Greg Marshall
Rev. W. Gregory Marshall is the youngest son of a career military officer (now deceased). He grew up in various places around the US and the world and called Virginia home, but now sees South Carolina as his home after almost 30 years. Upon graduating from high school overseas in 1988, he attended and graduated from Covenant College on Lookout Mountain, GA, in 1992. Greg’s first job after college was as the youth director at Ebenezer ARP in Rock Hill, SC. After graduating from RTS in Charlotte with a Master of Divinity, Greg spent many years ministering to youth in the PCA before joining Temple in the winter of 2019 to fill the pulpit. He fell in love with the people and accepted a call as Temple’s fourth pastor in the fall of the same year. His bride, Ruthanna, a native of Charlotte, NC, and the daughter of a former PCA pastor, helps him in many of the day-to-day operations of the church. She is a trained teacher and has home-schooled their four children: Timothy (now in graduate school), Jonathan (away at college), Annagrace (away at college), and Caleb (still in high school). As a family, they love to run, hike, read, watch movies, and spend time with their dogs. Their heart is for proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the local church, Christian education, and the communities of York County.
Church Leadership
In the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the office of elder arises from a distinctly Reformed understanding of church government, rooted in Scripture and guided by the principle that Christ alone is Head of the Church. From this perspective, elders exist to represent Christ’s shepherding care for His people through a plurality of godly men who lead, teach, and guard the flock. The New Testament consistently presents a pattern of shared leadership—seen in passages such as Acts 14:23, Titus 1:5, and 1 Timothy 3:1–7—where local congregations were governed not by a single pastor, but by a body of elders (also called overseers). This plurality provides accountability, mutual wisdom, and balance in leadership, ensuring that no one person holds undue authority, but that decisions are made corporately under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the authority of Scripture.
From a Reformed and covenantal standpoint, elders serve as Christ’s under-shepherds, entrusted with the spiritual oversight and care of God’s covenant people. They are called to teach sound doctrine, administer discipline, and lead the congregation in worship and witness, all in accordance with God’s Word. The PCA distinguishes between ruling elders and teaching elders (ministers), yet both share equally in spiritual authority and governance within the session—the governing body of the local church. This structure reflects the Reformed conviction that Christ mediates His rule through ordained officers, not through hierarchical bishops or purely congregational rule. Thus, the presence of elders in the PCA embodies both biblical fidelity and theological coherence with the Reformed view of Christ’s lordship over His Church and the priesthood of all believers under His care.
Session
Jeff Gott – Ruling Elder
Eli Klischer – Ruling Elder
Greg Marshall – Teaching Elder
Jeff Sigmon – Ruling Elder