Our Staff
Becca Brown
Executive Director
becca@statesboroworship.church
Becca has been a resident of Statesboro for 17 years and is a graduate of Georgia Southern University. She is married to her husband, Cameron, and they have three children. Becca has been serving in ministry since 2004 and has a passion for people to not only understand the Good News of the Gospel, but to experience the life changing freedom that a personal relationship with Christ brings. She was the first staff position hired by Statesboro Worship, as the Executive Director. She wears a bunch of different hats in her role, but ultimately strives to help all areas of the church come together to live out our mission, which is to be a joyful family that exists to glorify God and make disciples through His Word. Outside of her role at the church, she loves spending quality time with her family and friends, trips to the lake or beach, and supporting the GS Eagles!
Clay Boerner
Interim Director of Student Ministries (Part Time)
clay@statesboroworship.church
Clay was born and raised in Statesboro, GA and is a graduate of Georgia Southern University. Clay has served in different roles within Student Ministry for the last 8 years. He currently serves in a part time role as our Interim Director of Student Ministry, while working full time as a Commercial Insurance Agent for BBWH Insurers. Clay is married to his wife, Jena, and they met through serving together in Student Ministry. He is an avid golfer, college football fan, and an active member of Statesboro's Recovery Community. Clay is passionate about sharing the Gospel with Middle and High School students and developing leaders within the church.
Jodie Hendrix
Director of Children’s Ministries (Part Time)
jodie@statesboroworship.church
Jodie came on staff as the Children's Director in October of 2023. She has been serving in children’s ministry for over 10 years and loves to be a part of planting seeds of faith and watching God grow it into something big! It makes her day to see children eager to learn about Jesus and put their faith into action! Jodie loves being a part of Statesboro Worship because the people feel like family to her. Jodie has lived in Statesboro her whole life and has been married to her high school sweetheart, Greg Hendrix, for over 30 years. They have 4 children together and 1 son in law. When she is not at work, Jodie enjoys being outdoors and spending time with her family on their farm.
Gina Taormina
Bookkeeper (Part Time)
gina@statesboroworship.church
Gina is a Statesboro native. She is a graduate of Georgia State University and Georgia Southern University where she earned a masters in business administration and a masters in healthcare administration. Gina has served as treasurer for the Georgia Society of Respiratory Care and East Georgia Medical Managers Association as well as being a registered respiratory therapist and performing many healthcare administrative roles. She began as a volunteer with Statesboro Worship and currently works part time as bookkeeper in addition to her full time role as the Office Administrator for The Neurological Center of East Georgia. Gina is married to her husband, Michael, and together they have 5 children. She enjoys traveling, spending time with loved ones, and growing in her relationships with the Lord and her Christian family.
Jill Vickery
Administrative Assistant (Part Time)
jill@statesboroworship.church
Jill is a life long resident of Statesboro. She’s married to Bill and has three children, Cash (20), Carson (18) and Cannon (14). As the Administrative Assistant she takes care of many of our day to day administrative needs, visitor follow up, and helping people plug in to serve within our church. Outside of work, Jill loves to plan events, go to the beach, travel and spend time with her family. If you’re looking to get involved in our church, Jill would love to help you get plugged in!
Kate Yaughn
Director of Media and Communications (Part Time)
kate@statesboroworship.church
Kate is a Statesboro native and a recent graduate of Mercer University where she earned her Bachelors in Business Administration with focuses on Marketing and Accounting. As Director of Media and Communication she handles our print and media publications as well as audiovisual technology. Outside of work, Kate loves to bake, read, visit friends around the state, and volunteer with Fostering Families, a local nonprofit serving families and children in foster care.
Drew McIlrath
Student Ministry Coordinator
drew@statesboroworship.church
Drew is from Effingham County and has previously served on staff with Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is leading our Student Ministry, and he has a heart to see young people be discipled and help grow them in their faith. This school year, Drew will work closely beside Clay and Becca to learn the inner workings of our youth program.
Provisional Trustees Board
Chair: George Rountree
George@br-firm.com
Warren Ball
wwballfarms@gmail.com
Brin Hubbard
bh@hubbardhudson.com
Abby Eckles
abby.eckles@gmail.com
Joe Lanier
joe@southauctiongroup.com
Bill Hatcher
billhat@frontiernet.net
Ricky Turner
drturner11@yahoo.com
Don Marsh
dwmsurveyor@yahoo.com
Tommy David
ftdavid7@gmail.com
Ike Hubbard
ihubbard@bulloch.net
John Roach
johnroach2019@gmail.com
Max Manack
mmana340@gmail.com
William Sellers
ww_sellers@yahoo.com
Anthony Waters
awaters@lawaters.com
Lisa Minick
lucyminick@gmail.com
Pastoral Care
If you need a conversation with a pastor, we have two resources available:
Rev. Larry Bird
Retired Pastor volunteering with pastoral care and some preaching.
birdnest787@gmail.com
Becca Brown
Executive Director
becca@statesboroworship.church