The Rev Jason Varndore
Rector
Rev. Jason Varnadore is a native South Carolinian, raised in Powdersville, SC. He and his wife Jenna met in the Linguistics department at North Greenville University and have been married since 2015. They have three children, River, Jonas, and Wade!
Prior to serving as Rector of St. David’s Anglican Church, Jason served as Youth Minister of his home church in Powdersville for four years while in college. After teaching high school in Salem, SC for a year, Jason and Jenna moved to Birmingham AL. There, Jason studied at Beeson Divinity School and served his local parish as Youth Minister and later as Assistant Parish Minister.
After Seminary, Jason and Jenna moved back to South Carolina sensing a strong call to rural and small-town ministry in their home state. That hope became a reality when St. David’s called Jason to be their Pastor in January of 2022!
The Rt Rev Chip Edgar
Bishop
Bishop Chip Edgar was consecrated Bishop of The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina at a festive service on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke & St. Paul. Read the story.
Prior to becoming our Bishop, Edgar served as the Planting Pastor, Rector and Dean of The Cathedral Church of the Apostles (Diocese of the Carolinas) in Columbia, SC, where he has served since 2004. During that time, he oversaw the growth of the church from a core group of 25 to an average Sunday attendance of nearly 400. He served as the Rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Glen Ellyn, IL from 1997 – 2004; as the Canon Pastor at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando, FL from 1994 – 1997 and as the Curate at St. Paul’s Church, Chattanooga, TN from 1993 – 1994. Dean Edgar and his wife, Beth, have been married for 32 years. They have five grown children and a new granddaughter.