OUR STAFF

  • JOSEPH VEST  |  Lead PASTOR

    joseph@freedomfellowshipsc.com |  Twitter

    • Hometown:  Danville, KY
    • Song that instantly brings back good memories:  Africa by Toto
    • Bible verse that means a lot to you:  Genesis 39:6, "Joseph was well-built and handsome." (Sorta explains itself. :) )
    • Favorite sports team:  Kentucky Wildcats basketball
    • What is your favorite vacation?  Hiking in the mountains
    • What did you do before you worked on a church staff?  Muffler installer, ad salesman for a newspaper, UPS truck packer.
    • If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?  Chili (the perfect food) or Chinese takeout
    • What is your favorite movie?  Invictus, an amazing movie highlighting Nelson Mandela's leadership

  • chris Roberts   |  Associate Pastor, Music/Arts/Media

    chris@freedomfellowshipsc.com |  Twitter

    • Favorite vacation spot:  Anywhere there's a beach, and loved the Caribbean the one time I've been there. Other than that, Charleston or Nashville.
    • What do you love about Freedom Fellowship?  The people here are some of the most genuine, loving, and serving people I've ever known. And it's amazing the level of volunteer musical talent we have in a church our size. 
    • Hometown:  My dad was a pastor, so I have many. Fairfax, SC was where I was born but Nashville, TN is where I spent the most time and where I went to high school so I call that my hometown most of the time.
    • Favorite sports team(s):  Charleston Southern Buccaneers (my alma mater), Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Titans, and the Boston Red Sox
    • Bible verse that means a lot to you:  Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths."
    • What did you do before you worked on a church staff?  Marketing/Branding director for a clothing company, account management/creative in an ad agency, assistant manager at a bank, barista, marketing/artist relations for a non-profit, and even drove an armored car for a little while. 

  • Josiah gouge  |  students/groups Pastor

    josiah@freedomfellowshipsc.com

    • Favorite movie:  Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
    • Hometown:  Spartanburg, SC
    • Favorite vacation spot:  I absolutely love the beach; it's just a place that makes me feel closer to God.
    • What did you do before you worked on a church staff?  I worked at Chick-fil-A for four years and then I worked at Rapid Fired Pizza for about a year.
    • If you could have dinner with anyone living or dead, who would it be?  Winston Churchill
    • Favorite sports team(s):  NFL - Baltimore Ravens; College football - Clemson
    • Bible verse that means a lot to you:  Galatians 2:20, "I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

  • ASHLEY  TEEMS  |  FREEDOM KIDS PASTOR

    ashley@freedomfellowshipsc.com

    • Bible verse that means a lot to you:  Matthew 22:37, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind."
    • Hometown:  Greenville, SC
    • What's a song that instantly brings back good memories?  The Wedding Song (Peter, Paul, & Mary). My uncle sang it at our wedding and all of our family members' weddings.
    • Favorite vacation spot:  The beach
    • Favorite sports team:  Clemson Tigers
    • What do you love about Freedom?  The people...they are like family.
    • What was the first concert you attended?  Elton John and Billy Joel
    • Favorite food:  Salad and pizza
    • What did you do before you worked on a church staff?  Medical Office Assistant
    • Favorite movie:  Steel Magnolias

  • Crissy Kemp  |  ministry assistant

    crissy@freedomfellowshipsc.com

    • Song that instantly brings back good memories:  Amazing Grace (traditional version)
    • If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would that be?  Mexican food
    • Hometown:  Easley, SC
    • Favorite Bible verse:  Isaiah 49:16, "I will not forget you! See, I have you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me."
    • What do you enjoy doing when you're not working?  Spending time with my family and friends.
    • If you could have dinner with anyone living or dead, with whom would it be?  My Nanny! I would love to share everything with her about my life since she passed. 
    • Favorite vacation spot:  Anywhere tropical