Pastor Frank Honeycutt

Pastor Honeycutt and his wife, Cindy, have three children—Hannah, Marta, and Lukas.
Pastor Frank graduated from Clemson University in 1979 with a degree in Elementary and Special Education; from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS) in 1985 with a Master of Divinity; and from Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) in 1998 with a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching.

Pastor Honeycutt, who served 18 years in the Virginia Synod (Stephens City and Abingdon) before accepting a call to Ebenezer in 2003, is the author of five books and many articles in various journals, including The Lutheran magazine. Two new books by Pastor Frank will be published by Augsburg Fortress in 2008—Marry a Pregnant Virgin: Unusual Bible Stories for New and Curious Christians (Spring) and Sanctified Living: More than Grace and Forgiveness (Fall). The latter book is in the “Lutheran Voices” series.

LEARN MORE about Pastor Frank’s books at this web link.

Pastor Frank is an avid hiker (he has completed the 2100-mile Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia) and enjoys annual long-distance bicycling trips on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
“My passion for ministry is sharing the gospel with folk who have given up on Jesus and his church. I write most sermons with the skeptic in mind, assuming the presence of much more doubt and questioning in the pews each Sunday than many are willing to admit.”

Click to e-mail Pastor Honeycutt at fhoneycutt@ebenezerlutheran.org.

James H. Johnson, Minister of Music

Jim is a graduate of Wittenberg University with Bachelor of Music and Master of Sacred Music degrees. An Associate in Ministry, he served Lutheran congregations in New York, Illinois, and North Carolina before coming to Ebenezer in 1991. In addition to being organist, he directs six vocal and instrumental choirs, conducts the annual Music Camp for children and youth, and is concert coordinator for the Patrons and Friends of the Arts Concert Series. A charter member of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, Jim has held several offices in Region II of that organization. Click to e-mail Jim at jimj@ebenezerlutheran.org

Ken Robbins, Music Associate

Ken Robbins received his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Newberry College in 1974, after transferring from Wittenburg University. He received his Masters of Music Education from the The University of South Carolina in1983. Ken has served as Director of Bands at Spring Valley High School and E. L. Wright Middle School, both in Columbia; at St. Andrew’s Parish High School, and C. E. Williams Middle School, both in Charleston. Additionally, Ken has served as Music Director, Town Theatre, Columbia, SC; and at Summer Music Camps as teacher and conductor including: Foothills Music Camp, Maryville, Tennessee; Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC; Leadership Camp, Columbia, SC. He holds professional memberships in the South Carolina Music Educators Association, Music Educators National Conference, Phi Beta Mu National Band Fraternity, former member, National Band Association, former member, American School Band Director’s Association, former member, South Carolina Band Director’s Association, and American Guild of Organists, former member. Click to e-mail Ken at krobbins@ebenezerlutheran.org

Jami Sprankle, Director of Faith Formation for Youth & Children

Jami Sprankle comes to Ebenezer from Chapin High School where she taught Biology and Drama. She is married to Jason Sprankle. They have 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Jami has experience teaching children of all ages through her work at museums, zoos, theatres, and more. Jami grew up in Lexington, SC and served as Youth Ministry at Lexington United Methodist Church, where she was active not only on the local level, but also as a leader at state conference events. Jami has sung in church for as long as she can remember with her last stint being as a cantor and vocal scholar at St. Martins in the Field Episcopal Church. She has worked with over 200 species of animals and finds that along with music and the wonders of the family dynamic, living things are her quickest path to seeing God in everyday life. Jami enjoys family music time, reading, travel and putting stuff in the ground for God to grow. She exercises her creative muscles through theatrical performance and production, writing and composing, and various visual arts. She is very excited to be here! Click to e-mail Jami at jsprankle@ebenezerlutheran.org

Diane M. Oliver, Administrative Associate

Diane joined the staff in 1988 as Program Coordinator and was later named Programming Specialist. She has served as Administrative Associate since 1997. Diane graduated from USC with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Click to e-mail Diane at doliver@ebenezerlutheran.org

Amy Rollings, Church Secretary

Amy has served on and off as our temporary church secretary since 2002 but is excited to be here now in a full time capacity.  Amy recently graduated from Columbia College with a Bachelor of Music degree in both Vocal Performance and Music Education with a piano emphasis. Known around the community as a performer in both opera and musical theatre, Amy was most-recently seen in the production of Mozart’s opera Cosi fan tutte in the comical role of Dorabella.  In the future, Amy wishes to pursue graduate school in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy. Click to e-mail Amy at arollings@ebenezerlutheran.org

Wendy Isgett, Accountant

Wendy Isgett is our Financial Accountant. She is a member of First Baptist Church of Lexington. She is from Darlington, SC, where her parents and in-laws still reside. She is married to Robbie Isgett and has one son, Dylan. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in Accounting, and she has her Certified Public Accountant License. Wendy likes to jog and play with her son, Dylan. Click to e-mail Wendy at wisgett@ebenezerlutheran.org