David came to Crossgate in August of 2019 and was installed as Senior Pastor in January of 2022.  He grew up in Alabama, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and South Carolina (just over in Six Mile for his high school years), and met his wife, Karen, during college at Florida State University.  After seminary at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and an internship in Marietta, GA, David spent more than a decade working with college students as the RUF campus minister at FSU.  During their 15 years in Tallahassee, the Lord blessed them with three children.  When David is not at the church, he is probably with his family or neck-deep in a home renovation project, but also jumps at the chance to get outdoors:  woods, rivers, lakes, mountains, hiking, biking, running, paddling.

 

Jay grew up in Southern Ohio near the town of Portsmouth. He graduated in 2011 from Appalachian Bible College in Mt. Hope, WV where he majored in Bible and Missions. It was there that he began to make preparations for cross-cultural ministry. After college, Jay was an intern at a church in Jacksonville, FL where he met his wife, Hannah. Jay and Hannah spent two years as missionaries in Panama before relocating to Upstate SC in 2017. In 2021, Jay went on to complete his Master of Divinity at Erskine Theological Seminary and a pastoral internship at Downtown Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. He joined the Crossgate staff in January 2022 and was installed as Assistant Pastor in May 2022. Jay and Hannah have five children and one rambunctious dog. Jay enjoys spending time outdoors, working with his hands, or rooting for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

 

David Warlick grew up in Simpsonville, SC and moved to Seneca in 2001. He is the Orchestra Director at Seneca Middle and High School. His wife, Leslie, is a professional violinst who teaches at Clemson University and North Greenville University. They have two children. Crossgate has been their home church since moving to Seneca because it has always been a supportive, nurturing community. David has led worship since 2008 and continues to enjoy the privilege of participating in the leadership role.

 

Melissa moved to Walhalla in 2009 from Seattle, WA with her husband, Ron, and two children. They have been members at Crossgate since moving to the area. As the daughter of a retired US Air Force Chaplain, she has lived in 11 different states and in the Azores, Portugal. Her husband, Ron, works at Clemson University as a Network Operations Technician and plays the bass guitar in Crossgate’s Worship Team.  Melissa loves working for her church family and serving the Lord behind the scenes. She is in the office Monday-Thursday, 10:00am-4:00pm.

 

Joe came to the Lord in February 1986 while a graduate student at Stanford University and a Captain in the USAF.  In 1989, he went through 12 months of elder training and was ordained a ruling elder in a PCA church in Manhattan Beach, CA.  His Air Force career took him and his family to Rochester, NY and then Boston, MA, where he served as a ruling elder in churches in both locations.  As a ruling elder, he has taught children’s and adult Sunday School, led Bible studies, led small groups, discipled young men in the faith, conducted premarital counseling, mediated conflict between believers, and exhorted from God’s Word during Sunday worship.  His wife, Debbie, serves as the Women’s Spiritual Growth Team Leader.  They are overjoyed to be serving at Crossgate Church.

 

Chris grew up in Southeast Kansas and has lived in Arkansas, Texas, and Georgia before he and his wife Cindy moved to South Carolina in 2010.  Since moving, they have been members at Crossgate for many of those years.  Before relocating to the upstate, they were members of Perimeter PCA Church in Atlanta beginning in 2000.  It was there that he was ordained as an elder in 2006.  He has been retired from the Information Technology industry for about 5 years.  He enjoys home improvement projects, home automation projects, walking on the trails near Lake Keowee, and playing golf.  

 

Tim grew up in the Mississippi Delta and professed faith in Christ while in high school. After high school, he became a cadet at the U. S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He attended pilot training, and served two tours of duty in the Air Force before separating and becoming a pilot for Delta Air Lines. He currently commutes to Charolotte, where he flies planes for Samaritan’s Purse. He became a ruling elder at his previous church in Georgia in 1993 and served there as a teacher and Bible study leader, and was very involved in missions work. He and his wife, Marsha, have two children and three grandchildren. They enjoy hosting guests in their home, working out, outdoor activities, and volunteer work in the community. 

 

David was born and raised in southeast Texas.  He attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA, during which time he became a Christian (in May 1972).  From August 1973 through June 1975, he traveled with a Christian music group called TRUTH.  We performed over 600 concerts in two years.  In 1976, he moved to Atlanta to work at a church.  That is where he met and married Cheryl.  They returned to McNeese so he could complete his education, eventually earning a BS in Math and Computer Science.  He worked for the Chick-fil-A Corporation in Atlanta from February 1983 until his retirement in June 2016.  Cheryl and David then moved to Westminster, and began attending Crossgate.  They are so thankful to have found such a wonderful group of believers to worship with and share life together!

 

Mark was born in Atlanta and spent much of his childhood in Columbia, SC. He worked in the photocopier industry for over forty years, first in South Carolina and then in California. He returned to South Carolina in 2011 to be closer to family. He has four grandchildren who bring him great joy! He joined Crossgate in 2014 and is honored to serve his “also family”. 

Wayne was born and raised in Columbia, SC.  He and his wife Gayle lived in Columbia, Irmo, Lexington, then Taylors before moving to Seneca in 2013.   They have a son, grandson, great-grandson and three adult step-grandchildren (all in TN) plus a daughter and granddaughter (in Seneca). Wayne spent 24 years in the steel fabrication industry and 25 years in the hot dip galvanizing industry before retiring in 2019. In his youth Wayne lived across the street from a Baptist Church where he came to know Christ. Wayne and Gayle are very happy to have found a church home and family at Crossgate Presbyterian.

 

Bill was born in Zion, Illinois and moved during middle school to St. Albans, West Virginia. He has a BS in Metallurgical Engineering and worked in the power generation industry for 37 years as a Registered Professional Engineer. He has been married to Jane for almost 50 years. They have a son, a daughter, and two grandkids. Bill has been involved with choral music since middle school. He currently teaches chemistry at Oconee Christian Academy and audits classes at Clemson. He also participates in the Audio/Video ministry at Crossgate Church. They’ve been attending Crossgate since Winter of 2018.

 

Lamar was born and raised in Seneca, South Carolina. He has been married for 30+ years to Sharon Ballard Stone. They have three daughters and one grandson. He has been employed for 35 years with Milliken & Co.  He is a former volunteer Assistant Chief of Tri-City/Seneca Rescue Squad (15 years) and a volunteer firefighter with Corinth Shiloh Fire Department (10 years). Lamar is a Charter Member of Crossgate Church. Lamar & Sharon enjoy traveling, boating and shelling on the Florida Gulf Coast beaches.