Daily Grace Woodworks
Custom Woodworking, Carpentry, and Construction by Dr. Rich Denning
Generations of Exceptional
Craftsmanship
We are a family owned and operated business which exist to glorify God by providing quality woodworking products for our clients, equipping our children with woodworking and business skills that will assist them throughout their journey with Christ.
Coming from a family of builders, Dr. Rich Denning has had the opportunity to be raised and mentored in the trade by his father, Art Denning. Working in the family business, Denning Construction Company and Denning Land Surveying Company, from his childhood through his thirties, provided Dr. Denning not only business skills but a passion for building things. In addition to working in the family business, he has also worked for a residential contractor and has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity framing houses. He recalls building docks and seawalls with his dad in Carteret County as being some of his most enjoyable moments.
Dr. Denning received the call to preach in 1993 and left for college. He graduated from Emmanuel College, Franklin Springs, GA with two undergraduate hat degrees, Erskine Theological Seminary, Due West, SC with a Master of Divinity, and earned his doctorate at Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.
He is licensed and ordained through the NC International Pentecostal Holiness Church and has been in pastoral ministry for the last 26 years. He is an ACSI certified teacher and has high school four years. Currently, he teaches carpentry classes at Wayne Community College. His classes cover a variety of topics and aspects of the trade including: safety, drafting/drawing plans, woodworking, framing, and service work to the school/community. His desire is to help train students to be future carpenters and woodworkers. Students learn skills that will assist them as homeowners, church members, missionaries, future contractors, or woodworking hobbyists!
Dr. Denning’s wife, Teresa is the Administrative Assistant in the Elementary Office at Wayne Christian School. They reside in Mount Olive with their children Joshua and Jessica (and their black lab, Harley). Since Dr. Denning’s dad passed in 2019, woodworking has become a treasured hobby. You can find various woodworking projects around the Denning home.
“When we bought our noodle board we were amazed at the craftsmanship!”
— Dan and Gail (Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia)
“Denning designed and built a custom dog crate cover for my dog. Without fail, it’s the thing everyone comments on when entering my home. I couldn’t be happier with his work.”
— Kathy (Hurt, Virginia)
“It’s nearly impossible to find people who still come to a home to do needed construction upgrades. This young man is carrying on classic woodworking techniques taught to him by his dad. He replaced all my porch posts and my porch looks amazing!”
— Bob (Huddleston, Virginia)
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