Rev. Jill Williams began her ministry with St. Simon and St. Jude in June of 2022. She is excited to be part of this amazing community striving to be Jesus in the world. Jill graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2007. Since then God has blessed Rev. Jill with a variety of ministry settings. She served as the Christian Formation missioner for the Episcopal Diocesan of Western Massachusetts. An associate priest at St. Francis Church in Holden, Ma. The Camp Director at Bement Camp, and a school chaplain at both Porter-Gaud School and Heathwood Hall.
In her spare time, Jill enjoys musical theater, hiking, and spending time with her husband (Andrew) and their two boys (Jude and Joshua).
To contact Rev. Jill please email revjillwilliams@gmail.com
The Rev. Jim Neuburger
Assisting Priest, Retired
Fr. Jim Neuburger serves as Assisting Priest at St. Simon & St. Jude; he and his wife, Carol, were both raised in the upper Midwest. A graduate of Notre Dame University, Fr. Jim comes to St. Simon and St. Jude after a long and successful career first with State Farm Insurance Company, then Policy Management Systems Corporation.
Fr. Jim and Carol raised three children and are blessed to have their daughter and granddaughter, Beth and Caroline, and their son and grandson, Paul and T. J., living in Columbia. Their youngest daughter, Sarah, lives nearby in Atlanta.
Kendra Zinser
Parish Administrator
Kendra provides administrative support for St. Simon & St. Jude. Kendra's three children (Kaitlyn, Danielle and Dylan) keep her busy doing school and adventurous activities. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, camping, trying new recipes and family time.
If you have a question, just ask Kendra!
To contact Kebdra Jill please email office@sssj.org
Dr. Matthew Whitehouse
Organist and Choir Director
Matthew is a graduate of The University of South Carolina, and holds Master's/Doctoral degrees in organ performance from The University of Arizona. In addition to his ministry at SSSJ, Matthew is an astronomy educator and serves as Observatory Manager at the South Carolina State Museum. He loves the Anglican music tradition, and also enjoys incorporating creative musical offerings such as "space music" organ improvisations. One of his main goals is fostering an inclusive music program where people of all ages and musical abilities feel welcomed. If you sing or play an instrument, please get in touch with Matthew to explore how you might participate in music at SSSJ!
Charlie Genova
Livestream Support
Charlie Genova is the Application Development Director of EDI and Cloud technologies at Palmetto GBA. Charlie is married to Melissa and they have three daughters, Ava, Lia and Tessa. Charlie sits on the vestry responsible for Christian formation and also assists with the audio and video technology within the church.
Chris Johnson
Livestream Support
Christopher Johnson is a postulant for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Prior to this, he spent 12 years as a hospice chaplain, leading the Chaplaincy Corps for Agapé Hospice the last three. Chris has also helped out with High School Youth Ministry and VBS the last two years. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, he has been supporting the audio/video technology at several area churches, including St. Simon & St. Jude.
Blount Shepard
Sr. Warden
As senior warden, Blount is the primary elected lay leader of the congregation and maintains a close working relationship with the rector and staff. In times of the rector's absence, the he is also the primary liaison between the parish and the Bishop's office.
Blount is the founder and principal architect of Shepard and Associates. He is also active in Rotary Club.
David Law
Jr. Warden, Buildings & Grounds
As Jr. Warden, David is the second elected lay leader of the congregation, which is typically responsible for the church property and grounds.
David is a retired engineer, formerly with the U.S. Highway Department.
Jim Dent
Treasurer
Jim is responsible for all financial matters of the church. He is retired from the Louis Rich Corporation, where he served as CFO.
Rosalind Funk Davis
Clerk of Vestry
Rosalind is one of our longest members of St. Simon & St. Jude. She is responsible for keeping the minutes of meetings of the vestry. She also sings in the choir.
Nancy Granshaw
Pastoral Care
Nancy is the liaison to the Pastoral Care committee, which assists the rector in providing pastoral support to families in the parish.
Judith Head
Evangelism
Judith is a recently retired librarian who now works for the University of South Carolina. As liaison for Evangelism, she oversees our new member outreach activities, such as welcome packets, greeters and the ministries fair.
Joe Riley
Outreach Committee
Joe is the liaison for the Outreach Committee, which oversees our relationships with outreach ministries such as food banks, homeless shelters and family support agencies.
Charlie Genova
Christian Formation Committee
Charlie heads our Christian Formation committee, which coordinates education activities for adults, children and youth. He also supports our live streaming activities.
Paula Ashley
Spiritual Vitality
Paula is the liaison to the Spiritual Vitality committee, a new team of people focused on the spiritual growth of our members.
Bruce Bondo
Finance
Bruce is the vestry liaison to the Finance committee, which oversees all financial matters of the church, including budgeting, audits and reporting.
Judy Gallagher
Fellowship
To encourage Christian fellowship for the members and guests of The Episcopal Church of St. Simon and St. Jude.
Hank West
Communications
Hank is responsible for Communications and Web Site Maintenance , a new initiative to ensure that all the members of the congregation are up to date with the happenings of the parish.