Church Staff
Rev. Beth Faulk, Pastor
Rev. Beth Shannon Faulk grew up near Fayetteville, North Carolina and graduated from Meredith College with a B.A. in Religion and Psychology. She attended Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia and graduated with a Masters of Divinity. She was ordained in 1992, spent two years in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Georgia Baptist Medical Center, and has been serving churches for 26 years, in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. Her husband, the Rev. Dr. Clay Faulk, is the pastor of Red Bank UMC in Lexington. They are the parents of three young adults and one teenager. Pastor Faulk loves time spent with her husband, their family, enjoying nature, attending concerts, baking, reading and when possible long walks on the beach.
803-772-0794 ext. 104 | pastorfaulk@virginiawingardumc.com
Sarah Kate Gravely, Director of Christian Education
Sarah-Kate has lived with her wife in Columbia for six years, but was born and raised in the mountains of Virginia. She graduated with a degree in English Literature and a minor in Religion from Emory & Henry College. She loves to read, hike, and camp with her dog Potter. Sarah-Kate works directly with the youth of Virginia Wingard in planning and executing their events and programs. She also serves as a guide to further growth and development for the programs of the church as a whole. She welcomes a visit from anyone at any time as her door is always open.
803-772-0794 ext. 103 | sarahkate@virginiawingardumc.com
Carolyn M. Jackson, Director of Finance and Administration
Carolyn Jackson has been a full-time member of the church staff for over 30 years. She handles membership, finance and church business administration. She is also active with the local Association of Church Business Administrators and has held offices in that organization. She and her husband, Tyler, make their home in West Columbia and are members of Mt. Hebron UMC. They have two grown children and nine grandchildren.
803-772-0794 ext. 102 | carolyn@virginiawingardumc.com
Gloria A. Spires, Secretary
Gloria Spires is also the Receptionist and Publications Secretary. She publishes the newsletter, bulletins and much more. She joined the church staff in 2006. She and her husband David make their home in West Columbia where he serves as Pastor of Cayce Church of the Nazarene and Gloria serves as Director of Music. They are parents of three grown daughters and eight grandchildren.
803-772-0794 ext. 100 | gloria@virginiawingardumc.com
Greg Boatwright, Director of Music & Organist
Greg spends his time away from the church composing, performing, and musically directing shows. He also serves as Music Director for the Theatre at the Palmetto Center for the Arts. Boatwright received his DMA degree in Performance from USC. What he loves about VWMUMC is the pastor and the people’s complete willingness to be saturated with the extreme variety of music and artists that I bring to the church…the more, the better. This totally fits the philosophy of open doors, open minds, and open hearts.
803-772-0794 | greg@virginiawingardumc.com
Winifred Goodwin, Pianist
Winifred Goodwin is in demand as a chamber musician, orchestral player, and collaborative pianist. She has been the principle keyboardist with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra since 1982, performing on piano, celesta, harpsichord, and synthesizer and has been a featured soloist on a number of programs, including over one hundred fifty performances of Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals. In addition to the standard repertory, she specializes in new music and has premiered many works including several by composer/husband Gordon (Dick) Goodwin. Mrs. Goodwin holds two degrees in piano performance from the University of South Carolina where she serves as staff pianist in the School of Music.