Walter Greene Church, Sr. is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state's eighty-sixth House district, including constituents in Burke County. A banker from Valdese, North Carolina, Church served seven terms in the state House. In November 2008, Church was narrowly defeated by Republican Hugh Blackwell, denying him an eighth term. Church won the May 4, 2010 primary to run to regain his former seat.[1]