Pictured Above: 2023-24 Faculty
Giving "honor to whom honor" is due...
The key to education is the teacher. The teachers at Sumter Christian School are dedicated Christians who view their teaching as a call of God, not merely a profession.
6 of the 15 full-time teachers of K-12 at
Sumter Christian School (40%) have a master's degree. Every teacher is a Christian.
(Years at SCS & total years teaching)
STEPHANIE WHITE
K3 and Daycare
4 (5)
JULIYETT RANSOM
K4
Daycare
14 (14)
AUTUMN SHUTTS
K5
Aftercare
3 (10)
TAMMY ADAMS
First Grade
SCS Alumnus
11 (11)
SIERRA BLACKBURN
Second Grade
4 (4)
KIM RIGGS
Third Grade
SCS Alumnus
5 (5)
MEAGAN PATTEN
Fourth Grade
5 (5)
LAURANCE KANNON
Fifth Grade
Soccer Coach
SCS Alumnus
24 (25)
ELISABETH BARBER
6th Grade Homeroom
MS English, MS History, Keyboarding, Student Council Faculty Sponsor,
and Private Piano
4 (9)
ASHLEY DORTON
6th Grade Homeroom
MS English, MS History, Keyboarding
1 (4)
DAVID ADAMS
7th Grade Homeroom
Athletic Director
MS Science, HS History, Physical Education
6 (6)
RACHEL HUDSON
8th Grade Homeroom
MS/HS English
2 (5)
KEVIN BARBER
9th Grade Homeroom
HS Science and History, MS Bible, and Student Council Faculty Sponsor
4 (9)
CARA KOEHLER
10th Grade Homeroom
MS/HS Math, Yearbook Sponsor, and Cheerleading Coach
2 (3)
LAURA MAHONEY
Junior Sponsor
TLC Director
SCS Alumnus
18 (23)
CAROL ROLLINGS
Senior Sponsor
HS Math and Science
Volleyball Coach
Robotics Sponsor
16 (21)
RAY HOLLAND
HS Bible
VirtualSC Sponsor
21 (21)
COURTNEY LEVERETTE
TLC Instructor
Daycare
SCS Alumnus
7 (7)
VICTORIA ROLLINGS
TLC Instructor
Librarian
5 (5)
LAURA PADGETT
Lunchroom
Office Staff
TLC Instructor
1 (1)
MADISON CANTERBURY
Fine Arts Director, Band Director, Elementary Music Teacher, TLC Instructor, and Private Instrument
1 (1)
PASTOR SPENCER CANTERBURY
Assistant Pastor, Youth Director, MS/HS Bible
1 (1)
JEANETTE HARRISON
Custodian
22 (22)
JOYCE RILES
Aftercare
28 (28)
KELLI MCQUEEN
Daycare
1 (1)
ALLISON WELCH
Aftercare
SCS Alumnus
4 (4)
ADMINISTRATION
RON DAVIS
PASTOR & SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR 42 (45)
Ron Davis has served at Sumter Christian School since 1983 when he began teaching sixth grade. He became administrator/principal in 1990, and on October 18, 2009, he was called as pastor of Sumter Bible Church, the school's founding church. He received a B.S. degree in Bible from Liberty Baptist College in Lynchburg, Virginia. He then earned a Master of Divinity and a Masters degree in Christian Education from Liberty Baptist Seminary (now Liberty University). Pastor Davis was a pastor for three years in Powhatan, Virginia before coming to Sumter Christian School and Sumter Bible Church. He was born and reared in nearby Bishopville, SC. He and his wife Lucy, who has served with him in this ministry since 1983, have two grown children and two grandchildren.
MATTHEW MARRITT
Principal 14 (16)
Matthew Marritt grew up in the small town of Meaford in Ontario, Canada where God called him into education at the young age of nine. After earning his Bachelors of Science in secondary education with an emphasis on history and business from Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Florida, he went on to teach for two years at Kingston Bible College and Academy in Kingston, Nova Scotia. Mr. Marritt began his ministry at Sumter Christian School in 2011 teaching high school history and various other courses. As a member of Sumter Bible Church, he serves as a deacon, the chairman of the missions committee, a school committee member, and the church/school bookkeeper. In 2019, he took on the responsibilities of assistant principal and in 2021 he became full time principal. Mr. Marritt completed his Master’s in Educational Leadership from Pensacola Christian College in 2023. He and his wife Miriam are active members of the ministries of Sumter Bible Church with their three young children.
LUCY DAVIS
Administrative Supervisor 42 (42)
Lucy Davis has served as the Administrative Supervisor along side her husband, Pastor Ron Davis, since 2009. Her responsibilities are ministry wide as she serves as Church and School secretary, Office Manager, Day Care Supervisor, and Elementary Supervisor. She was reared in Kentucky. She and her husband Ron, who have lived in Sumter since 1983, have two grown children and two grandchildren.