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Piedmont Presbyterian Church

Celebrating 145 years of ministry in Piedmont, SC

Called Out to Share the Life of Jesus

What is a church? The word most commonly translated as “church” in the New Testament is the Greek word ecclesia, which literally means “called out.” The church is people whom God has called out for a purpose (Romans 8:28).

To understand why we believe we’ve been called out, you need to understand what we believe we’ve been called to. We call ourselves Christians, a Latin word which means “partisans of Christ” (Acts 11:26). That means we claim that our lives are about Jesus. The Bible says that those who make this claim must live as Jesus did (1 John 2:6). We believe God has called us out to follow Jesus’ way of life (Romans 8:29). 

A Christian is one who builds his/her life on Jesus Christ, committing to hear his teachings and to reorder his/her life by them (Matthew 7:24-26). Jesus said that his way of life was “the true and living way” (John 14:6), the only way to really live, to really know God and to really understand ourselves (John 17:3). One of the earliest and most significant terms by which followers of Jesus were known was “the Way” (Acts 9:2; 19:9,23; 22:4; 24:14, 22). Jesus first embodied the way of life to which he calls us. He did not have a double standard, one for himself and one for his followers. He went before his people in character, devotion, and sacrificial service (Mark 8:31-37; 10:32-45).

Jesus came to create something which the New Testament calls koinōnia, often translated as “fellowship” or “communion.” Koinōnia conveys the idea of a common life, of our participating together in the very life of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 10:16-17). This term summarizes why Jesus came and why our church exists. We want Jesus’ kind of life to be reproduced in us and in you (Galatians 4:19). To be called out by God into Christian discipleship is to be called into and be calling others into “the fellowship (koinōnia) of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9). We have been called out individually to share in the life of Jesus together. We invite you to share in the life Jesus offers together with us. 

We believe that Jesus was raised from the dead on the first day of the week, and so we follow the practice of his earliest disciples and gather on Sundays to express our faith in his resurrection. Jesus is not an ancient, dead hero but a contemporary, living presence, whom we believe is able to use worship and fellowship as a means of bringing us into shared life with him and with one another. We pray together, sing hymns of praise, listen to God’s Word, and respond in faith and commitment because we believe Jesus is risen and really present wherever his disciples gather together (Matthew 18:20).

Leadership


Pastor

Rev. William G. Shepherd, Stated Supply Pastor

William was born in Greenville, where he attended Southside Christian School from age three until high school graduation. He has been involved in ministry since 2014, when, in the summer before his junior year, he became obedient to God’s call on his life to preach his Word. After high school, William earned his associate’s degree from Fruitland Baptist Bible College in Hendersonville, North Carolina. He then returned to South Carolina, graduating from Southern Wesleyan University in Central (B.A., Religion, Summa Cum Laude) and Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, where he earned both the M.A. in Theological Studies and an advanced degree (Th.M.) in New Testament. William is passionate about helping people understand the Bible and its relevance for our life together as followers of Jesus. He and his wife Antoinette were married in our church in May 2024. William teaches a Bible Foundations Sunday School class for those who are new to church and the Bible, and Antoinette leads our Knit Wits (prayer shawl ministry) group. He and Antoinette make their home in Greenville with two cats, Miss Purdy and Mabel.

Elders

The members of our congregation are responsible for electing persons of wisdom and maturity of faith, who have demonstrated skills in leadership and who are compassionate in spirit, to discern and measure the church’s fidelity to the Word of God and to strengthen and nurture its faith and life. The pastor and these ruling elders form the governing council of our church called the Session. Elders currently serving a three-year term on the Session are appointed to lead and/or serve on one of five permanent committees, along with members of the congregation, which are tasked with helping the Session to carry out the church’s ministry faithfully, creatively, and effectively. Meet the elders currently serving on our Session.

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Beverly Moody, Antoinette Shepherd, Tommy Thomason, Mary Strom, Cindy Erexson, Cory Hedstrom

Clerk of Session: Beverly Moody

Worship and Commitment: Mary Strom, Cory Hedstrom

Strengthening the Church: Tommy Thomason, Antoinette Shepherd

Witness and Service: Cindy Erexson, Antoinette Shepherd

Building and Property: Cory Hedstrom, Beverly Moody

Stewardship and Finance: Beverly Moody, Tommy Thomason

Program Directors

Regina Lewis, Music Director & Accompanist

­­­Regina Lewis began serving our congregation as a fill-in accompanist in December 2024 and accepted the call to serve as our Music Director and accompanist in June 2025. Regina has devoted her life to sharing the gospel message through music and has previously served other churches as a Minister of Music and in Christian Education. Regina was born in Greenville and grew up in the Easley area. She graduated from Easley High and attended classes at Anderson University and the University of South Carolina. Regina realized very early in life that God had blessed her with a heart for music and a love of sharing her talents whenever asked.  As she has sought to follow God’s call upon her life, Regina has had the privilege of sharing in ministry in church settings, at Women’s Conferences, at the associational and state level conferences of the Southern Baptist Convention, at Glorietta Conference Center in New Mexico, and in partnership missions in England.

Regina believes that leading in worship is one of the most critical opportunities of her ministry.  It is her desire to help God’s people find their song to God — a song of praise, adoration, and true worship to God, for God inhabits the praise of His people. It is through praise and worship that we come before our God in reverence and experience a relationship with Him like no other. Regina is married to Rev. N. Richard (Dick) Lewis. The Lewis’ have 5 children, 7 grandchildren and (must mention) 2 Fur babies, all of whom bring great joy to their household.

Psalm 100 (NASB)
1 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Serve the Lord with jubilation; Come before Him with rejoicing. 3 Know that the Lord Himself is God;  It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving, And His courtyards with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. 5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting. And His faithfulness is to all generations.