Interim Pastor for January: Rev. Dr. Bob Stillwell

Interim Pastor for February: Rev. Dennis R. Lee 

Senior Pastor, effective March 1: Rev. Steven L. Brown 

Rev. Steven L. Brown                                                                              

Senior Pastor

Rev. Brown earned a liberal arts degree from Wake Forest University and then a Masters in Education from the University of South Carolina.  He began his working career as a teacher and coach in the Columbia public school system before heading to the calling and pursuing his journey into the ministry.  Moving his family to Durham, NC, the Rev. Brown completed his studies with a Master of Divinity from Duke University. He first served as Associate Pastor of Central UMC in Florence, SC for four years, then as Pastor of Cornerstone UMC in Rock Hill, SC for five years.  Most recently, he has served as the Senior Pastor of Trinity UMC at N. Myrtle Beach, SC for the past nine years.  Rev. Brown is very active in Salkehatchie, serving as the camp director for the Penn Center Camp in Beaufort, SC. He likes to stay active and loves sports and outdoor activities.                                                                                           

Rebecca Griffeth
Director of Youth and Children’s Ministries
Rebecca has a B.S. degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with a Minor in Early Childhood Education from Winthrop University. While in college, she served as a member of AmeriCorps at Communities in Schools. She then attended Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University where she received her Masters of Church Ministries. Rebecca also studied Wesleyan Theology at Cambridge University in England. She has held positions at First UMC in Richardson, TX, Belmont UMC in Nashville, TN and Shandon UMC in Columbia, SC. She currently serves the annual conference as a member of the SC Children’s Council. Rebecca is a member of the local and national Christian Educators Fellowship and is a consultant to the United Methodist Publishing House.

Sam Taylor - Organist

Christina Via - Director of Preschool 

Pam Worthy - Church Custodian

Kelly Wagner - Church Administrator

2012 Lay Leadership Ministry Teams

Board of Stewards:

• Chair: Claire Winkler 
• Recording Secretary:
• Membership Secretary: Nancy Groff
• Financial Secretary: Denise Sudderth
• Church Treasurer: Bob Davis '12
• Church Historian:
• Ex-Officio (Senior Pastor): Rev. Steven Brown
• Director of Youth and Children's Ministries: Rebecca Griffeth
• Finance Committee Chair: Matt Smith '12
• Staff/Parish Chair: Michael Burn '12
• Council on Ministries Chair: Christina Grant 
• Stewardship Chair: Edward Johnson
• Board of Trustees Chair: Ben O'Hanlan
• UMW President: Susan Thomas
• Youth Delegate: Jessica Bilcliff
• Lay Leader: Clint Henderson '12
• Lay Delegates to Annual Conference: Tom Harvey, Betty Davis, (Alternate) L.C. Julian
• Members at Large: 2011: Clint Henderson, JoAnne Hutto; 2012 Edward Johnson, Joe Jaynes; 2013 Brandon Hair, Mary Douglas Hirsch 

 Board of Trustees

• Chair: Ben O'hanlan 
• Vice Chair: Clay Little
• Secretary: Jim Cree
• 2011: Denise Sudderth, Ben O'Hanlan, Gary Brown
• 2012: Jim Cree, Lee Geddie, Lillian Darby
• 2013: Clay Little, Jennie Ervin

• Chair: Michael Burn
• Lay Leader: Clint Henderson
• Lay Delegates to Annual Conference: Tome Harvey, (Alternate) L.C. Julian
• 2011: Hugh Edmonds, Marc Murphy, Michael Burn, Arissa Gaines 
• 2012: Marnie Cree, Bonnie Lehde, Claire Orr
• 2013: Sarah Clemmons, Doyle Yates, Mark Looper

  Committee on Finance:

• Chair: Matt Smith
• Vice Chair: Bryan Moorhouse
• Treasurer: Bob Davis
• Financial Secretary: Denise Sudderth
• Board of Stewards Chair: Claire Winkler
• Representative of Trustees:Ben O'Hanlan
• Stewardship Chair: Edward Johnson
• Lay Leader: Clint Henderson
• Lay Delegates to Annual Conference: Tom Harvey, Betty Davis, (Alternate) L.C. Julian
• Staff/Parish Chair: Michael Burn
• 2011: Phyllis Richmond, Nancy Leach
• 2012: Bryan Moorhouse, Michael Easler
• 2013: Lindsay Carrington, Don Grant

 Council on Ministries

• Chair: Christina Grant '12 
• Secretary:
• Senior Pastor: Rev. Steven Brown
• Director of Youth and Children's Ministires: Rebecca Griffeth
• Evangelism Chair: Ellen Jordan
• Missions Chair: Claire Winkler '13
• Nurture Chair: Olivia Pugh '12
• Preschool Director: Christina Via
• Fellowship and Hospitality: Clint Henderson, Stephanie Rose '13 
• Worship Chair: Joanne Hutto
• Adult Education Chair:
• Youth Chair: Jessica Bilcliff 
• Retreat Chair: Susan Thomas
• UMW President: Susan Thomas
• Lay Leader: Clint Henderson
• Communication: Heather Fine '11