Rev. Wm. Kevin Cooley is the senior pastor of St. Johns. Kevin has served United Methodist churches in various parts of the state, the most recent being Mt. Hebron UMC in West Columbia, SC. Kevin is a native of Gray Court, SC and attended both college and seminary at Erskine College/Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, SC.
Kevin is married to Amy Caskey Cooley. Amy is a graduate of Coastal Carolina University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. They have partnered in ministry for 25 years and have loved each opportunity to work together in the places they have been appointed.
Kevin and Amy have two daughters, Caroline and Maggie. Caroline is a graduate of USC Upstate and will soon begin her teaching career at Dorman High School in Spartanburg, SC. Maggie will begin her college career at North Greenville University in the Fall.