Cathy and Miriam Coble were the first 'children' to be in the parsonage since the Fields family. They were in college-Winthrop (Cathy) and Clemson (Miriam).
Tony 'Gomer' Medlin assists Bill with a children's sermon.
Grace Ministers
1868-2008
1868 Fletcher Smith
1869 William Bowman
1870-1872 George T. Harmon
1873 Olin Lowry Durant
1874 Robert Walter Barber
1875 John Q. Stockman
1876-1877 William H. Ariail
1878-1879 Joseph England
1880 Silas P.H. Elwell and James Walter Daniel
1881-1882 Silas P.H. Elwell
1883-1884 William Harlee Kirton
1885-1886 James Conade Davis
1887-1889 John Fletcher Anderson
1890 Augustine Washington Walker
1891 Benjamin Olander Berry
1892-1893 George Robert Shaffer
1894 Olin Lowry Durant - second appointment
1895-1896 William Marion Harden
1897-1898 James Smiley Porter
1899-1900 Richard Robert Dagnall
1901-1904 Olympia McKelvy Abney
1905 Rufus Franklin Bryant
1906 Daniel Durbin Jones
1907-1908 Nicholas Grady Ballenger
1909 James Carson Yongue (J.P. Patton served out year)
1910-1912 George Franklin Kirby
1913-1915 Lemuel Edgar Wiggins
1916-1919 Edward Tolan Hodges
1920 Hamlin Etheredge
1921 James Clark Diggs
1922-1923 Wesley Blane Justus
1924-1926 Thaddeus Carlisle Cannon
1927-1928 James Ervin Mahaffey
1929 Edward Whitefield Mason
1930-1933 Larkin Augustus Carter
1934-1935 Stannie Hart Booth
1936-1937 Norman Austin Page (George E. King supplied)
1938-1942 Bernard S. Drennan (and Nellie)
1943-1945 John G. Hipp (and Janie)
1945 Dr. C.C. Norton (and Mabel)
1945-1949 Hawley B. Lynn (and Margaret)
1949-1954 M. Evans Boozer (and Eleanor)
1954-1958 Joel E. Cannon (and Opal)
1959-1962 Harry R. Mays (and Harriet)
1962 Roscoe B. Garris (and Vera)
1963-1966 Joe W. Giles (and Mary)
1966-1971 George D. Fields, Jr.(and Mildred)
1971-1974 S. Rufus Glenn (and Mattie)
1974 Murray Yarborough (and Patricia)
1975-1977 Bill Williams (and Nettye)
1977-1981 William H. Smith (and Mary)
1981-1986 William K. Coble (and Martha)
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Cathy and Miriam Coble were the first 'children' to be in the parsonage since the Fields family. They were in college-Winthrop (Cathy) and Clemson (Miriam). |
Tony 'Gomer' Medlin assists Bill with a children's sermon. |
1986-1990 Lee Cothran, Jr.(and Faye)
1990-1997 Morris C. Thompson ( and Betty Jo)
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1997-2001 Rev. Bobbie R. Ethridge, Minister of Christian Education
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1997-1999 Hilton Johnson (deceased) and Nancy
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1999-2004 Steve A. Patterson, Jr.(and Jill)
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2004-June 24, 2009 A. Stephen Holler, Jr.(and Sissy)
Sissy, Steve, and Carrie Beth Holler
June 24, 2009 - present Rev. Jimmy Dillard
Retired Ministers at Grace
Grace Methodist has been blessed with several ministers that have returned to the area and joined our church family. They (and their wives) continue to share their talents and minister to us in their retirement.
Rev. Tom Holroyd and Malinda
Rev. Dale Harward and Lucy
Rev. Pete Millwood(deceased) and Katherine
Rev. Edgar Grant (Louise)- both deceased
Dr. Edward Giles(deceased) and Betty
Rev. Evans Boozer(deceased) and Eleanor
New Pastors
Joe D. Durham received the call to enter the ministry in 2005. He now pastors 2 churches in the Easley area, with his wife Brenda. Both have been a vital part of Grace and the ADVIM program in years past. Brenda decided to enter the ministry in spring of 2009. She was given a vote of support by the Charge Conference in May and will begin seminary at Emory's Candler Divinity School in Atlanta in the summer.
In the seminary ....
Kenny Maple is in the seminary at Erskine College. He will complete his degree in December of 2009.
