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Meet Our Pastor and Our Staff

Our Pastor

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Reverend Leslie Vanessa Johnson is an Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Church. She is a graduate of Emory University’s Candler School of Theology where she received her Master of Divinity Degree along with numerous other academic and leadership honors. Rev. Johnson was the First African American female to have been awarded the prestigious Woodruff Fellowship in recognition of having demonstrated excellence in religious studies. Her experience includes working with the NC State Judicial Branch of the Family Court System and interagency organizations such as mental health, foster care.  

 
Rev. Johnson has also been appointed to various positions within the 7th Episcopal District of the AME Church. She is a member of the Board of Examiners for the South Carolina Conference and is the President of Women in Ministry in the Beaufort District. Above all, Rev. Johnson is extremely grateful for the privilege and the honor of shepherding God’s people.  

Support Staff

Yolanda Aiken

Linda Brownlee

Tonya Gaston

 

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Church Officers

Yolanda Aiken
Tremari Cunningham
Kari Foster
Adrian Gaston

Rosa Raines

Candace Simmons

Andrea Smallwood

Trustee Chair 

Kenneth Bolden 

Charles Bush
Betty Jean Bush
Melvin Hopkins
Patrick Lawyer

Travis Taylor
Patrick Underwood
Kevin Williams

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​St. Stephen African Methodist Episcopal Church

Post Office Box 828

710 Main Street, Hardeeville

South Carolina 29927

843-784-3224

ststephenamechuch710@gmail.com

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