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!

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Lauren Boyd
​Ministerial Church Secretary

Lauren is our Minsterial Church Secretary.  She came on board in November of 2023.  Lauren has experience in administrative support, customer service and computer graphics.  Lauren is married to Michael, and they have 2 daughters, Isabella and Rachel. They reside in Easley and are dedicated to the Lord.

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Director of Music/Organist

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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.