Staff
Don Flowers, Jr. email
Pastor
Don Flowers has served as pastor of Providence Baptist Church since July 1997. Prior to coming to Charleston he served as Minister of Youth at First Baptist Church, Lenoir, NC and First Baptist Church, Greenville, SC. He is a native of Cherryville, North Carolina, and is a graduate of Wake Forest University, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Emory University.
"When you go to seminary, you dream of what a church might be like. Providence is as close to my dream as I may ever get. This is a loving, caring congregation where we have the freedom to try new things, ask tough questions, and do things in a different way — all the while knowing that you will be loved, no matter what the result."
In addition, Don serves as the Chair of the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. In the past he has served on the Coordinating Council of the SC Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, served with the Trident United Way and serves as a pool chaplain at MUSC Hospital. Don and his wife, Anita, are the parents of two daughters, Alison and Savannah. He enjoys playing golf, biking and being in, on, or near the water (but not while playing golf!)
David Woody email
Minister of Faith Development
Woody grew up in the mountains of Asheville, N.C., earned a B.A. in History from Furman University and M.Div. from the Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond.
Prior to coming to Charleston, he served as Youth Associate at First Baptist Church, Greenville, SC and as Minister with Youth and Families at Providence Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC. His responsibilities at Providence include Youth, Education, Missions, and “other activities deemed necessary.”
Woody enjoys cycling, watching and participating in sports, writing, and reading. Give him a good story and he’s hooked. His love though, is spending time with his daughters Brooks and Blair.
Deanna McBroom email
Minister of Music
Deanna McBroom serves as a part of the worship planning team, directs the Adult Choir, and helps to lead worship on a regular basis, supervising the other programs and staff of the music ministry. She has served as the part-time Minister of Music of Providence Baptist Church since its inception in 1995.
Deanna is also a professional concert/opera singer and has performed nationally and internationally with symphony orchestras and opera companies and in numerous recital appearances for over twenty years. She is a Professor of Music and Director of the Voice Program at The College of Charleston where she teaches studio voice lessons and various music classes. She also sees clients as a singing voice rehabilitation specialist with the Evelyn Trammell Center for Voice and Swallowing at the Medical University of SC.
Spending time with her family is very important to Deanna. Her husband Scott is a family counselor/minister/spiritual director who is very active in the life of Providence. Being a part of Providence is “the most exciting ‘church’ she’s ever done”. The Music Ministry is a vital and significant part of life and worship at Providence. Our talented, supportive, and loving folks make serving here both fun and meaningful!
Sandi Archambault email
Office Manager
A native of New England, Sandi is a graduate of Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York with a BFA in Advertising Design. With extensive prior experience as a graphic designer and board artist, Sandi serves many functions in the everyday church routine, including bookkeeper, newsletter designer, calendar coordinator and social secretary in an effort to keep the business of the church running smoothly. She has been with the church staff for over 9 years.
Outside of Providence Baptist, Sandi is President of the National Council of Jewish Women, Charleston Section, Treasurer of Synagogue Emanu-El Sisterhood and Publicity Chair of Hadassah. Sandi and her husband have one daughter, Stacy, who also lives in Charleston.
Laura Turner email
Organist
Laura Manning Turner is a Charleston native who has been a church pianist and/or organist for 30 years having started playing for churches when she was 13. She left the area to attend college at New York University earning B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in Musical Theatre concurrently. After graduating, she taught at the Connecticut Conservatory of Dance and Music, the University of Northern Iowa and also traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia where she was a visiting professor on American Theatre. Arriving there shortly after the "Iron Curtain" had come down, she was invited to an international Christian church and was amazed to see all the Christians who had continued to worship during the communist years even when it was a great risk to their lives. It was there that she re-found her faith realizing what a gift we as Americans have to practice any faith we choose.
Since 1994 she has been a theatre professor at the College of Charleston where she began the Theatre for Young Audiences program and a masters program preparing theatre teachers.She also has a specialty in musical theatre. She is a playwright and composer of many musicals for family audiences collaborating with her husband Les Turner, whom she met when they worked together as music ministry staff in 1994.
