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 is also currently working on a Doctor of Ministry Degree from McAfee School of Theology and plans to graduate in May of 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. 

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 as Chair of the Leadership Development Committee of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina, as well as Secretary of the Baptist Studies Program Board of Directors at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary.  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.

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.

 Darren Williams, Minister of Youth

Darren grew up in Morganton, North Carolina.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Western Carolina University. In 2000, he married Jessica and they moved to Knoxville to attend the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where he earned a Master of Education.  He taught biology in the Henry County Public Schools, in Georgia, for three years.  It was during this time that Darren felt a call to ministry and began attending McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta.  He will finish his course work in December 2009 and officially graduate with a Master of Divinity in 2010. 
Before coming to Trinity, Darren was the Minister of Youth at First Baptist McDonough in Georgia.  Darren has been the Minster of Youth at Trinity Baptist since March 2007. He enjoys hiking, mountain biking and spending time with his family.  His goal is to help youth move beyond their levels of comfort to experience Christ in new and exciting ways.         

A native of Bakersville, North Carolina, Jessica is in her last year at McAfee School of Theology, where she will earn a Master of Divinity. She graduated from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with a Master of Education in 2003 and graduated magna cum laude from Western Carolina University with her Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science in 2000. 
Jessica joined the staff of Trinity in 2008, after serving as an intern with Clemson University’s Cooperative Student Fellowship.  Before moving to Seneca, she served as minister of children at First Baptist McDonough in McDonough, Georgia, and taught high school students for four years.  Jessica is married to Darren and they have an adorable miniature daschund, Duke.  She enjoys school, running, being outdoors, and preaching.    

Debbie Toop, Administrative Secretary

 


Susan Brock, Preschool Director
 


Linda Hobbs, Organist
 


John Moore, Custodian



Harold Rice, Food Service Director