613-532
Fred Edie grew up playing sports, swimming, fishing and swatting gnats on a small island near Savannah, Georgia. He holds degrees from Furman University, Vanderbilt University and Emory University. Fred is a United Methodist pastor and served as a youth minister for almost 20 years. In addition to “Book, Bath, Table and Time: Christian Worship as Source and Resource for Youth Ministry” (Pilgrim, 2007), he has written numerous articles and curricular pieces on Christian formation. He currently teaches in the ministries division of Duke Divinity School where he is the assistant professor of the practice of Christian education. Fred is married to Alison Hester Edie, nurse-practitioner and artist, and together they have two college-aged children, Stewart and Rebekah. The Edies also have two dogs, Stella (big and yappy) and Abigail (little and yappy).”
Katherine Smith
Director
(919) 613-532
Katherine Smith is a native of Music City, U.S.A. After earning a degree in English at Princeton University, Katherine served for three years with a non-profit civic leadership organization affiliated with the university where she helped college students to discern their calling. She then discovered her own call and made her way to Duke Divinity School, where she completed a Masters of Divinity.
Katherine joined the staff of the Duke Youth Academy in May 2007. When she’s not running, drinking milkshakes, or traveling, Katherine enjoys spending time with her husband, Bart, whom she met while working for Duke Athletics (go Blue Devils!) Katherine and Bart live in Durham and attend church in Raleigh, NC, where Katherine is pursuing ordination in the Presbyterian Church (USA).