ST. SIMONS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFFICERS

The church officers of St. Simons Presbyterian are lay members who guide the life and faith of the congregation. There are twenty-one ruling elders who serve on the "Session" and twenty-one deacons who serve on the "Diaconate." One-third of each group of officers rotates off each year; in the fall each year, nominating committees present slates of proposed officers to the church members, who elect the new officers. SSPC is one of approximately 40 Presbyterian churches in the Savannah Presbytery (covering southeast Georgia).

SSPC Church Officer Resources

Ruling Elders 
The ministry of discernment and guidance

Class of 2025
Chris Bone
Mary Bryson
Mary Gash
Jeff Roberts
Philip Saussy
Anne Marie Stirewalt
Will Tsai

Class of 2026
Sandi Goeldner
KevIn Lokey
Lee Malone
Bryan Neill
Daryl Rabert
Bob Prater
​Carrie Wessel

Class of 2027
Fred Griffith
Doug Tingle
Taylor Brooks
Mary Margaret Shiver
Becky Livingston
Molly Macauley
Bettye Russell​

Class of 2028
Keith Griffin
Matt Robinson
Richard Hathaway
Buddy Hendrick
Catherine McCrary
Ella Kent
​Denise Hidalgo

Clerk of Session: Becky Livingston
Moderator: Rev. Rachel Rhodes

Deacons 
The ministry of compassion and service

Class of 2025
Ami Bishop
Kelsi Brooks
Anna Henry
Sandra Kilgore
John La Boone
Graham Owens*

Class of 2026
Anne Aspinwall
Judy Benjamin
Jackie Griffin
David Keen
Lowell Korb
Katie Rossiter
Linda Seierstad

Class of 2027
Randy Ellis
Drew Holland
Judy Scarlett
Bunnie Lynn
Portia Hendrick
Patricia S. Boykin
​Kathy Wade

Class of 2028
Tripper Mansfield
Debbie States
Sean Hidalgo
Peggy Dean
Wheeler Bryan
Emilie Tingle
Elizabeth Shewell

Chair: ​Pat Heran

*Completing Unfinished Term

Trustees

Class of 2025
Jim Farrish
John Matthews
Barbara Dieternan

Class of 2026
Bob Killian
Dee Davis
Sally Miles

Class of 2027
Bob Harper
Jack Hartman
Tadd Wessel

Class of 2028
Barbara Dieterman
Jim Farish
Jim Bishop