Meet the Interns | Kairos 2016

This summer we have 26 Kairos interns working in various ministries at Grace Church. Keep reading to learn a little bit more about these guys. Visit our Kairos website for more information about internships at Grace Church.

 

Erin Batson
From: Powdersville, SC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Nursing
Year in school: Rising Sophomore
Interning with: Central Children’s and Care Ministries
FUN FACT: Lip Gloss is my favorite song.

Jacob Benito
From: Winder, GA
Attends: Anderson University
Major: Business: Accounting & Finance/Econ
Year in School: Rising Junior
Interning with: Human Resources
FUN FACT: I’ve been skydiving!

Audrey Birchfield
From: Powdersville, SC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Communication Studies
Year in School: Rising Junior
Interning with: Powdersville Campus
FUN FACT: I love to travel, and I met my current roommate in Israel.

Hunter Burgess
From: Easley, SC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Biology
Year in School: Rising Senior
Interning with: Culturally Engaged and Communications
FUN FACT: My mom fell down a flight of stairs at my Junior Beta Club induction ceremony in eighth grade.

Rachel Burts
From: Anderson, SC
Attends: Anderson University
Major: Early Childhood Education
Year in School: Rising Senior
Interning with: Anderson Campus
FUN FACT: Coffee puts me to sleep, so I drink it at night.

Walker Calhoun
From: Greenville, SC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Communication Studies
Year in School: Rising Senior
Interning with: Care Ministries
FUN FACT: The sound of balloons popping terrifies me and I can talk in a really really high-pitched voice.

Hayley Cheek
From: Powdersville, SC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Nursing
Year in School: Rising Sophomore
Interning with: Pelham Student Ministry
FUN FACT: I was once stranded in Switzerland with no money and nowhere to go or stay (but only for a day).

Ashby Clark
From: Powdersville, SC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Secondary Education
Year in School: Rising Junior
Interning with: Worship
FUN FACT: I lived in Korea for two years as a kid.

Kyle Delk
From: Orlando, FL
Attends: Covenant College
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Business, Econ and Sports Administration
Year in School: Rising Junior
Interning with: Video
FUN FACT: When I was 12 I was on the intro for SportsNation on ESPN because of a basketball trick shot I made.

Kelsey Ellis
From: Savannah, GA
Attends: Furman University
Major: English
Year in School: Graduating May 2016
Interning with: Pelham Student Ministry
FUN FACT: I collect MLB gear and have a t-shirt from almost all of the 30 teams. I’m not even really a baseball fan, I just kinda started getting shirts and never stopped. Ironically, I’m still missing the Braves, and I don’t live far from Atlanta.

Blake Ferguson
From: Taylors, SC
Attends: North Greenville University
Major: Contemporary Worship & Arts Leadership
Year in School: Graduating May 2016
Interning with: Audio/Visual
FUN FACT: I like dogs.

Alicia Fox
From: Charlottesville, VA
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Biological Sciences
Year in School: Rising Senior
Interning with: Downtown Children’s Ministry
FUN FACT: I have never been able to whistle or snap.

Meg Gillogly
From: Waxhaw, NC
Attends: Furman University
Major: English and Psychology
Year in School: Rising Senior
Interning with: Downtown Student Ministry
FUN FACT: I use to own a racehorse named patience.

Jordan Hemphill
From: Rock Hill, SC
Attends: Furman University
Major: Elementary Ed/Poverty Studies
Year in School: Rising Senior
Interning with: Culturally Engaged
FUN FACT: My first ever flight was this past May to Israel.

Drew Huskey
From: North Augusta, SC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Secondary Ed/English
Year in School: Rising Junior
Interning with: Spartanburg Student Ministry
FUN FACT: On July 4th when I was 11 my parents told me not to hold a Roman candle and I did anyway. It blew up in my hand and I had to have surgery. To repair it they put pig skin on parts of it so I have a piece of an animal forever on my body.

Tiffany Hwang
From: Simpsonville, SC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Psychology
Year in School: Rising Senior
Interning with: Harrison Bridge Campus
FUN FACT: I skydived in Florida.

Kendall Korey
From: Tampa, FL
Attends: Furman University
Major: Elementary Ed/Spanish
Year in School: Rising Senior
Interning with: Pelham Children’s Ministry
FUN FACT: I have an unhealthy obsession with journals!

Lauren Marshall
From: Simpsonville, SC
Attends: Anderson University
Major: Graphic Design
Year in School: Rising Senior
Interning with: Communications
FUN FACT: When I was 16, a week after I got my braces off, I decided to join an airsoft gun tournament with my 11 year old brother and his friends. This ended in my front tooth being shot out. I was very mature, I know.

Luke Martin
From: Orlando, FL
Attends: Anderson University
Major: Christian Ministry
Year in School: Graduating May 2016
Interning with: Anderson Campus
FUN FACT: I once owned a pet rabbit named Mr. Wrinkles. He was wrinkly.

Wil Price
From: Stuart, FL
Attends: Florida Atlantic University
Major: Linguistics
Year in School: Rising Sophomore
Interning with: Pelham & Español Student Ministry
FUN FACT: I was the drummer and background vocalist for my friends’ and my band, “The Limes,” in high school.

Jordan Reid
From: Georgetown, SC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: English
Year in School: Rising Senior
Interning with: Audio/Visual
FUN FACT:  I am 1 of 7 children. (And all our names start with J.)

Kayleigh Sunderman
From: Charlotte, NC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Psychology
Year in School: Rising Junior
Interning with: Worship
FUN FACT: I have been stung by a stingray….and survived. (Almost thankful for the stingray cause I have an interesting fact now 😉

Hudson Tankersley
From: Gastonia, NC
Attends: North Greenville University
Major: Contemporary Worship Arts & Leadership
Year in School: Rising Junior
Interning with: Worship
FUN FACT: I can make Mourning Dove calls with my hands.

Bethany Trotter
From: Powdersville, SC
Attends: Greenville Technical College
Major: Undecided
Interning with: Harrison Bridge Campus
FUN FACT:  I can rap.

Gracin Watson
From: Spartanburg, SC
Attends: Clemson University
Major: Political Science/Communication
Year in School: Graduating December 2016
Interning with: Communications
FUN FACT: I have my solo pilots license, meaning I can pilot a plane with no passengers, and am working on obtaining my full private license.

Sarah White
From: North Augusta, SC
Attends: Valdosta State University
Major: Communication Disorders & Sciences
Year in School: Rising Sophomore I
Interning with: Mosaic & Pelham Children’s Ministry
FUN FACT:  My dream job when I was little was to be a cashier at a grocery store.

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