Staff
Pastor Taylor came to Timberlake Baptist Church to serve as Senior Pastor in August of 2000. Pastor Bob previously served for nine years as Minister of Recreation in Orangeburg, SC. Bob received his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from The University of South Carolina in Columbia and a Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He and his wife, Sandra, have two sons, Gregory and Nicholas.
Ministry Assistant: Sue Cornell
Sue came to Timberlake Baptist Church as Ministry Assistant in March 2012. She has been a member of Timberlake Baptist Church for five years and is in the choir and handbells. She had 31 years experience as an executive administrative assistant in a Northern Virginia school system. She and her husband, Boyd, reside in Murrells Inlet.
Bookkeeper: Mrs. Laura Labak
Laura joined the Timberlake staff in July, 2011.
Music Director: Mrs. Eve Harris
Pianist: Mr. Micheal Floyd
As a charter member of Timberlake, Mike began the music program as the music director as well as pianist. Being a church pianist was not new for him since it has been one of the ways he has served the Lord for fifty years, beginning at his childhood church near Nichols, SC. Mike attended USC Coastal Carolina where he earned a BA in Elementary Education with a minor in music, as well as a Masters in Education and was a member of Campus Pride. In 2004 he retired from the Horry County School System after teaching for twenty-eight years in local elementary schools and now works part time at LifeWay Christian Store. He and his wife Debbie reside in Murrells Inlet.
Audio Visual Director: Mr. Doug Joye
Doug came to Timberlake in November of 2007. He has always been involved in music - from playing guitar and singing in the band to running sound. Sound being his greatest interest. He enjoys working and trying to create and provide a pleasant comfortable sound for the services at Timberlake. Doug has been a self-employed paint contractor for twenty years and is married with three children and one grandchild. He enjoys his time at Timberlake and especially enjoys the staff and church members. Doug and his wife, Dena, live in Surfside Beach.
Liz was welcomed as the TBC Junior Youth Director the first of 2009 and then as Youth Director for both Sr. and Jr. High in 2011. Her family joined Timberlake as charter members in 1988. She has spent the past several years working with young children, including 6 years as a preschool teacher at First Baptist Church Surfside. She is currently a preschool teacher for Timbertots at Timberlake Baptist. In addition to working with the Youth, she has been employed with the Horry County School District as a substitute teacher and assistant director of the after school program at Burgess Elementary. Liz has two daughters, Alison and Caroline.
Tammy joined the Timberlake staff in the summer of 2006. She graduated cum laude from Coastal Carolina in 1998 with a B.A. in Arts Studio with an emphasis in graphic design. She was a stay-at-home mom for five years and then worked two years with Horry County School District in Speical Needs before joining us. She and her husband, Kevin, have three young sons: Ethan, Jacob, and Caleb.
Merrilyn came to Timberlake in April 2002. She started our Timbertots Mothers Morning Out Program in August of 2007. She leads God's Lil' Bellers (ages 3-6) and God's Chimers (ages 7 and up). She is the Director of the Burgess Elementary Afterschool Program. Merrilyn and her husband Stacy are also be in charge of the Angel Food Ministries. She and Stacy have three sons: Jacob, Zack, and Luke.
Nursery Assistant: Ms. Sara Cannon
Sara joined the Timberlake staff in 2008 as Nursery Assistant. Sara was employed as a Staff Nurse at Georgetown Hospital for twenty-six years. After moving to Surfside Beach from Pawleys Island, she is now self-employed in real estate part time. Sara enjoys working with young children and babies as well as walking on the beach. She has two sons named Jeff and Jonathan.
