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)
MARIA BARBOZA
K3
Spanish, Physical Education, and Daycare
4 (4)
JULIYETT RANSOM
K4
Daycare
10 (10)
AUTUMN SHUTTS
K5
Aftercare
2 (9)
TAMMY ADAMS
First Grade
SCS Alumnus
10 (10)
SIERRA BLACKBURN
Second Grade
3 (3)
KIM RIGGS
Third Grade
SCS Alumnus
4 (4)
VICTORIA ROLLINGS
Fourth Grade
Aftercare
SCS Alumnus
4 (4)
LAURANCE KANNON
Fifth Grade
Soccer Coach and
Archery Coach
SCS Alumnus
23 (24)
ELISABETH AUSTIN
Fine Arts Director, Band Director, Elementary Music Teacher, MS English, and Private Instrument
2 (13)
ELISABETH BARBER
6th Grade Homeroom
MS English, MS History, Keyboarding, Student Council Faculty Sponsor,
and Private Piano
3 (8)
CARA KOEHLER
7th Grade Homeroom
MS Math & Yearbook
1 (2)
RACHEL HUDSON
8th Grade Homeroom
MS/HS English
1 (4)
KEVIN BARBER
9th Grade Homeroom
HS Science and History, MS Bible, and Student Council Faculty Sponsor
3 (8)
DAVID ADAMS
10th Grade Homeroom
Athletic Director
MS Science, History,
Physical Education, and Basketball Coach
5 (5)
LAURA MAHONEY
Junior Sponsor
TLC Director
SCS Alumnus
17 (22)
CAROL ROLLINGS
Senior Sponsor
HS Math and Science
Volleyball Coach
Robotics Sponsor
15 (20)
RAY HOLLAND
HS Bible
VirtualSC Sponsor
20 (20)
COURTNEY LEVERETTE
TLC Instructor
Daycare
SCS Alumnus
4 (4)
MEAGAN PATTEN
TLC Instructor
Office Staff
4 (4)
KIMBERLY KANNON
Lunchroom
Office Staff
14 (14)
MIRIAM MARRITT
Librarian
7 (8)
JOYCE RILES
Aftercare
27 (27)
STEPHANIE WHITE
Aftercare
3 (4)
ALLISON WELCH
Aftercare
SCS Alumnus
4 (4)
ADMINISTRATION
RON DAVIS
PASTOR & SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR 41 (44)
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 13 (15)
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 41 (41)
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.