Beyond These Walls 2025

Rev. Dr. Ashley Goad’s spiritual heritage is a long one, going back to 1773 when her family planted Springfield Friends Meeting, a Quaker church in High Point, North Carolina. Ashley grew up surrounded by this heritage.

She eventually pursued graduate school, receiving a Master of Divinity from Liberty Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Global Perspective from George Fox Evangelical Seminary, where she studied in London, Cape Town and Hong Kong. In 2006, she became a recorded, or ordained, Quaker pastor in North Carolina.

Now at TWMC herself and an ordained elder and deacon in the Global Methodist Church, Ashley is excited about her role as Pastor of Missions. Ashley is married to Christopher Harbuck. Chris has two children, Palmer and Kit, both married. Kit and his wife have a son, Hank. Ashley’s son, Mac, who is from Haiti, now lives in The Woodlands with Ashley and Chris, as does their beloved black lab, Molly.