Reverend Tricia Petraven
Pastor
Tricia is an artist, and a former scenic designer for the stage, who became a pastor as a second career. She believes in using our creativity and imagination to make art that points us to Jesus and helps us see God’s love. After graduating from seminary in 2014, Tricia became trained in transitional ministry, and is especially drawn to churches that have experienced trauma. Her artistic approach to worship is especially helpful to her when dealing with brokenness and healing through grief. She says, “What keeps our faith on fire is participating in worship with as much as we can, with all our gifts, all our questions, all our talents, all our complicated lives. Then it becomes vital, it heals our hurts and gives us meaning.”
Scott Graule
Parish Associate
Scott was raised in the Northwest corner of New Jersey and joined the Navy shortly after high school. After being stationed in Illinois, Florida, California, and Virginia, Scott was stationed in Charleston in 1987. He served as a Dental Technician during active duty and retired from the reserves as a Hospital Corpsman in 2007. Scott was employed at MUSC College of Dental Medicine from 1991 – 2001 as a dental laboratory technician. He owned and operated Anchor Dental Lab from 2001 – 2021 here on James Island. He has served as the Executive Director of James Island Outreach since 2018.
Scott and his wife, Pam, live on James Island and have three adult daughters, that live locally, and four grandchildren. In their free time, Scott and Pam enjoy traveling and spending time at the beach.
Anna Holley
Music Director
Our Director of Music, Dr. Anna S. Holley is a professional musician and performing arts instructor. She is a graduate of Liberty University, School of Music holding a Doctorate in Music Education. She also holds a B.A. in Music with concentration in Piano and Voice, Theatre Minor from the University of South Carolina, B.S. in Economics, and Masters in Business Administration. She is currently an avid musician in the lowcountry, a private music coach, and works in banking during the day.
She has served in many capacities in church her entire life and continues to use her musical talents for God’s glory.
Janice Blum
ECEP Director
Some say Janice has been here longer than the church has. She denies this, but there is no doubt that our Early Care and Education Program (ECEP) would not be the same without her. Janice is always working to make the ECEP one of the best educational programs in the area. Not only has she been a steady rock for this ministry, she has also been a willing learner, always seeking to find what is best for her teachers and for the students of the ECEP.
Margie Wilkerson
Church Administrator
Margie has been our administrator since June , 2022. She grew up attending church in Virginia and has worked as an auditor, medical billing, and in a real estate office before joining our staff. She especially enjoys the flexibility of her job as she is mom to 2 enthusiastic and rambunctious boys who keep Marge and their dad very busy! She has brought efficiency and energy into the position and helps the church to run smoothly.
