Post Office Box 828
710 Main Street
Hardeeville, South Carolina 29927
(843)-784-3224

Meet Our Pastor and Our Staff
Our Pastor



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