Leadership
Helping Florence Flourish Staff
Chris Handley – Executive Director
Chris has been married to Dottie for 40 years. He served in Florence as associate pastor of First Presbyterian for nearly 20 years before taking the Executive Director position of Helping Florence. Chris’s passion is to see the Oneness of Christ’s body as well as the discipleship of those seeking to follow Jesus.
Helping Florence Flourish
chandley@helpingflorenceflourish.org
843-407-2417
Jeremy Emert- Associate Director
Jeremy is a husband to Courtney and dad to Olivia, Jude, and Lincoln. His family worships at First Presbyterian Church and has a deep love for the Florence community. Prior to serving as a ministry partner with Helping Florence Flourish, Jeremy and his family spent 11 years on the mission field in Zambia. Jeremy is passionate about strengthening families, uniting churches, and seeing revival spread throughout Florence.
Helping Florence Flourish
jemert@helpingflorenceflourish.org
emertfamily.org
Sydney Sprenger – Admin
Sydney is a single mother of a three year old son, KC. Her family worships at Faith Chapel where she serves on the Praise & Worship team. Sydney has a heart to serve the community and has her own nonprofit, Fear To Faith, that walks with young women facing adversity. Sydney is passionate about seeing a young adult revival across Florence and connecting the community to become one.
Helping Florence Flourish
ssprenger@helpingflorenceflourish.org
Helping Florence Flourish Board Members
(Chris)topher Handley is the Executive Director) of Helping Florence Flourish and attends the Church at Sandhurst His contact information is chandley@helpingflorenceflourish.org and 843-407-2417
Joyce Black (Vice President) is an associate at the Leatherman Senior center and a member of Savannah Grove Baptist Church. She can be reached at joyceblacksc@aol.com
Ken Burgess (Treasurer) is Chief Performance Officer at HopeHealth and a member of St John’s Anglican Church. He can be reached at kburgess@hope-health.org
Bill Cain is a retired Presbyterian Pastor in ECO (A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians) and attends First Presbyterian Church. He can be reached at wvcain50@gmail.com
Sonyetta Cooper is a foster parent and teacher and attends Kingdom Impact Next Generation Worship Center in Timmonsville. She can be reached at sonyettacooper843@yahoo.com
Kelsey Goodson is a veteran and pastor of Strong Tower Christian Ministry. He can be reached at kmgoodson80@yahoo.com
Michael Hawkins is associate athletic director at FMU and attends First Presbyterian Church. He can be reached at MHawkins@Fmarion.Edu
Connie Mason her vocation has centered around workforce development and she attends Lamb’s Chapel. She can be reached at cconnie1connections@gmail.com.
Marion Ford is retired and serves on several local boards. He attends Savannah Grove Baptist Church. He can be reached at mford5@sc.rr.com.
Regina Peterson is a chaplain and McLeod Hospital and attends The Assembly. She can be reached at ginafayebiz@gmail.com
Below is a list of local leaders who generously donate their time and efforts in order to help see Florence Flourish!
Lethonia Barnes – Savannah Grove Baptist
McCall Baptist Church, Pastor
HFF Oneness Embraced Choir director and Team member
Chris Canfield – First Presbyterian
Owner/Art Director at Candesign
HFF web designer
Anne Chapman – Greenwood Baptist
Former HFF City Wide Prayer Gathering Coordinator
John Collins – Grace Baptist, Pastor
HFF Team member & Education Focus Group Leader
Jimmie Deas – New Life Church, Pastor
HFF Focus Group Leader
Jolly Ehiabhi (City Wide Prayer Gathering Coordinator)
Abundant Life Church
Erik Marechal – First Presbyterian
Owner McLean/Marechal Nationwide
HFF team member
Bo Myers – Sandhurst Church
Assistant Florence County Coroner
HFF Restoration of Family Focus Group Leader and Board Secretary
Adam Richardson – Sandhurst Church, Pastor
HFF team member
Calvin Robinson – Pastor
Trinity Baptist Church
Louanne Stewart – Calvary Baptist and Florence Baptist Association
HFF team member
Matt Walton – Trinity Presbyterian
HFF Team Member
Wilbert White – Ambassadors for Christ, Pastor
HFF Team Member
Jai Jai Spann – NewSpring
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