Williamson's Chapel UMC welcomes Rev. Jan Brittain as our new Senior Pastor with her first Sunday in the pulpit on October 9th.

Having served in the ministry for over 20 years, Pastor Jan's (as she likes to be called) statement that she has "a passion for preaching" is truly borne out. In 1989, she was sent by Special Appointment to serve three churches in Bristol, England. She returned to the States in 1991 to serve at Salem / Clark's Chapel Charge, (less than 100 members) in Asheville. In 1994, she was called to serve Salem UMC in Asheville (250 members). In 1998, she was called to serve at New Salem UMC in Statesville (550 members). From 2003 to the present, she has served Christ United Methodist Church in Greensboro as their Senior Pastor where she leads a 2,100 member congregation. During her career she was also Delegate to 2000, 2004, and 2008 General Conferences of the United Methodist Church and the Conference Council of Finance and Administration. She is also a Trustee for Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro NC.

Rev. Jan's educational background is exceptional. She graduated from Pfeiffer College, summa cum laude, in 1977, with a BA in Christian Education and Business Administration. She was noted in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, received the Pearl Fisher Citizenship Award from the Pfeiffer Faculty and was chosen Homecoming Queen. She graduated from Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in 1989 with honors. Rev. Jan also received the Faculty Award for Highest Academic Excellence and the Faculty Award for Social Concerns.

Rev. Jan is the daughter of Rev. Tom and Jean Brittain, South Carolina Conference. In 1979 she married Cecil Donahue, who is also an Elder in WNCC. They have two sons, Wade and Riley. They lost Wade in a car accident in 2008. Their youngest son, Riley is about to be married at the end of this month.

Andrea Smith joined Williamson’s Chapel in March 2003. She now serves as the campus pastor of our Williamson’s West campus and as the missions pastor for both campuses.

She was born in Durham, NC, lived in Roxboro, NC, the giant metropolis of Sawmills, NC (Granite Falls). She graduated Appalachian State Unv (BS, 1992) (MA, 1995). She taught 6th grade for three years in Claremont, NC, then moved to Ashe County as their "Instructional Technology Director" for a group of schools. After that she answered a calling to ministry and has served as the Director Of Program Ministries and Music at North Morganton UMC for 9 years (1994-2003) then moved to Williamson’s Chapel.

Andrea’s married to one of the world’s most patient men, Scott, who is the Chief Technology Officer for Mooresville Graded Schools. They have two children, Andrew and Layne.

Mark Pitts joined the Williamson’s Chapel Staff January 23, 2011. Mark is a former associate pastor of a local Baptist Church where he was on staff for twenty-two years. Mark is a native of Anderson, SC where he graduated from Temple Christian School in 1980. He is also a graduate of Anderson Junior College and Erskine College where he received a BA double major in Bible and Christian Education. In 1987 he graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX and was ordained in the Baptist Church in 1988. As a Baptist pastor, Mark will add to the ecumenical flavor of our staff, but more importantly as a deeply caring, devoted Christian he will add to the loving spirit of our church. Mark will work with the Congregational Care team, lead worship, do some teaching and occasional preaching, and work in other areas of the church life where he has interests and opportunities to contribute. Mark is married to Libra Pitts who also works in our office. They have two children, a son, Cody, and daughter, Jordan.

Mike Faircloth joined us at Williamson's Chapel as the Director of Music and Worship Arts in December, 2010. He is from Greensboro, North Carolina and has lived in Hickory, North Carolina since his early childhood. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University. After working as a regional manager in the corporate world for over 20 years, he answered God’s calling into music ministry. Mike served as a volunteer music leader for a large church for 10 years. He has served as worship leader for numerous spiritual events including a national conference. Mike is married to Sharon Mongold Faircloth. They have two children, a daughter Calah who attends Foard High School in Newton, NC and a son Tyler who attends Jacobs Fork Middle School in Newton, NC.

Mark came to Williamson’s Chapel in January of 1994. He has had the great opportunity of seeing the growth of the community not only in physical numbers but in spiritual maturity.

Mark provides oversight of all groups in the church. This involves oversight and coordination of the age-specific ministries, as well as developing a team that represents all ministry groups in the church for the sake of planning and evaluation. In addition Mark also oversees the administration and technology of the church.

Mark graduated from Gardner-Webb College with a concentration in Religious Education, Classical Languages (Greek), Religion and Church Recreation.

Mark’s wife Michele is the Exceptional Director for Newton-Conover City Schools. Their son Miles attends Lake Norman High School.

Caryn joined Williamson's Chapel Preschool in 2008. She loves sharing God’s love and joy with all the children of the Preschool ministry.

Before joining the Williamson’s Chapel family, Caryn worked as a first and second grade teacher for the public school system. She taught in Georgia and North Carolina, most recently with the Mooresville Graded School District.

Caryn attended Carson-Newman College where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and Gardner Webb University where she received her Master’s degree in Elementary Education.

Caryn has a wonderful and supportive husband, Neal, who works for Samsung Appliances. Together they have a darling son, Conner, who keeps them very busy!

Season joined the staff of Williamson’s Chapel in March of 2011. She has over 15 years of Administrative support experience. She felt God lead her in a different direction from the ‘Corporate’ world and feels blessed to be here at WCUMC. She also attended college at The Art Institute of Charlotte for Interior Design. She is a native to North Carolina. She lives in Charlotte with her dog of 14 years and she spends all her time with her fiancé. Season enjoys reading, decorating, singing, music and traveling. Especially spending time with family and her three precious nephews.

Libra joined the WCUMC staff in January 2009. Libra and her husband, Mark, have 2 children. She enjoys watching Disney TV shows with her daughter and being apart of the Children's Worship Team at WCUMC.

Terri joined the staff of Williamson's Chapel when it was just the Brawley Campus back in July of 2000 as the church secretary. As the Brawley Campus grew, her job was split and she became the Director of Finance. Now she is very excited to be a part of the West Campus as Andrea's assistant. She was involved in the launch of the West campus from the beginning and is part of the A/V team as well. She feels extremely blessed to be a part of the Williamson's West family. Terri and her husband have lived in Mooresville since 1983. They have two grown daughters and two grandchildren. Terri enjoys music, reading, technology, and photography.