Trish, has made it her mission to reach the next generation for Christ. She has over 24 years of experience in youth and children’s ministry. She is an ordained minister in the Church of God and is presently the children’s pastor at the New Covenant Church of God in Summerville. Trish is dedicated to training church leaders and children’s ministry workers of all ages to work together to reach children inside and outside of the church. She has been dedicated to training church leaders of all ages to be a part of children’s ministry, evangelist teams, and blacklight puppetry ministry. She has also been a speaker at Kidfest and youth camps, taught at FOCUS, and participated in children’s ministry training events. She also served on the SC Youth and Discipleship Board. Trish earned a B.S. in Sociology from Western Carolina University and a Masters in Secondary and Elementary Education from Clemson University, where she also earned a Secondary Education Social Studies certification. She has over 15 years of experience as a school guidance counselor and career specialist. She loves spending time with George, her husband, and their two boys, George (who is a S.C. Gamecock) and Aiden (who sadly plans to follow his brother in the fall of 2023). She is always on board for a Clemson football game and traveling through the Appalachian Mountains.