Leadership Staff

Hello everyone, it brings me great joy knowing that God has called me to Wightman UMC. I look forward to working alongside all of you as we live in service to our great God. Use the following form to contact Kendell.

My name is Chris Butler and I love being a part of Wightman UMC. I grew up and attended school here in Prosperity, and I am excited to live here now with my wife Madison and our four children: Jarin, Camryn, Peyton, and Kelton. We have an awesome youth group here at Wightman and we welcome anyone in grades 6-12 to join us!

Hello, I’m Jennifer Boozer.  I love being able to creatively share the gospel with our future.  I also enjoy spending time with family and friends around our fire pit.  Recently I have started trying recipes and crafts on Pinterest.

Hey there, I’m Viki Moore, worship leader at our 11:15 service. I am a mother of 3 blessings Alisa, Nolan and Dylan. I am grateful to be serving the Lord at WUMC, doing what I love most, worshiping Him thru song! And what a joy to be leading our congregation into a deeper relationship with Jesus through musical worship! My desire is that you feel the warmth of Gods love and open your heart in worship to Him!  If you…

Eddie Rivers currently resides in Prosperity with his wife Mary Sue.  They have a daughter, Suzanne, who is married to Jeremy.  Suzanne and Jeremy have two children.  Eddie earned a B.A. degree in French from Newberry College and a Master’s degree in Education from the University of S.C.  He taught French at Ninety Six High School for seven years and was Director of Guidance for another twenty-three years.  He is retired from the school system.  In addition to performing the…

Lynda Pugh Counts has been a member of Wightman since 1953.  She graduated from Mid-Carolina High School in 1961 and received a BA in Library Science and Chemistry from Columbia College in 1965.  Lynda is married to Jimmy Counts, pastor of Ebenezer and Lewis Memorial United Methodist Churches in Newberry.  She was employed by DuPont at the Savannah River Plant in Aiken and served as school librarian/secretary at Prosperity and Rikard Elementary Schools before starting her family.  She and Jimmy have 3 daughters and 7…