Core Team - Those at the Center
Rev. Lisa Hawkins is an ordained elder in the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, who presently serves as pastor to the Centenary/Kingsville charge in Hartsville, SC.
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Lisa has a passion for strengthening people's walk with God regardless of their age, race, creed, national origin or sexual orientation.
Prior to this appointment, Lisa served for 13 years as the director of Charleston Wesley Foundation in Charleston, SC. The Charleston Wesley Foundation is a United Methodist campus ministry in Charleston. Under her leadership Charleston Wesley Foundation grew to establish groups at Charleston Southern University, College of Charleston, Medical University of SC and The Citadel. Two former CWF students are now serving the South Carolina Conference as ordained elders; one of whom, Rev. Aaron Meadows, the current director of Charleston Wesley Foundation.
Rev. Hawkins is using her expertise to help create an outstanding Wesley Foundation in the Hartsville District.
Rev. Dr. Robin Dease is an ordained elder in the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Rev. Dease has served churches in the Charleston and Greenville Districts. She served as Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Presently, she serves as Hartsville District Superintendent.
Rev. Dease is excited about how the church can have an impact in the lives of students and the surrounding community.
