Meet
Emily & Mike
The Story Behind the Venue
At the heart of Bishop Venues, you have Mike and Emily, a spirited and fun-loving husband-and-wife team. We love to serve others and find beauty in super unique spaces. When we met each other and fell in love in 2007, we were at Windy Gap, a YoungLife camp for youth, serving as college volunteers together. We worked on weekends to create lasting memories with and for those we served. So, you could say that creating special memories is at the core of who we are. The day that we first met, Mike jokingly told me, “I am the only Mike you ever need to know”. After seeing Mike’s selfless heart for others as well as his humor and love for life, the rest was history. Just over a year later, we got married and it has been our mission ever since to create our very own unique space where new memories can grow, and we can continue to passionately serve others. With the launch of our “BFF Barn” at Bishop Venues we are so excited to have a beautiful and ultra-modern space of our own where we can help others “Make Their History”!
Our Mission
Bishop Venues exists to help others “Make Their History”. History is a weaving of moments that tie each of us together with a string. It isn’t made alone, but shared. Those strings, those shared memories, are the bond that holds us together. Because our history matters. Because each person deserves to have their history live on.
Fun Facts
About Us
We met through YoungLife and love to support our local YoungLife region in North Carolina. YoungLife was our first experience hosting for large groups of people. ​
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We have two children that we adore. They think we built the venue to host their birthday parties.
We are BIG foodies! We often go on adventures to try new food experiences and local gourmet coffee. ​
Our family adopts wild animals around our farm. We currently have a baby owl named Hazel and two geese named Jasmine and Hercules.
Mike graduated from UNC Chapel Hill, but by unpopular opinion, is a Duke fan.
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