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You may contact church staff members at the church office (843)766-5596,
or via direct email if a unique link is given. You can also reach any of
our staff members by sending an email to our
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Paul Wood
Senior Minister
Paul Wood, our Senior Minister, was born in Charleston, but was raised
in Camden, SC. Pastor Paul holds the Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman
University, the Master of Divinity degree from Yale University and the
Doctor of Ministry degree from Emory University. He received ordination
as an Elder in the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist
Church in 1982, and has served churches in Spartanburg, Columbia and
Anderson. From 1994 until 1999 Pastor Paul served as the Associate Director
for Congregational Development of the South Carolina Conference. Pastor
Paul came to John Wesley in 2006 after seven years of service
in Little River, SC, where he was pastor of the Little River United
Methodist Church.
Paul’s wife is Kay Langston Wood, a native of Spartanburg. Kay has worked
both as a Registered Nurse and as a Local Pastor. She is pursuing a
Master of Arts in Religion degree at Lutheran Southern Theological Seminary
in Columbia and hopes to go into ministry as a chaplain.
Pastor Paul and Kay have two children. Jane is a 2007 graduate of Furman.
She teaches fourth grade at Jesse Bobo Elementary School in Spartanburg
and is pursuing a Masters in Education degree at Furman. Paul Wood
III is a senior at Wofford College. He double majors in Chinese Studies
and Computer Science. In 2007, Paul spent four months as a student at
Peking University in Beijing, China.
Our pastor Paul Wood greatly appreciates the opportunity to serve Christ
at John Wesley Church. He welcomes inquiries about the church and its
ministries. Call him at 843-766-9486, or email him direct. Address
is in the table at the top of this page.
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Laura Canine
Associate Minister
Laura is a native of South Carolina, who has lived in both Irmo and
Pawleys Island. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing
and Management from the University of South Carolina in 2003 and her
Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in 2006.
For the last several years, she has worked in her home church of St.
Paul’s Waccamaw UMC. Laura is excited about serving John Wesley UMC
and greatly appreciates the wonderful hospitality of the people here.
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Margaret Downs
Director of Music
Margaret Downs grew up in Charleston and graduated from Middleton High
School in 1986. She went to Converse College in Spartanburg, SC, where
she earned a Bachelor of Music Education. After graduation, Margaret
returned to Charleston to teach chorus in the Charleston County Schools
for eight years. Margaret is married to John Upshaw Downs, Jr. They
have a son, Johnny, who was born March 6, 1998 and a daughter, Charlotte,
born December 18, 2000. Margaret came to John Wesley in September, 1991
as organist and became the Director of Music in 1993. Margaret is currently
serving as Director of Music and Organist at John Wesley United Methodist
Church.
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David Boudolf
Director of Youth Ministries
David Boudolf grew up in Charleston attending John Wesley UMC.
After graduating from Clemson University in 1996 with a degree in Parks,
Recreation, and Tourism Management, he moved to Atlanta to be the Director
of Activities Ministry at Clairmont Presbyterian Church. In 2002
St. Andrew By-The-Sea UMC on Hilton Head Island called David to be their
Director of Youth and Relational Ministry. In 2007 he was thrilled
to be called home to join the John Wesley staff as Director of Youth
Ministry.
David and his wife, Christy, were married in 2000 and have a son, Noah,
who was born in 2005.
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Hope Murphy
Director of Children's Ministries
Hope Murphy is a life-long Methodist, raised in Hampton, SC, and in
the Hampton United Methodist Church. She graduated from the College
of Charleston earning a BA in English with a secondary education certification.
She taught English in Charleston County Schools for ten years.
She and her husband Michael joined John Wesley in 1998, where she was
an active volunteer with the children of the church. Hope joined
the staff of JWUMC in June of 2002 as Director of Children's Ministries.
Her duties include coordinating programs for children and integrating
the children of the congregation into the entire body of Christ.
Hope and Michael have two sons: Sam, born in 1997 and Andrew, born in
2000
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Tara Mims
Office Manager
Tara Mims is a graduate from the College of Charleston. She comes to
John Wesley with six years of church office ministry experience. She
is active in her home church, James Island Baptist. Tara is very excited
to be a part of the John Wesley United Methodist Church staff and happy
to serve as the Office Manager.
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
Colossians 3:17
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Rita Alicks
Financial Administrator
Rita has a Master’s Degree from the Eagleton
Institute of Politics and has a strong professional background in public
and church administration. She has served as Financial Administrator
since 1992 and feels blessed to be part of the John Wesley family.
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Jocelyn Chabot
Director of the Early Childhood Center
Jocelyn, originally from New England, has lived in SC since
1995, and has been with the ECC program since 1996. Prior to her
current position as Director, she taught 4K, threes, twos and
infants classes.
Jocelyn and her husband, Jean, both attended high school and
college in New Hampshire and have been married for 27 years.
They have 3 children: Jeffery, a Citadel graduate and Masters
student in History at the College of Charleston, Ethan, also a
College of Charleston student and Hannah Fay, who attends West
Ashley High School. Jocelyn’s family belongs to the Episcopal
Church of St. Luke and St. Paul in downtown Charleston. The
children are active in youth ministries at Old St. Andrews
Church in West Ashley.
Jocelyn enjoys spending time with her family, reading and going
to the beach. She has been involved in local theater, was a
historical house tour guide and, prior to moving to South
Carolina, was a non-professional librarian at St. Anselms
College.
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Magdelene Maclin
Nursery Supervisor
Magdalene Maclin grew up in Charleston and obtained her education in
the public school system. She attended Claflin College in Orangeburg,
SC where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Science. She is a
trained human resources supervisor in the areas of Children / Family
and Adult protective services. She is the proud mother of one daughter
and one son and the proud grandmother of four grandchildren. Magdalene
has been a part of the JWUMC Nursery staff since 1995 and currently
serves as Nursery Supervisor where she supervises a dedicated staff
of workers and nurtures and monitors the safety of the children in her
care.
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Tony Whaley
Custodian
Tony Whaley has been a long time employee at John Wesley UMC since 1991.
He started as a part-time janitor and has since become the full-time
Head Custodian. Tony was born and raised in Charleston and is a graduate
of Burke High School. His duties are to maintain and keep the church
clean and orderly, but he is much more to all those that come in contact
with him. He is a very valued employee of John Wesley.
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