Bill Seel, Pastor

Bill is originally from Winter Park, Florida, where he grew up in the Winter Park Presbyterian Church. He graduated from Davidson College in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy; and from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia in 1987 with a doctorate in ministry. Before coming to Easley, he served as pastor for the Christ United Presbyterian Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and as pastor/head of staff for the First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville, Georgia. Bill met his wife, Anne, while they were both students at Davidson.

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Christie Sweeny Gravely, Associate Pastor

Christie is a South Carolina native and grew up in the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina.

Christie graduated from Presbyterian College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Christian Education in 1995. Christie received her Master of Divinity Degree in 1998 from Princeton Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.

Christie served as the Associate Pastor for Congregational Care and Concern at the Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC for eight years. She came to Easley Presbyterian Church in November of 2007. She is married to Edward Gravely from Clemson, SC and they have two children, Leighton and Taylor.

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Ginna Lister, Director of Christian Education

Virginia Wilkes Lister “Ginna” was born in Florence, SC. She grew up in Anderson, SC where she attended First Presbyterian Church.

She is a graduate of TL Hanna High School and Presbyterian College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Christian Education.

Ginna also received the Certificate of Youth Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary.

She is married to Chad Lister from Greer, SC and they have two children, Rett and Cameron.

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Leigh McManus, Director of Youth and Missions

Leigh was born in Charlotte, NC.  She grew up in Fort Mill, SC, where she attended Unity Presbyterian Church.

After graduating from Presbyterian College, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Christian Education, in 2004, she served as the Director of Youth and College Ministries at John Knox Presbyterian, in Greenville, SC, for four years.

Leigh came to Easley Presbyterian Church in July of 2009.

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Ralph Boggess, Director of Music

Ralph has been the Director of Music and Organist at Easley Presbyterian Church since 1988. Prior to his appointment at EPC, Ralph held similar positions at the US Army Protestant Church in Wuerzburg, Germany; John Wesley United Methodist Church in Tallahassee, Florida; the First Presbyterian Church in Toccoa, Georgia; and St. David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield, Michigan (near Detroit). Ralph earned his bachelor’s degree in music from Adrian College in 1972; his master’s degree in music history from Florida State University in 1977; and his Ph.D. in music theory from FSU in 1985. Ralph and his wife, Mary, have a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Andy, and two grandchildren, Nathan and Nathalie.

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Carol Nicholson, Christian Education Secretary

Carol is a native of upstate South Carolina. She and her husband, Erick, have lived in Easley for the past eighteen years. She has two grown children and a very active grandson. Carol has served EPC for over nine years as the Christian Education Secretary.

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Linda McRae, Church Secretary

Linda McRae is a native of Greenville, SC but has lived in Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas. She has worked with the Presbyterian Church (USA) for 24 years: 13 and 1/2 at First Presbyterian in Greenville as Educational Secretary to several different professional staff members and associate pastors, and 11 years here at Easley Presbyterian as Church Secretary. She has a grown daughter, Candice, who is married to Travis Kay. Linda’s favorite thing to do is baby-sit her two grandchildren, Carson (7) and Chandler (3).

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Nancy Cochran, Financial Secretary

Nancy began as EPC’s Financial Secretary in the Fall of 2007. She grew up in Salem, SC, attended Tri-County Technical College, and has lived in Easley for sixteen years. Nancy and her husband, John, have two sons, Tyler (12) and Mason (7).

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Tony Brock, Building Superintendent

Tony is a native of Easley and grew up in the Easley Presbyterian Church. Along with his full-time job as the church Building Superintendent, Tony volunteers as a Sunday School teacher and leads recreation on Wednesday nights. He and his wife, Charlene, have a five-year-old daughter, Valerie.

Libby Dodson, Kindergarten Director

Libby is a native of Easley.  She has worked at the Easley Presbyterian Church Kindergarten for twelve years, and she has been the Director for the past five years. Libby has a grown daughter who is a Guidance Counselor with the School District of Pickens County

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Mel Brock, Assistant Building Superintendent

Mel has been on staff at Easley Presbyterian Church since 2000. He is married to Jeanette Brock and they have four children and seven grandchildren.

Duane and Shari Hurne, Youth Choir Directors

Duane and Shari are both active members of the EPC choir and they direct the EPC youth choir. Both are originally from the Finger Lakes region of New York. He is a 1975 graduate of University of Rochester where he also attended the Eastman School of Music. Duane is an ordained elder and Shari an ordained deacon in the PC(USA). Their daughter, Jennifer Dailey, and her family are also active members of EPC.

Bernice (Bunny) Deener, Youth Handbell Director

Bunny has lived in Easley and at EPC since 1964. She is the daughter of Grace and Romayne Hamilton, a graduate of Easley High School, and attended Greenville Technical College. She has two children and five grandchildren. Aside from her current job as an IT Manager at Greenville Automotive, she directs the EPC middle and high school handbell choirs and plays with the adult handbell choir.