Staff Directory

SENIOR PASTOR

Rev. Dr. Richard Gibbons - Senior Pastor

 | 864.565.0972

ADMINISTRATION

Rev. Dr. Mark Hutton - Executive Pastor

 | 864.565.0965

Mike Templeton - Executive Director

 | 864.565.0948

Sarah Gill - HR and Development Director

 | 864.565.0949

Barbara Seibel - Office Manager

 | 864.565.0964

Linda Sholtis - Office Assistant

 | 864.565.0987

Linda Slash - Receptionist, Building A

 | 864.565.0901

BOOKSTORE

Stacey Olive-Erwin - Bookstore Manager

 | 864.565.0920

CARE

Rev. Stan Johnson - Associate Pastor of Visitation & Prayer

 | 864.565.0941

Tammy Burkhalter - Congregational Care Director

 | 864.565.0943

CHILDREN

Tina Jones - Children's Ministry Director

 | 864.565.0921

Karen King - Children's/Family Missions & Primary Education Director (grades 1-5)

 | 864.565.0936

Evelyn Penkert - Early Childhood & Primary Education Director (Nursery-Kindergarten)

 | 864.565.0963

Judy Gutierrez - Children’s Ministry Coordinator

 | 864.565.0954

Beth Plyler - First Pres Nursery School Director

 | 864.565.0940

Cami Lewis - First Pres Nursery School Assistant

 | 864.565.0977

COMMUNICATIONS

Marcie Lemley - Communications Director

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Andrea Gibbes - Communications Manager

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Michelle Ward - Social Media Coordinator

 

Jimmy Hofstadter - Media Production Specialist

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DISCIPLESHIP

Rev. Dr. Claire Ripley - Associate Pastor of Discipleship (Adults)

 | 864.565.0974

Leah Cloud - Women's Discipleship Coordinator

 | 864.565.0931

Charlotte Joye - Administrative Assistant

 | 864.565.0956

EVENTS

Caleb Miller, CVP - Event Operations Director

 | 864.565.0944

Evan Tripp - Event Operations Coordinator

 | 864.565.0925

Jim Smith - Event Operations Coordinator

 | 864.565.0945

Jimmy Hofstadter - Media Production Specialist

 | 864.565.0927

Gray Cecil - Video Specialist

FACILITIES

Anthony Smith - Facilities Director

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Peter DeMaria - Assistant Facilities Director

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Osvaldo Quinones - Sexton

Marcella Franklin - Sexton

John Dominick - Sexton

Clarimer Ortiz - Sexton

(Contact for sextons: 864.235.0496)

FINANCE

Mike Templeton - Executive Director

 | 864.565.0948

Terri James - Church Accountant

 | 864.565.0973

Amy Belleman - Church Registrar/Accounts Payable

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Kristy Service - Contributions Administrator

 | 864.565.0929

FINE ARTS

Chelsea Fraser - Fine Arts Ministry Director

 | 864.565.0907

FOOD MINISTRIES

Bruce Blakely - Food Ministries Director

 | 864.565.0933

Freddie Holland - Food Ministries Assistant

 | 864.565.0933

Tye Lowden - Food Ministries Assistant

 | 864.565.0933

Matilde Cordoba - Food Ministries Assistant

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Jim Blanton - Information Technology Director

 | 864.565.0924

Amado Alvarez - IT Specialist

 | 864.565.0967

MISSIONAL DISCIPLESHIP

Rev. Dr. Brian Stewart - Associate Pastor of Missional Discipleship

 | 864.565.0922

Joy Sturgis - Missions Coordinator

 | 864.423.6798

Autumn Clark - Missional Discipleship Assistant

 | 864.565.0947

STEWARDSHIP & DEVELOPMENT

Bobby Hoffman - Stewardship and Development Director

 | 864.565.0962

Marilyn Morrison - Foundation Administrator

 | 864.565.0992

YOUNG ADULT & STUDENT

Rev. Charlie Buchanan - Associate Pastor of Youth and Young Adults

 | 864.565.0937

Mason Simmons - Student Ministries Director

 | 864.565.0945

Kate Fagan - Student Minister

 | 864.565.0942

Hannah Towler - Student Minister

 | 864.565.0952

Autumn Clark - Young Adult and Student Ministry Assistant

 | 864.565.0947

WORSHIP & MUSIC

Dr. Susan Messer - Choral Music Director

 | 864.565.0953

Dustan Chevalier - Instrumental Music Director

 | 864.565.0923

Graydon Tomlinson - Contemporary Worship Director

 | 864.565.0934

Sarah Wannamaker - Organist



Stephen Griner - Pianist



Lori Shelton - Children's Music & Resonate Choir Coordinator



Nancy Myers - Music Librarian

 | 864.565.0935

Frances Twomey - Worship & Music Coordinator

 | 864.565.0930