Kentucky, Lud has served congregations in Russell and
Newport,
Kentucky and
Elderton,
Pennsylvania, before being called as pastor of
Westminster in 1987. He holds degrees from Asbury College (B.A.), Western Kentucky University (M.A.) and Princeton Theological Seminary (M. Div.). Lud has also studied at
Pittsburgh, Harvard and
Oxford
Universities. Married to Jean Diener Weaver, they are the parents of two: Kate, an attorney in
New York City, and Zach, an attorney in
Miami, FL. Lud and Jean and their family are avid travelers and have visited and studied in countries and locales around the world.
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e-mail Barbara
Born in
New Jersey and raised in
Pennsylvania, Barbara received her Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies at
West Virginia
University. Following graduation she spent a year at
Hebrew
Union
College in
Jerusalem on a Rotary Fellowship. She earned her Master of Divinity degree at
Harvard
Divinity
School and also holds a Master of Arts degree from the
Presbyterian
School of Christian Education,
Richmond,
Virginia. Barbara served congregations in Clarion,
Pennsylvania, and
Tampa
Florida before being called to
Westminster in 1988. She is the mother of two grown sons, Matthew and Charlie. She enjoys doing art of all kinds, especially paper cutting, which she has taught in the area and exhibited at the Biltmore House in
North Carolina.
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e-mail Steve
Steve was born in
Albuquerque,
New Mexico, but moved to
San Diego,
California with his family as a baby. He graduated from
Point
Loma
Nazarene
College with a degree in speech communications. He graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin Texas, with a Master of Divinity degree in 1998 and accepted a call to
Westminster that summer. While in seminary he served a one-year internship as solo pastor in
Tonkawa,
Oklahoma. Steve is married to Amy and they are the parents of Kallie and Wiley. Steve enjoys playing and watching most sports but is an avid baseball and football fan - particularly rooting for Oakland Raiders and San Diego Padres!
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e-mail Jean
A Pennsylvanian by birth Jean earned her Bachelor of Arts in philosophy at
Grove City
College,
Grove City,
Pennsylvania and her theological education at Harvard, Vanderbilt, Princeton and
Oxford. Jean has served
Westminster as Parish Associate since 1992. Her area of responsibility is adult education. Prior to coming to Westminster Jean served on the staff at Fourth Presbyterian Church here in
Greenville. She has served churches in
Pennsylvania and
Kentucky. Married to Lud, the Weaver family circle is completed by Kate, Zach and Kathy Diener (Jean's sister and a member of
Westminster).
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e-mail Mark
Mark joined the staff of WPC in February, 2003. Born in
Seoul,
Korea, into a military family, his family settled in
Augusta,
Georgia. He came to
Greenville to attend
Furman
University, where he earned the Bachelor of Music in Church Music. It was at Furman that Mark met his future wife Kelly, who also majored in music. They married in 1999 while living in
Alabama, where Mark completed his Masters in Church Music degree at
Samford
University. Prior to returning to
Greenville to become
Westminster's Director of Music the Kemps resided in
Lexington,
North Carolina, where Mark was the Music Minister at
First
Baptist
Church. Mark and Kelly have two young sons, Cooper and Levi.
e-mail Nancy
Nancy is a native South Carolinian who has been active in music ministry for over 40 years. She has served as organist, pianist, and music director in churches in
Kentucky,
North Carolina, and
South Carolina and has also been active as a composer and arranger of church music.
Nancy graduated from
Furman
University with the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with the Master of Church Music degree in Piano Performance. She joined the staff of
Westminster in March 2003. In addition, she is a member of the music faculty at The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. She was married to the late E. Thomas Smith and is the mother of two grown children, Kim and Clay, and the proud grandmother of Madison and Thomas.
e-mail Ellie
Ellie began working in the children's music ministry at Westminster Presbyterian in 2004 and began as children's choir coordinator in January of 2007. Originally from
Atlanta,
Georgia, Ellie came to
Greenville in 1991 to attend
Furman
University where she earned a BA in Music and a BA in Psychology. She also holds a Masters in Speech Pathology from the
University of
South Carolina. She is married to Joe Hammond, and they have twin sons, Neal and Ethan. Ellie enjoys gardening, reading, and hiking.
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e-mail Susan
Susan began her work as
Westminster's Mission OutreachCoordinator in January 2003. Born and raised in
Kingsport,
Tennessee, Susan attended
North Carolina
State
University and majored in textile design. She worked 11 years for Milliken & Company as an automotive textile designer. A lifelong Presbyterian, Susan joined
Westminster in 1995 and has served on the session as well as in many areas of the church. She is married to George and they have a daughter, Ellis.
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e-mail Sherri
Sherri joined the staff of Westminster in March 1995 and currently serves as Financial Secretary. She is a native South Carolinian. She graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Financial Management. She is married to John and has two children, Lauren and Alex. Her passion is women's ministry and teaching, and she enjoys reading, cooking and serving others.
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e-mail Michelle
Michelle was born in Atlanta, Georgia. (Go Dogs!) She has lived in Easley the majority of her life. Is a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley. Michelle has been employed at WPC since 1998. She is married to David and they have three daughters, Kelsey, Ashley, and Celia. Together, she and David, love gardening, antiquing, remodeling of their house, and building furniture.
Wendy Waldrop, Administrative Assistant
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e-mail Wendy
Wendy came to work at Westminster Presbyterian Church in 2005. She resides in
Easley,
South Carolina, and is a member of
Rock Springs
Baptist
Church. Wendy enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, writing, cross-stitching, and hiking.
864-232-5766
e-mail Susan Key
Susan has a Bachelors of Science in Early Childhood Education from Florida State University and a Masters of Art in School Leadership from Furman University. She has 11 years of teaching experience with kindergarten, first, second, and fourth graders. She is also a national teacher trainer. She has been the Director at Westminster since May of 2008.
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e-mail Regina
Regina joined the staff of
Westminster in June 2008 and currently serves as Director of Hospitality. She was born and raised in
Greenville,
South Carolina. She lives in
Greenville with her husband, Robert. They have two daughters,
Kenya and Jera, and a new Malteagle, Harlei.
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email Stan
Stan and his family joined Westminster in 1991 after Stan separated from active duty in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a Lt. Colonel at Eisenhower Army Medical Center where Stan was Chief of Orthopedics and Spine Surgery and Residency Program Director. He practiced spine surgery at both Greenville Memorial Hospital and St. Francis in Greenville before retiring in 2007. After working in financial services, Stan wanted to further serve the church and implement some of the management skills he developed during his time on active duty and assumed these duties in April 2010 Stan sings in the Sanctuary Choir, has served on Session, and has been a member of the Finance and Personnel Committees. Stan loves many forms of music from acoustic to jazz to classical. Some of his other hobbies include golf, sports car racing, foreign languages, and history. Stan and Tricia have four children and one grandchild.
Ludwig L. Weaver, Jr., Pastor
Stephen D. Phillips, Associate Pastor for Youth, College Students and Young Families
Jean D. Weaver, Parish Associate for Adult Education
Mark Kemp, Director of Music
Nancy Lyons Smith, Organist
Ellie Hammond, Children’s Choir Coordinator
Susan McLarty, Mission Outreach Coordinator
Sherri Owens, Financial Secretary
Michelle Little,
Susan Key, Director of
Regina McMahan, Director of Hospitality