Pastor Jamie 20 years of student ministry experience with him when he and his family moved to the beach from Aiken, SC in 2013. With a passion for outreach, the Word, and developing tomorrow’s leaders, Jamie and his wife Cristi oversee the teams that lead Journey’s young people from nursery-age through college. Their talents also lend themselves to building Journey through mentoring, fundraising, drama, and working with local schools.
Pastor Jamie is often a guest speaker for Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and he serves to unite and mentor other youth leaders in the area. He sits on several local boards and committees, including Ground Zero. He is also the “voice” of several teams at St. James Highs School. “PJ’s” passion for sports and love of pop culture is the perfect segue into and metaphor for his walk with Christ and his ability to reach students where they are.
Brandon served as our band leader for years before stepping into the role of worship pastor. He grew up in the Myrtle Beach area. He has three beautiful children, his first love a daughter Emma, his second love, son Haiden, and his “magical third,” Brooklyn Faith. In 2025, Brandon married his dream girl, one of our very own worship leaders, Savannah Smith, now Causey.
Brandon is a small business owner and seasoned leader who is growing in his role as a preacher. In his free time he plays keys in local gigs with friends in his band “Southern Comfort.”
Cristi, the wife of Pastor Jaime, along with managing a dental office, is a gifted teacher and preacher as well. One memorable message she delivered at Journey was entitled, “I Love My Church,” which served as a retrospective of Journey’s first 7 years and also a transparent glance into the church’s heart and activities.
The Hammons have three kids: Madison, Merideth, and Morgan. The active family enjoys sports (mostly baseball!), movies, the beach, and most of all… adventure!
A native of South Carolina, Shawn has been with Journey since it’s foundation and has known the heart of our lead pastors longer than most staff. She serves as Executive Producer, Scheduler, and leads the vocalist for our Worship Team.
She and her husband Donnie are the parents of Josh and AnnaGrace Watford. Josh is Married to Micah, together they serve as the Youth Worship Pastors. AnnaGrace Pastors our Middle School ministry.
Having moved to Myrtle Beach from Pennsylvania, Sue has served in church administration for over 25 years. She manages our volunteer, member, and visitor connections, and keeps the busy office organized.
She and her husband Bill are passionate about couples and lead our marriage ministry. They have two adult kids, Billy and Marcy, and are proud grandparents and great-grandparents!
Brandon Holt is all about relationships! His love for people and building communities where people can connect and lift each other up is what excites him.
His journey so far includes building businesses and sharing the love of Jesus. Hearing the message about the new covenant at Journeychurch in 2012 was life-changing. He is very grateful he gets to share the testimony of the good news of God’s great love for us all.
Brandon is married to Shelley who serves in the finance office. They are enjoying serving together at Journey.
Bill is a pastoral counselor specializing in work with adolescents and young adults, addictions, grief and general issues. Linda is a former Special Educator for the Montgomery County Maryland school system. Together they have been involved in youth ministry for over 25 years.
Bill has been a Director of Celebrate Recovery and holds a Certificate of Specialized Training in Spiritual Care in Crisis Intervention from the ICISF and maintains active membership in the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is also the author of “Help; someone close to me is sick.”
They are the parents of two boys and 6 grandchildren.
