Connie felt her calling to ministry at a young age. She began teaching a Beginner Sunday School Class when she was 14 years old. She has always been involved in multiple areas of Church Ministry including teaching, music and missions. She attended Bible College where she felt God calling her to service as a missionary. Afterward, she completed a BA in Elementary Education. She worked as a public school teacher for several years. In 1981 she served with Wycliffe Bible Translators/Summer Institute Linguistics as a teacher for the children of mission personnel in the Philippines and in 1991 as a tutor for a family in Mali, West Africa. In 1992 she realized that God had other plans for her to become a promoter of missions rather than a missionary. She joined Central Church in 1987 and has served in various areas including on the Nazarene Missions International (NMI) Council. In 2004, she accepted the position of NMI President for Central Church in which she continues to serve. She also serves as teacher for the Anybody’s Bible Class (ABC) in the Discipleship Ministries Department. She retired from the SC Department of Public Safety in 2018.