Southminster Presbyterian Church Staff


Jeffrey C. Clayton, Pastor

Ordained in 1982, Jeff Clayton received the call to become pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church on December 12, 1999. Pastor Clayton has diverse experience in pastoral ministry, including small church ministry, university ministry, as well as several positions in larger metropolitan areas. He received his B.A. from Duke University and his M.Div. from Yale Divinity School. He has also studied at the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pastor Clayton indicates that attention to beautiful and relevant worship of God, mission to fulfill Christ’s call to love our neighbors, and nurturing a compassionate, welcoming, dynamic common ministry are some of his priorities in ministry.

e-mail: jeffclayton@sbcglobal.net

Chad Herring, Associate Pastor

Chad attended Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, where he received a BA in Religious Studies in 1997. In 2000, Chad received his M.Div. from the University of Chicago Divinity school and entered their Ph.D. program in Theological Ethics. In 2004, after completing his doctoral qualifying exams, Chad studied as a chaplain at Rush University Medical Center and was asked in 2005 to join the staff of his own congregation as a pastoral intern. After receiving his call from Southminster in July 2005, Chad was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament. His doctoral studies are ongoing as he works to complete his dissertation in conjunction with his ministry here.


e-mail: caherring@sbcglobal.net




Lynn Tolson, Secretary

Lynn Tolson joined the Southminster staff in July, 2000. She brings wonderful organizational skills, a talent for designing our publications, skills in bookkeeping, and a pleasant personality and sense of humor to our office. Lynn is our full-time secretary and works Monday through Friday in our church office.


e-mail: ltolson@sbcglobal.net


Brett Terry, Director of Music

Brett brings a great depth of skill and gifts to the music ministry of our church. He is an accomplished and experienced organist, with over a decade of experience in several different churches. he is also talented as a choral director, and is a wonderful vocalist himself. He brings a fresh set of ideas and a great spirit to us.

e-mail: southminstermusic@rocketmail.com


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