Senior Staff
Shelton P. Sanford, III
Senior Pastor | Email
Dr. Shelton P. Sanford is a native of Macon, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University with a Bachelors Degree in Business and Finance and attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS where he earned his Master of Divinity Degree and Doctor of Ministry Degree.
Dr. Sanford has served three pastorates in the Presbyterian Church in America – Thomson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Centreville, MS, Faith Presbyterian Church in Brookhaven, MS, and Westminster Presbyterian Church in Rock Hill, SC where he has now been for 25 years. He has served several terms as chairman of the Mission to the World Committee of the General Assembly of the PCA. He also serves on the Board of Christ’s College, a liberal arts college in Taipei, Taiwan. Dr. Sanford teaches in the D. Min. program at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC.
Dr. Sanford was married to Anne Burns Sanford until her death in 2006. He has three grown children – Connie, Lucy and Palmer -- and two grandchildren – Will McIntyre and Burns Brazzell. Dr. Sanford recently married Mary Ann Embry Crowell of Rock Hill. Mary Ann has one daughter, Mollye. The Sanfords consider themselves extremely blessed to have such a wonderful family.
Sheldon S. MacGillivray
Executive Pastor | Email
Sheldon is a native of Toronto, Canada. He has a heart for the church to be a place where God’s word is the source of hope for everyday life. As Executive Pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church he leads the ministry staff and ministries.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from Cedarville University and his Master of Divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. While studying at RTS he met and married Alissa. Sheldon began his ministry with Mission to North America assisting in planting a church in Toronto Canada. He has served as a College and Singles pastor in Washington DC and was a Senior Pastor in Alabama. He was the Director of the Columbia Campus and Extension Sites for Erskine Theological Seminary and then served as the Executive Pastor in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Sheldon and Alissa have four children, Ashleigh, Andrew, Sidney and Stephanie. The MacGillivray family loves biking, hiking, tubing, boating, reading, sleeping, laughing and eating and so much more.
Bill McCutchen
Pastor of Shepherding Ministries | Email
Originally from the Carolinas, Bill has often said that being at Westminster is like being back at home, for his ministry has taken his family to places like Hawaii, Memphis, and the North Carolina mountains. Bill and his wife Lisa have been at Westminster since November 2005, working in the church's shepherding ministries. He works with the elders, provides pastoral care to our members, preaches on the preaching team, leads men's groups, and teaches classes. Bill and Lisa have three great sons: Will, Zach, and Matthew.
Don Piers
Born in Holland, Michigan and raised in South Florida, Don received his Bachelor's of Music Education at Jacksonville University and a Masters in Church Music from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. Prior to serving at Westminster, Don served as a middle and high school music teacher; the music director at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, Florida; and the music director at Kendall Presbyterian Church in Miami, Florida. Don and his wife Robyn have been at Westminster since 1995 and enjoy the fellowship of their three grown children: DJ, Kathryn, and Jason.Dick Spatola
Prior to arriving at Westminster, Dick served with the Navigators for over twenty-five years in the college ministry at Clemson and NC State, military ministry in Jacksonville, FL, and the church discipleship ministry all over the Carolinas. He has served at Westminster since 1998, originally as the Director of Discipleship. He and his wife Lois have four grown children, six grandchildren, and more on the way!Mike Cosner
Mike enjoys long walks on the beach with his wife Chrissy, playing The Legend of Zelda with his son Keenan, shooting hoops with his daughter Risse, and playing Pretty, Pretty Princess with his daughter Cadyn. Mike grew up in a small town outside of Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Geneva College with a BA in Christian Ministry and is currently pursuing his Masters degree at Reformed Theological Seminary. Mike is responsible for overseeing the Student Ministries from birth through high school. Mike and Chrissy have been working with students for the last fifteen years and LOVE it!
Tammie C. Phillips
