Clergy and Staff

The Rev. Dow Sanderson, Rector

Dow joined the Church of the Good Shepherd staff in 2017, three weeks after retiring as Rector of Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston. Ordained in 1986, he has served all but two years of his ministry in the Diocese of South Carolina.

Dow and his wife Fiona have two grown sons, Noah (and his wife Sarah) and Nick, all of whom live in Charleston. Dow describes his time at Good Shepherd as a blessing and a joy, and, like all of us, eagerly anticipates the building of our permanent Church home on North Cedar Street.

Associate Priest

The Rev. David Hudspeth

As our Associate Priest, Father David Hudspeth assists with worship services and pastoral needs, and he chairs our Adult Christian Education committee. Fr. David is also a Chaplain for Roper St. Francis Healthcare and is assigned to Berkeley Hospital in Summerville.

Prior to ministry, Fr. David served in the US Air Force and retired in 2004. He then went to seminary as a Baptist and came out as an Anglican. From 2010 to 2016, he pastored a church in Michigan. After returning to his wife’s hometown of Charleston, Fr. David accepted a position as a chaplain resident for Roper St. Francis and was subsequently hired as a staff chaplain.

It was during his chaplain studies that Fr. David felt pulled to the theology and ministries of the Episcopal Church. In 2021, Fr. David and his family first visited the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Upon approval from the Presiding Bishop’s office, The Rt. Rev. Ruth Woodliff-Stanley received Fr. David as a priest in the diocese on August 27, 2025.

Fr. David and his wife, Elizabeth, have two adult children. They enjoy travelling, visiting family, and reading, especially when they are able to do so from a beach chair.

Organist & Choir Director
Jamie Hawkins

Jamie Hawkins is a teacher, collaborative pianist, and church organist/choirmaster. With over fifteen years of experience as a music educator and church organist/choirmaster, he is currently the choral director at Rollings Middle School of the Arts, and has served as Good Shepherd's Organist & Choir Director since 2022.

Jamie’s career highlights include being named Teacher of the Year twice, most recently for the 2025-2026 academic year at RMSA. His ensembles are known for achieving superior ratings at festivals and have performed at major venues including Carnegie Hall, Disney World, The Bahamas, and onstage with the classic rock band Foreigner.

Academically, Jamie holds degrees from Anderson University (Bachelor of Music Education) and Clemson University (Master of Education in Administration). An accomplished pianist, he has pursued additional studies at The Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music, and he has produced the annual Festival of Keys to raise scholarship funds for rising piano majors.

Parish Administrator
Mary Kwist Comer

Mary, a Summerville native and a lifelong Episcopalian, is a graduate of Clemson University’s College of Architecture. Her entire professional career has been in the non-profit sector, including time spent as an architectural museum educator and in marketing & development for a Charleston arts organization. She is a long-time board member of the Timrod Literary & Library Association, where she has served as Treasurer for over ten years. Mary was one of the founding members of Good Shepherd and was deeply honored to be elected to an extended term on the first Vestry. She has served as Good Shepherd’s Parish Administrator since 2015. Mary and her family are so grateful to be part of a church that lives into its motto and founding principle: All are welcome, all are valued, all are loved.

Director of Youth & Media
George H. McDaniel

A lifelong Episcopalian, George H. McDaniel grew up in Summerville, SC. He received his B.A. in history from Davidson College and, after a decade playing and performing as a musician, he returned to school and earned his M.A. at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture. In addition to serving as Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd’s director of youth and media, McDaniel is the director of interpretation and education at the Middleton Place Foundation. George is delighted to serve the amazing youth of Good Shepherd and to help answer Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley’s clarion call of developing young leadership in the public square.

Clergy and Staff

Mailing address:

The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

808 North Cedar Street

Summerville, SC 29483