Don Flowers, Jr. email
Pastor
Don Flowers has served as pastor of Providence Baptist Church since July 1997. Prior to coming to Charleston he served as Minister of Youth at First Baptist Church, Lenoir, NC and First Baptist Church, Greenville, SC. He is a native of Cherryville, North Carolina, and is a graduate of Wake Forest University, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Emory University.
"When you go to seminary, you dream of what a church might be like. Providence is as close to my dream as I may ever get. This is a loving, caring congregation where we have the freedom to try new things, ask tough questions, and do things in a different way — all the while knowing that you will be loved, no matter what the result."
In addition, Don serves as the Chair of the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. In the past he has served on the Coordinating Council of the SC Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, served with the Trident United Way and serves as a pool chaplain at MUSC Hospital. Don and his wife, Anita, are the parents of two daughters, Alison and Savannah. He enjoys playing golf, biking and being in, on, or near the water (but not while playing golf!)
David Woody email
Minister of Faith Development
Woody grew up in the mountains of Asheville, N.C., earned a B.A. in History from Furman University and M.Div. from the Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond.
Prior to coming to Charleston, he served as Youth Associate at First Baptist Church, Greenville, SC and as Minister with Youth and Families at Providence Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC. His responsibilities at Providence include Youth, Education, Missions, and “other activities deemed necessary.”
Woody enjoys cycling, watching and participating in sports, writing, and reading. Give him a good story and he’s hooked. His love though, is spending time with his daughters Brooks and Blair.
Deanna McBroom email
Minister of Music
Deanna McBroom serves as a part of the worship planning team, directs the Adult Choir, and helps to lead worship on a regular basis, supervising the other programs and staff of the music ministry. She has served as the part-time Minister of Music of Providence Baptist Church since its inception in 1995.
Deanna is also a professional concert/opera singer and has performed nationally and internationally with symphony orchestras and opera companies and in numerous recital appearances for over twenty years. She is a Professor of Music and Director of the Voice Program at The College of Charleston where she teaches studio voice lessons and various music classes. She also sees clients as a singing voice rehabilitation specialist with the Evelyn Trammell Center for Voice and Swallowing at the Medical University of SC.
Spending time with her family is very important to Deanna. Her husband Scott is a family counselor/minister/spiritual director who is very active in the life of Providence. Being a part of Providence is “the most exciting ‘church’ she’s ever done”. The Music Ministry is a vital and significant part of life and worship at Providence. Our talented, supportive, and loving folks make serving here both fun and meaningful!
Sandi Archambault email
Office Manager
A native of New England, Sandi is a graduate of Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York with a BFA in Advertising Design. With extensive prior experience as a graphic designer and board artist, Sandi serves many functions in the everyday church routine, including bookkeeper, newsletter designer, calendar coordinator and social secretary in an effort to keep the business of the church running smoothly. She has been with the church staff for over 9 years.
Outside of Providence Baptist, Sandi is President of the National Council of Jewish Women, Charleston Section, Treasurer of Synagogue Emanu-El Sisterhood and Publicity Chair of Hadassah. Sandi and her husband have one daughter, Stacy, who also lives in Charleston.
Laura Turner email
Organist
Laura Manning Turner is a Charleston native who has been a church pianist and/or organist for 30 years having started playing for churches when she was 13. She left the area to attend college at New York University earning B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in Musical Theatre concurrently. After graduating, she taught at the Connecticut Conservatory of Dance and Music, the University of Northern Iowa and also traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia where she was a visiting professor on American Theatre. Arriving there shortly after the "Iron Curtain" had come down, she was invited to an international Christian church and was amazed to see all the Christians who had continued to worship during the communist years even when it was a great risk to their lives. It was there that she re-found her faith realizing what a gift we as Americans have to practice any faith we choose.
Since 1994 she has been a theatre professor at the College of Charleston where she began the Theatre for Young Audiences program and a masters program preparing theatre teachers.She also has a specialty in musical theatre. She is a playwright and composer of many musicals for family audiences collaborating with her husband Les Turner, whom she met when they worked together as music ministry staff in 1994.