Staff | Memorial Fernandina

Memorial's Pastoral Staff

Rev. Dr. Mark Charles

Senior Pastor
PastorCharlie@mumconline.com

Pastor Charlie, as he likes to be called, and his wife, Margaret, are both from Northern Ireland. Together they have two children: Eva & Jackson. They also have two dogs, Ralph & Annie. Pastor Charlie earned his bachelor’s degree in Theology from Queens University in Belfast. He earned his master’s degree in Mission from the University of Manchester and completed is Doctorate from Wesley Theological Seminary. In his spare time, Pastor Charlie loves the sport of rugby, which he played competitively for 25 years, and is passionate about watching English Premier League soccer and likes to play golf and make music.

Rev. Rachel Williams

Associate Pastor
PastorRachel@mumconline.com

Born in Key West and living as a PK (pastor's kid) Rachel has loved all over Florida. She attended both Ferman University and Florida State University, from which she earned her BA in International Affairs. After college, she worked at FSU Wesley Foundation and then as a volunteer coordinator at a faith-based after school program in Austin, Texas.

She attended Emory University’s Candler School of Theology for her Master of Divinity from 2016-2019 and stayed on after graduation as an Admissions Recruiter for two years. (Former Memorial Pastor Rev. Dr. Anne Burkholder was the Dean of Methodist Studies while she studied and worked there.)

Before coming to Memoria, she served as the Minister of Administration and Children at Eastside Church in Atlanta.

Rachel and her husband, Nick, have two sons, Austin and Aidan, and a rescue dog named Hooch.