Under the New Testament, our Lord at first collected His people out of different nations, and united them to the household of faith by the ministry of extraordinary officers who received extraordinary gifts of the Spirit and who were agents by whom God completed His revelation to His Church. Such officers and gifts related to new revelation have no successors since God completed His revelation at the conclusion of the Apostolic Age.
The ordinary and perpetual classes of office in the Church are elders and deacons. Within the class of elder are the two orders of teaching elders and ruling elders. The elders jointly have the government and spiritual oversight of the Church, including teaching. Only those elders who are specially gifted, called and trained by God to preach may serve as teaching elders. The office of deacon is not one of rule, but rather of service both to the physical and spiritual needs of the people. In accord with Scripture, these offices are open to men only.
The ordinary and perpetual classes of office in the Church are elders and deacons. Within the class of elder are the two orders of teaching elders and ruling elders. The elders jointly have the government and spiritual oversight of the Church, including teaching. Only those elders who are specially gifted, called and trained by God to preach may serve as teaching elders. The office of deacon is not one of rule, but rather of service both to the physical and spiritual needs of the people. In accord with Scripture, these offices are open to men only.
"...Christ, as King, has given to His Church officers, oracles and ordinances; and especially has He ordained therein His system of doctrine, government, discipline and worship, all of which are either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary inference may be deduced there from; and to which things He commands that nothing be added, and that from them naught be taken away..." PREFACE TO THE BOOK OF CHURCH ORDER
Elders
| Nate Arnold | 843.740.7746 | |
| Bob Swanson | 843.553.9579 | |
| Jim Johnston | 843.767.2390 | |
| Brian Kath | 843.871.5522 | |
| Alan Struble | 301.233.5172 | |
| Bob Swanson, Clerk | 843.553.9579 | |
| Bill Thompson | 843.797.2503 | |
| Frank Turner - Elder Emeritus | 843.821.2389 |
Deacons
| Jim Ashworth - Deacon Emeritus | N/A | |
| Ryan Davies | 843.797.0114 | |
| Brian Davy | 843.569.1344 | |
| Lee Inocente | 843.832.6093 |
|
| Ron Pitsinger | 843.572.1905 | |
| Jim Walsh | 843.875.9845 |
Staff
| Pastor | Bill Thompson | 843.797.2503 | |
| Worship and Student Ministries | John Schley | 843.824.8511 | |
| Dir. Family Ministries | Susanne Grose | 843.478.4918 | |
| Preschool Director | Linda Swanson | 843.553.9579 | |
| Administrator | Carol Mayhue | 843.824.5556 |
