Bryan McClain
Pastor Bryan McClain is a native of Mississippi and a graduate of Hernando High School, Mississippi State University with a BA in Communication Theory, and Wesley Theological Seminary (WTS) Washington D.C. (MDIV).
After moving to Virginia in 1987 he answered the call to ministry and began seminary at WTS in 1988. He has served as an ordained Minister for 30 years in the Virginia Annual Conference. Those churches include Fort Grove and Sharon UMC’s (1992-1995), as Associate Pastor at Williamsburg UMC (1995-1997), a Three Point Charge in Culpeper VA (1997-2001), The Bethel-Emmanuel Charge (2001-2004) and White Stone UMC (2008-2022) in Lancaster County VA. He also served as a chaplain in the USAF at Lackland AFB (2004-2008) on active duty and another 4.5 years as a reserve chaplain in the USAF (2008-2012).
As Chaplain he served a combat tour at the 322 Air Expedition Wing Combat Hospital in Balad, Iraq. He has also served as Chaplain of the Sussex County Sherriff’s office and White Stone Volunteer Fire Department.
Pastor McClain has been married to his lovely wife, Stephanie, for 26 years. They are the proud parents of Nancy-Jane, Erin-Darby, and John-Liam McClain
Pastor Jason Elmore received his first United Methodist Church appointment in 2008 as an Associate Pastor at Bethia UMC. From 2016 to June 2022, he served as the pastor of Asbury Memorial UMC. On July 1, 2022, he was appointed as an associate pastor to Providence UMC this year.
Jason’s fire and EMS career started in 1993 as a firefighter/medic with the City of Colonial Heights Fire and EMS Department. In 2001, he was hired by Chesterfield County Fire and EMS and was promoted to Lieutenant in 2006. Jason began serving as the department’s public information officer and spokesperson in 2009 and served in that position until 2020. After 27 years in the fire service, he switched roles and is now the deputy communications director for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
Jason has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, a Master’s degree in Divinity, and the Master Public Information Officer designation from FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute. Jason is a resident of Chesterfield County. He has two daughters, Reese, who is a recent graduate of James Madison University, and Kenley, who is a freshman at West Virginia University.
Bookkeeper
Beth Latimer
Beth was thrilled to join the staff of Providence United Methodist Church as the “keeper of the books”, while being lifetime member of the church. After college, Beth worked as an accountant for Chesterfield County for 12 years before becoming a full-time mom, to raise her three sons. A few years later she rejoined Chesterfield County as a special education teacher at Providence Middle School. In her retirement, Beth enjoys reading, crocheting, spending time with family and friends, and playing pickle ball.
Music Director
Suzi Fischer