Church Staff

Address:211 North Main Street
Greenwood, SC 29646
Telephone:(864) 229-7551
Fax:(864) 942-9753
General E-mail:churchoffice@msumc1.org



Phil Thrailkill, Senior Pastor

Pastor Phil Thrailkill comes to us from St. Luke UMC in Hartsville, SC.  Pastor Thrailkill was born on July 26, 1953 in Florence, South Carolina and is the oldest of three brothers and one sister. He married his college sweetheart, Lori Furches, on August 7, 1976 and they have two children: Daniel (age 29, a banker) and Ellen (age 27, a dentist). He received his B.A., with honors, from Wake Forest University in 1975 and his M. Div., with honors, from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in 1979/1984. He was Ordained as a Deacon in the South Carolina Annual Conference in June 1977, and as an Elder in the South Carolina Annual Conference in June 1984.

   Contact Pastor Thrailkill at (864) 229-7551 or phil.thrailkill@msumc1.org.

Larry Moore, Director of Music Ministries

Larry Moore has been Director of Music Ministries since November of 2007.  Prior to coming to Main Street, Larry was Director of Music at First United Methodist Church in Modesto, California and a Project Manager for Activant Solutions, located in Livermore, California. Although Larry and his family spent 12 years in Northern California, he is a native of South Carolina, born in Charleston.  Larry has a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, NC, a Certificate in Project Management from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Worship Studies from the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Orange Park, FL.  Larry's wife, Martha, has a PhD in Psychology from Cappella University and is a Mental Health Clinician for Mission Health Systems in Asheville.  Their family includes son, Caleb, daughter, Grace, son-in-law, Adam and grandson, Noah.

                            Contact Larry Moore at (864) 229-7551 or larry.moore@msumc1.org.

Josh Harrington, Organist


Josh Harrington is the organist at Main Street.  Josh joined the staff of Main Street in January of 2014.  Josh is a student at Presbyterian College in Clinton majoring in Music Education with a concentration in organ.   He plans to pursue a career in choral conducting.


 Contact Josh Harrington at (864) 229-7551 or josh.harrington@msumc1.org.

Kathy Kelly, Program Coordinator

Kathy Kelly joined the staff of Main Street United Methodist Church in September of 1987 as a Children's Program Coordinator.  Kathy moved from this part-time position to the full-time position of Program Coordinator in July of 1996.  Kathy earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education from Winthrop College in 1978 and taught in the Lexington School District for two years before starting a family.  Kathy has a passion for missions and has served at Salkehatchie Summer Service camps since 1997.  She has also traveled with mission teams to Honduras and to the Mississippi coast following hurricane Katrina.  Kathy is married to Jim Kelly.  Their family includes sons, Wesley, Patrick, and Jeremy, daughters-in-law, Lauren and Cass, and three granddaughters, Selah, Moriah, and Clara.

                            Contact Kathy Kelly at (864) 229-7551 or kathy.kelly@msumc1.org.

Phil Saunders, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries.

Phil is originally from South Boston, VA but most recently resided in Harrisonburg, VA where he graduated from James Madison University in 2011. While in college, Phil obtained his degree in Media Arts & Design, as well as a minor in Theater and Dance. He joined the staff at First Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg post-graduation as the Youth Program Assistant after volunteering and interning in the Youth Ministry there. Phil has a passion for missions and pushing youth to accept new challenges in their walk with Christ.

                            Contact Phil Saunders at (864) 229-7551 or youth@msumc1.org.

Lee Robirds, Congregational Nurse

Lee Robirds serves the congregation of Main Street United Methodist Church as the Congregational Nurse.  Lee earned a BA in Social Work from the University of Arkansas in 1974 and a Masters of Social Work degree in 1975.  In 1994 Lee was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Lander University.  Lee joined the staff of Main Street in November of 2003 having previously worked at the St. Louis Regional Center for Developmental Disabilities and the Children's Hospital Developmental Center.  Lee is also part of the staff at Greenwood Internal Medicine, working alongside her husband, Dr. Mark Robirds.  Lee and Mark's family include daughters, Darcy and Lauren, son, Nathan, and daughter-in-law, Katie.

                            Contact Lee Robirds at (864) 229-7551 or lee.robirds@msumc1.org.

Emmie Burns, Administrative Assistant


Emmie Burns officially joined the church staff as Church Secretary in June of 1998 but since she was raised at Main Street she says it was much more like coming home.  Emmie is not only responsible for overseeing all office work and producing the weekly service bulletin and newsletter but is the first person most people (both members and visitors) see when they enter the church Monday through Friday.  Emmie is married to her high school sweetheart, Jimmy.  Emmie and Jimmy have two grown children, Elizabeth and Joey, and are proud grandparents of Drew, Emma Pearl, and Ruby Parrish.

                            Contact Emmie Burns at (864) 229-7551 or emmie.burns@msumc1.org.

Linda Miller, Financial Secretary


Linda Miller joined Main Street's staff in August, 2013 as our part-time Financial Secretary.





   Contact Linda Miller at (864) 229-7551 or linda.miller@msumc1.org.

Jo Patterson, Part-time Office Assistant

 
Jo Patterson join the staff in June, 2014 as our part-time office assistant. She is married to Gary and they are the parents of Ryan and Kyle.

                         Contact Jo Patterson at (864) 229-7551 or jo.patterson@msumc1.org.

Scott Parham, Building Superintendent

                         Contact Scott Parham at (864) 229-7551 or scott.parham@msumc1.org.

Benny Lewis, Building Caretaker

 







Michael Fisher, Building Caretaker

 







Allison Wooten, Mud Pies Director

 



















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