Parker Melvin, Cotswold Deacon 

Parker grew up in Chapin, SC, attended UNC for college, and moved to Charlotte after graduating in 2006.  He has been attending Hope since 2007 and credits the church and its strong sense of community with making Charlotte feel like home. Parker met his wife Elizabeth during a work trip to Dallas, and after dating long distance, they married in 2015 and have three young daughters.  Parker works in commercial real estate.  In his free time, he enjoys tennis, basketball, hunting and fishing.