Leadership and Staff

Elders

We have 2 Elder/Shepherds. They are responsible for the vision, well-being, and care of the congregation.

Deacons

We have 6 Deacons. Each has a specific area of responsibility to ensure day to day and special needs of the congregation are met. There are more detail descriptions of their work below.

Building and Grounds: Lesley Gantt

The deacon responsible for the building and grounds ensures

• Coordination and oversight of seasonal workdays where the entire congregation participates.
• Ensures all facility inspections are current and are acceptable.
• Ensures that power, water, phone, communications systems are up and running.
• Coordinates weekly building cleaning is performed.
• Schedules yard maintenance and seasonal cleanup is done.

Safety, Emergency Preparedness: Austin Lancaster

This deacon has several areas of responsibility in his purview.

• Our facility is equipped with an AED device. He makes sure the device is current and operable.
• Several members of our church have been trained in the use of the AED, CPR, and First Aid. The deacon ensures we have additional AED/CPR/First Aid training as needed for members interested in being part of this team.
• Our church nurse works closely with this deacon to ensure we do all we can for the members of the church.
• He ensures First Aid kits are stocked and available in the kitchen and the office.
• He also monitors the safety of our worship services, various activities, and events that occur here

Missions: Lex Kirkland

The Missions deacon coordinates and oversees the local and international missions work of this congregation. We have several organizations and missionaries we work with and support. We also provide ad hoc support as we are able.

Visit our Missions web page to find out more about specific missions we support.

Youth: Bob King

The youth deacon is responsible for our Youth Ministry and coordinates the activities for our teens.
The youth group here at the Aiken church of Christ can be summed up in one word, Amazing.

• They conduct our annual Parents Night Out during the holiday season, Palentines Dinner and Wise Youts Rally.
• Once a quarter the men of the group conduct the worship service for the Twin Cities church of Christ in Batesburg, SC.
• The young men also lead one of our Sunday evening services each month.
• During the holiday season the youth group takes up donations and purchases gifts for a child at Southeastern Children’s Home.
• Several of the group are Counselors and Counselors-In-Training (CIT’s) during Junior week at Palmetto Bible Camp.
• Several are also active in our Sunday morning Greeter ministry.
• These things along with many others are what make this group so amazing.
  They have a heart for God and give the believers an example to follow

Assembly, Media, Visitors: Michael Decker

This deacon’s responsibilities include

• Making sure that anytime we assemble for worship and Bible study everything goes as planned with little to no issues.
  • Sunday morning, Sunday evening, Tuesday morning, and Wednesday night
  • As well as specially scheduled events and activities
• Ask, assign, and schedule the brothers to participate in a particular worship assignment (song leader, prayers, communion, etc.)
• Manage our social media accounts
• Start the livestreams for services or classes.

For the guests portion of his responsibilities, he works with our Greeter/Visitor Lead to ensure that greeters are scheduled and any and all visitors feel at home here and comfortable. We have a great greeter team that helps with the guests every Sunday.

Finance, Office: Scott Ansede

The finance deacon provides

• Financial support for all our work
• Coordinates the accountability of our weekly and special contributions, scholarships for camps and retreats for those that cannot afford it on their own and other expenses. 

Bills, invoices, expenditures, credit card and bank accounts, and other finance activities are all under this umbrella, as well as payroll and tax processing.

Ministry Leaders

We have several areas of ministry that function with a lead or as a congregational effort.

Community Relations, Benevolence: Vernon Robinson

The Community Relations, and Benevolence ministry works to glorify Jesus Christ by sharing Christ’s love in a tangible way with those in need, both inside and outside our congregation. Providing access to various resources to satisfy the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of those whom the Lord has sent us. Services provided through this ministry, but certainly not limited to:

• Spiritual support
• Emotional support
• Family support
• Emergency assistance with food
• Emergency assistance with basic utilities
• Emergency assistance with transportation/fuel.

Women’s Ministry: Cindy Cox

The women’s ministry focuses on building an inclusive community of women who are seeking to glorify God, make disciples, and provide a place for women to grow in the Lord.

Please click on this link to get more information on the Woman’s Ministry.

Children’s Ministry

While we don’t currently have a specific person responsible for this ministry, we do have several people that are working to ensure that our children get the attention they need and deserve.

We have an annual Easter Egg hunt, Fall Festival/Trunk’or’Treat and VBS.

Several people plan and lead activities like:

• pizza night
• movie night
• game night.

The women’s ministry ensures that we have an attended nursery for children birth to 2 years old, have childcare for the Tuesday morning class for those parents of pre-school children that want to attend.

At the beginning of each school year, we have a ministry (“Please Pray for Me”) where anyone who wants, draws the name of a school age child.  That person prays for that child for the entire school year and beyond.  At the end of the year, the adult has the option to let the child know who they are or not.

Education Ministry

This ministry does not have a lead person.
We do have a class/teacher coordinator.
All the children’s classes study the same material at an age-appropriate level.
We have Sunday morning Bible class, Sunday morning children’s church, Wednesday night Bible class, and VBS to name a few of the times we get to teach our children about God.

Staff

Pulpit Minister: Chase Gough (and family)

Among his many gifts and responsibility to help minister to this church, Chase prepares and presents lessons and sermons each week (Sunday Bible study and worship, and Wednesday night Bible study).  He also leads a Bible study on Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m.

Office Admin/Secretary: Cindy Cox

The Secretary sees to the day-to-day operations and supports the members, elders, deacons and other leaders and staff as needed.