St. Andrew Staff

Rev. Ron Hoeksema
Pastor

​Pastor Ron began serving as our Pastor July 1, 2022. He has 27+ years of pastoral experience which includes serving churches in Michigan, Ohio, and South Carolina. Ron has a passion for preaching and teaching God's Word and encouraging us to discover and develop our gifts as we seek to serve the Lord Jesus Christ together. It is Ron’s deepest desire for all to embrace and live out our Mission Statement that “we are God’s passionate people, empowered by the Holy Spirit to share Christ.” Pastor Ron is married to Michele and they have 3 grown children Tyler, Ben, and Hadlee. Ben is married to Alex and they recently celebrated the birth of their first child Eleanor. We are excited to have Ron’s leadership as we look forward to the future God has in store for us!

Pam Carnes
Administrative Assistant

Pam Carnes began her ministry as our Administrative Assistant in December 2016 after volunteering for over a year in the church office.  Before coming to St. Andrew, her background was in accounting as the Controller of Renewable Water Resources for 33 years.  We are blessed to have her vast experience in the church office!
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Kara Graham
Director of Children's Ministry

Kara has been instrumental in our children's ministry for quite awhile and we are so blessed to have her as a St. Andrew Staff member.  As director of children's ministries, Kara is in charge of all of our children's programs including Children's Church, Wednesday Night children's activities, special events, and Vacation Bible School.  She is also our Safe Sanctuary coordinator.  Kara and her husband, Trent, have two boys, Tanner and Brenton.

Christina Figueroa
​Director of Youth Ministry

Christina Figueroa has lived in Easley since 2008 when she moved with her family from Texas. She attended Easley High School and graduated in 2011. She attended Clemson University where she received her B.A. in Spanish and International Business in 2014. She studied abroad in Argentina where she met her husband, Agustin Figueroa. She and Agustin married in 2017, and have a little girl named Sophia and a son named Max. Christina currently teaches Spanish at Daniel High School in Central and loves watching her students grow. She came to St. Andrew UMC as a guest of Virginia Wallace in March 2019 and immediately felt an outpouring of love and sense of community. She and her family joined the church in late 2019 and Christina looks forward to connecting and building a relationship with the youth in order to help them grow both mentally and spiritually through Christ.

Regina Lewis
Director of Music/Organist

Regina has served in many capacities through the church in her life including singing in the choir, soloist, serving as church pianist/organist, music director, and Bible teacher.  She has spent many years serving as a Minister of Music and Christian Education.  Regina was born in Greenville, SC and grew up in the Easley area.  She is married to Rev. Richard (Dick) Lewis.  They have 5 children, 7 grandchildren.  Regina serves through her own mentoring ministry called "His by Design," which is aimed at helping women grow in their spiritual walk with the Lord.  Regina is a writer and music arranger.  As a soloist she has had the privilege to sing in several Christian Conference Centers, revivals, and mission endeavors in the US and abroad.  Regina's hobbies include her enjoyment of music, downtime working jigsaw puzzles, working in her flower garden, sharing time with her husband, spending time with her children, grandchildren, her mother and her sister.  Family is very important to Regina and she enjoys investing in their lives.  

Kelly Ward
Pianist

Kelly is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Piano Performance and a minor in Psychology.  After college she has pursued a career in music education having accumulated 20 years of teaching experience.  She is currently teaching piano at the Fine Arts Center of Easley.  She is looking forward to sharing her love of piano with the congregation at St. Andrew.