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Our Team

Don Peppers

Board Member

I am excited to join the HOPE Missions Board of Directors because I believe this opportunity is truly a gift from God. Serving the people of Anderson County alongside and learning from Dave Phillips and Zoe Hale is an honor. I look forward to helping advance the full vision of HOPE Missions and supporting the transformative work it brings to our community.

Bruce Forbes

Board member

Helping HOPE Missions take their ministry to the next level is exciting and needed for the betterment for all of Anderson. I’ve been serving our homeless neighbors in the Upstate since 1999, including Place of Hope, SHARE, and our Upstate CoC. I’m blessed to be a part of this team!

Ernie Galloway

Treasurer

I am excited to have the opportunity to serve the Anderson community and especially those who are struggling with homelessness. I look forward to working with the board and showing those in the community that God loves everyone.

Angel Williams

Board Member

Pending Angel’s statement

John Boyte Jr.

HOPE Restart Program Director

“Working alongside the team at HOPE Missions is an incredible blessing. By sharing the love of Christ—through both actions and words, proclaiming the good news of who Jesus is, what He has done, and the promises He offers to all who call on and follow Him—I am being shaped in profound ways. As I serve and love others with Christ’s love, I am coming to know Him more deeply and seeing the beauty of who He is more clearly, especially in the work we do together at HOPE Missions.”

Zoe Hale

Chief Operating Officer

It’s a joy to be part of a team serving those who are housing insecure to keep or move them into stable, affordable housing. Each housing or homeless recovery journey is unique and takes a different path.

Julie Huber

Secretary

My favorite thing about serving our friends at Honey’s Place is the relationships that we are building with some of our neighbors that we would have never met otherwise.

Norman Epps

Board Member

It is an honor and a privilege to be a part of Hope Missions of the Upstate. God is great and he has led me to be a part of this great team serving those in need in our community.

Dave Phillips

CEO, Executive Director

It’s a joy to be part of a mission serving the least, the lost, and the lonely in our community.

Staff

Racheal Sheffield

AU Intern

I decided to work with Hope Missions in Anderson, SC because I’ve always had a heart for serving others and wanted to be part of something bigger than myself. Seeing the way Hope Missions meets people right where they are and helps them find stability and encouragement really spoke to me. I knew this was a place where I could use my gifts to make a real difference in people’s […]

Maddie Stubbs

AU Intern

I picked hope missions so i could be a light in the darkness!! I love serving others through the Lord and being the light of what may be a dark time or situation for them!

Izzy Amador

AU Intern

My name is Izzy Amador and I am a freshman at Anderson University pursuing Christian studies with a concentration in missions and women’s ministry. The Lord provided for me the opportunity to intern here so that I could be engaged in practical ministry and get the chance to love on such a vibrant community! My favorite part of Hope Missions is how intentional they are to make every person who […]

Ernie Galloway

Treasurer

I am excited to have the opportunity to serve the Anderson community and especially those who are struggling with homelessness. I look forward to working with the board and showing those in the community that God loves everyone.

Kenneth Cruz

AU Intern

I chose Hope missions to explore my calling to ministry, I’ve always had a heart of service so being able to do this is an opportunity I’m very grateful for!

Carlie Hudson

AU Intern

I chose HOPE because I love to serve the people of God. Serving is a way that I can love people, even if they feel undeserving of it!

Christina McEwen

AU Intern

I joined HOPE Missions because I have a personal connection with people experiencing homelessness.

Kline Matthews

Day Shelter Manager

I am reminded daily that God has called us to Love. This word love is a spiritual love that can only come from Christ, who first loved us. We of this world do not know how to love. But God, put His love into action by sending Jesus to a lost and dying world. We can look around and see those in need of this spiritual love. Love that has no strings attached and is unconditional. Whether we have a roof over our head or not, we are all the same. We all need Jesus to fill the hole in our hearts and heal our pain.

Gwynn Johnson

Case Manager

Freda Mitchell

Bookkeeper

Freda Mitchell is the Bookkeeper at HOPE Missions

Shayna Rochester

Case Manager

I love Hope Missions because it changes lives. As someone that needed the services HOPE missions offered in order to rebuild my life, I am so honored to be able to help provide those same services to others in need.

John Boyte Jr.

HOPE Restart Program Director

“Working alongside the team at HOPE Missions is an incredible blessing. By sharing the love of Christ—through both actions and words, proclaiming the good news of who Jesus is, what He has done, and the promises He offers to all who call on and follow Him—I am being shaped in profound ways. As I serve and love others with Christ’s love, I am coming to know Him more deeply and seeing the beauty of who He is more clearly, especially in the work we do together at HOPE Missions.”

Kaelin Degennaro

Case Manager

I chose HOPE Missions because I have a passion for helping others and this place is all about loving one another and helping those most in need! 

Katy Wynne

AU Intern

After one shift of volunteering, I was amazed by the impact that HOPE Missions has on the community! This made me want to learn more about people experiencing homelessness and find ways that I could help!

Regina Whitfield

SCSEP

I chose HOPE Missions because I love to help people and serve!

Grady Mayfield

SCSEP

I like to help our unfortunate guests and show them the love of Christ.

Mallie Wheeler

SCSEP

I love HOPE Missions because I am able to bring a smile to people’s faces and be an encouragement to others. I can share my love of Christ and touch our guests at a more deeper and meaningful level. 

Debbie Antoine

Homeless Services Specialist

HOPE missions is all about spreading Christ’s love and HOPE to our community! Everyday we have the opportunity to make a positive impact helping others who are going through adversity. I have the pleasure of sharing my love of Christ with others and seeing lives transformed. It truly is a testament to God’s amazing, merciful, and enduring love!

Steve Fortson

Day Shelter Support

HOPE Missions helped me when I was homeless, gave me a job, and now I can help others.

Tricia McDougald

Care Coordinator

Graeme Moon

Housing Services Navigator

I love serving at HOPE Missions because I get to be part of a team that is dedicated to showing the hope and love of Jesus to everyone we meet. Everyone is special and loved by God, and through intentional serving, we are able to remind our folks of that truth.

Resources
23 September

Second Harvest Food Bank
08 March

Anderson Community Resource Guide