Ryan grew up in Huntsville, Alabama and received his Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Auburn in 1995.  He then went on to receive a Masters of Divinity degree from the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond in 1998.  He has written articles for the Abingdon Preaching Annual for almost ten years.  He earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree from McAfee School of Theology in 2009.
Following five years of serving as Associate Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia, Ryan became pastor of Trinity in June of 2003.  His wife’s name is Kay and he has two daughters and one son (Jenna, Mary Brooks, and Turner).  He enjoys sports, music and being outdoors. 

Jo Vickery, Minister of Music

Jo has served as minister of music at Trinity since October, 2001.  Prior to that time she was church pianist here, after serving for ten years as minister of music at Seneca Baptist Church.   She received an Associate of Arts degree in music and piano performance at Anderson College and her Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from Lander College.  She has completed post graduate courses at Furman and Clemson universities.  She retired in 2001 from teaching elementary music and high school choral music in Oconee County School District with 28 years experience.
Jo and her husband, Jerry, have two sons, one daughter and eight grandchildren:  Jerry and Lynette Vickery, Trey, Tucker, and Sydney; Jeffrey and Tonya Vickery, Elizabeth and Ally; and Juliana and Andy Smyth, Andrew, Michael, and Jeffrey.

Tony Vincent, Minister of Christian Education 

Tony grew up all over South Carolina, and graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a minor in African-American Studies.  In 2005 he received a Master of Divinity degree from the M. Christopher White School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University. Tony also completed one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at Palmetto Baptist Hospital in Columbia, SC.  Tony currently serves on the Coordinating Council of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.  Prior to coming to Trinity in 2004, Tony was the Minister of Music and Youth at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Shelby, NC. 
Tony is married to Kristen, a fifth-grade teacher at Westminster Elementary, and they have one destructive little dog named Murphy.  Tony enjoys Gamecock football, Braves  baseball, South Carolina history, and laughing.

Debbie Toop, Administrative Secretary

 


Susan Brock, Preschool Director
 


Linda Hobbs, Organist
 


John Moore, Custodian



Harold Rice, Food Service Director