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Ray Mims, Senior Pastor
Ray Mims initially came to Bellview as interim Pastor in July 1993. He has faithfully served as Senior Pastor since November 7, 1993. Ray has been married to Christy Duncan Mims for 32 years. They have 2 daughters and are also blessed with 3 precious grandchildren.
He was called to preach in 1988. After working for Milliken Research Corp. for 10 years, Ray began his preparation for ministry at Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute in Hendersonville, NC. He has also received credit hours from Luther Rice Seminary through their extension correspondence program.
Ray preaches expository Biblical sermons with practical applications. One of his spiritual gifts is exhortation, encouraging Christians to live victorious lives while faithfully serving the Lord. He possesses a passion for seeing people saved and developed into mature Christians.
Pastor Ray enjoys deer hunting, golfing, racing and fishing.
John Pierce, Minister of Youth
John Pierce is married to Tanya and they have two pre-school age daughters.
He was ordained in March of 2006. John has served as a youth pastor and/or youth director since May 1999. He has an Associate's Degree in Biblical studies and has plans to continue his education. His skills include planning and conducting Bible studies, counseling children, youth and adults concerning salvation and other spiritual matters. He has experience in planning and supervising activities for children and youth. He has the ability to assist the senior pastor in visitation and preaching when needed. John enjoys planning special events such as trips, camps, service projects and mission trips.
Vicki Montjoy, Worship Leader
Vicki has been serving the Lord as Worship Leader of Bellview since March, 2005. She is also employed by SRMC, serving as a Physical Therapist Assistant Her husband, Johnny plays the drums in the Praise Band. They have two sons, Josh and Jonathan, and also enjoy two precious granddaughters.
Angie Sugalski, Ministry Assistant
Angie has been Ministry Assistant since December 2003. She is a graduate of Southern Wesleyan University in Central, SC. Angie served in the U.S. Marine Corps for nine years as an Administrative Chief, Personnel Supervisor and Legal Chief having attained the rank of Sergeant. Angie's husband is Brian and she has two sons, Nick and Michael.
Angie enjoys doing volunteer work for the Woodruff Area Habitat for Humanity and spending quality time with her family.
Tom Rogers, Janitorial Services
Tom has been on staff at Bellview since February, 2007, prior to working at Bellview, he was employed for three years with both Greenville and Spartanburg County school systems. He also retired from U.S. Airways wtih 35 years of Service during which he lived and worked in nine different cities. He has four children and eight grandchildren.
Tom enjoys spending time with his family and teaching in our pre-school Sunday School department. He also works with our audio-visual during our worship services, assisting in the audio, visual aid, and recording of our worship services.