Meet Our Pastor and Our Staff

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.