CLERGY & STAFF

Clergy and Staff of the Diocese

Bishop

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The Right Reverend 
Gladstone B. "Skip” Adams III 
843-259-2016
bpadams@episcopalchurchsc.org
The Right Reverend Gladstone B. “Skip” Adams III was elected by acclamation and invested as the Provisional Bishop of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina on September 10, 2016 at Grace Church Cathedral in Charleston. 
​Visit the Bishop's page here.

Archdeacon

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The Venerable Calhoun Walpole
843-723-4575
cwalpole@episcopalchurchsc.org
Callie was appointed by the bishop in 2013 to serve as the Archdeacon of the diocese on a half-time basis. Callie's responsibilities as Archdeacon include service as Convention Secretary and resource person for other programs in The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. She is also Vicar and Sub-Dean of Grace Church Cathedral. Read more here.

Missioner for Returning Congregations

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The Reverend William Coyne
843-259-2016 office, 843-614-0679 mobile
wcoyne@episcopalchurchsc.org
The Rev. William Coyne is passionate about congregations serving as faithful outposts of God’s Mission. He has served in a variety of ministry positions since being ordained in 1978. His priority question is this: What does a 21st-century mission-focused congregation look like in the Episcopal Church in South Carolina? He has some hints, clues, spiritual practices, Springsteen lyrics, film noir and more to share with you.

Contact Bill for: Any issues, opportunities or best practices as we welcome the Returning Congregations. Read more here.

Executive Assistant to the Bishop and
Diocesan Administrator

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Lauren Kinard
843-259-2016
lkinard@episcopalchurchsc.org
Lauren serves three-quarters time on the Bishop's staff and is responsible for managing the bishop's calendar and travel, and works with staff to plan and execute diocesan meetings and gatherings including Clergy Conference and Annual Diocesan Convention. She is responsible for Safeguarding Training, maintaining clergy records, clergy licensing and lay licensing. She is the staff liaison to the Diocesan Council, Commission on Ministry, and Standing Committee, and was elected to serve as the Secretary of the Trustees for 2019. As Diocesan Administrator, she is our point person with the Church Pension Group on all pension matters, property insurance, employee benefits and records,  as well as records/reports compliance with The Episcopal Church and CPG.

Contact Lauren about: Scheduling a meeting with the Bishop, Safeguarding training, clergy records, clergy and lay licensing, Bishop's visitations and the Diocesan Prayer Calendar, diocesan meetings and gatherings, donor support, and reports of Diocesan Council or the Journal of the Annual Convention. She is your contact for employee benefits (life insurance, medical and dental plans), clergy and lay pension, church property insurance matters, and reports to CPG and The Episcopal Church.
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A 2001 graduate of the University of Florida with degrees in Management, Marketing, Economics and French, Lauren joined the diocesan staff in January 2013. In 2018, Lauren was asked to serve on the Client Council of the Church Pension Fund, a group of bishops, administrators, clergy, and lay leaders who work with CPG and share feedback on current programs, and development of future programs.   She is also active with the group of Diocesan Administrators across the country as well as a member of B+E+S+T, Bishops’ Executive Secretaries Together.  At the past two General Conventions she served as Acting Recorder in the Secretariat of the House of Bishops. Lauren's experience also includes a decade of work  in consulting, staffing, sales and non-profit work and 4 great years as a stay at home mom.  She and her husband Richard have two children.

Diocesan Ministry Developer

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Andrea McKellar 
843-259-2016 office, 843-412-2411 mobile
amckellar@episcopalchurchsc.org
​Andrea's responsibilities include Transition Ministry (working with individuals and congregations through times of discernment and calling), Leadership Development, Christian Formation, and Youth Ministry. She also continues to assist in administrative and communication duties in coordination with the rest of the staff.

Contact Andrea about: Transition Ministry, Youth, Christian Formation, and other Diocesan information.

Andrea joined the staff as part-time administrative assistant in January 2014. She currently serves on the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church and on the board of Forma, a grassroots Christian formation organization. She worships at St. Francis Episcopal Church in the West Ashley area of Charleston. Andrea and her husband Mark live in West Ashley with their two children.

Director of Communications

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Holly Votaw
843-259-2016 office, 843-345-8011 mobile
hvotaw@episcopalchurchsc.org
Holly Votaw oversees communications within the Diocese and to the wider community as a member of the Bishop's staff, working on a half-time basis.

Contact Holly about: The diocesan website, episcopalchurchsc.org, email newsletter, Facebook and other social media. She wants to hear from you when you have photos and stories to share! She is also available to consult with individual churches on websites, email newsletters, social media, news releases and other communication questions.

Holly was appointed in 2013 as Director of Communications after serving on the Steering Committee for the reorganization in 2012-2013. A 1982 graduate of Clemson University, she worked as a journalist for daily newspapers in Sumter and Greenville for nearly a decade before moving to Charleston in 1991 to be an at-home mom and church volunteer. She has worked in church communications for 25 years and was Director of Communication from 2007-2017 for Grace Church Cathedral, where she is a member. She is married to the Rev. Alastair Votaw, a retired priest.
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Appointed to serve 

Chaplain to the Retired Clergy

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The Reverend Alastair Votaw was appointed by the Bishop in April 2013 as Chaplain to the Retired Clergy in The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. The chaplaincy works to provide inclusion, enrichment and pastoral support for retired clergy, their spouses and partners, and survivors.

Ecumenical and Interfaith Officer ​and Liturgical Officer

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The Very Reverend J. Michael A. Wright, Rector and Dean of Grace Church Cathedral, is Diocesan Ecumenical and Interfaith Officer for The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. He is also Liturgical Officer and chairs the Diocesan Liturgical Commission.

As Ecumenical and Interfaith Officer, Dean Wright followed the Reverend Dow Sanderson, Rector of the Church of the Holy Communion in Charleston, in the important work of building and sustaining relationships with other faith communities.

Diocesan Disaster Coordinator

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The Reverend Fred Thompson serves as Diocesan Disaster Coordinator for The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Fred, a priest of our diocese, is responsible for coordinating disaster planning and response at the  diocesan level, as well as working with congregations to develop their own disaster plans. Fred also will serve as liaison in times of emergency with relief agencies and with groups such as the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy and Episcopal Relief and Development.