Metro North Church History

Our History: In 1989, Palmetto Presbytery, of the Presbyterian Church in America, in partnership with Rose Hill Presbyterian Church in Columbia, called Rev. Tom Wood and his family to the Charleston area to begin a new church.

They arrived three weeks before Hurricane Hugo hit the area. After spending the last months of 1989 directing the disaster relief efforts for the PCA, the Woods, along with volunteers from local PCA churches, began contacting area residents by phone. Their vision was to begin a new church that would reach un-churched people in the North area of Charleston. After over 16,000 telephone calls inviting local residents to get involved in a new church plant, Metro North Church held its first worship service on April 8, 1990 in a hotel in North Charleston. There were 164 people present. One year later, the church moved to a building in Goose Creek and began its relationship in the community.

In January 1993, Palmetto Presbytery officially organized and received Metro North Church into the PCA as a particular church. Rev. Tom Wood was called as the pastor. In May 1995, the congregation purchased 21 acres of land in Goose Creek and voted to proceed to build its first facility. A multi-functional building was planned that would not only serve the needs of the church, but also, in harmony with our Mission Statement, help serve our community. With the building completed, the congregation held a Dedication Service on August 11, 1996 .

In May, 2000, Pastor Wood left the church to accept a call as Director of Church Planting for Perimeter Ministries, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. A search process was immediately begun to find a new pastor. The Pastoral Search Team elected by the congregation consisted of Sam Bennett, chairman, Barbara Cox, Gregg Fesler, Pete Roman, Sr., Eddy Swanson and John Ward. After months of searching, the team presented Rev. Bill Thompson as the pastoral candidate at a congregational meeting on March 18, 2001. The congregation voted unanimously to call Rev. Bill Thompson as the new pastor of Metro North Church. Pastor Thompson began his ministry on June 1, 2001