Our Pastor

Pastor Yvonne H. Wigfall

Pastor Yvonne H. Wigfall is the Senior Pastor of St. James Holiness Church in Ravenel, South Carolina. She was installed in 2022 by Bishop Allen H. Simmons, Chief Apostle & Presiding Prelate of New Bethel Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries. Prior to serving as Senior Pastor, she served faithfully as Co-Pastor at St. James Holiness Church of Deliverance beside the late Apostle Joyce M. Gordon. Pastor Wigfall additionally serves as an Associate Pastor at New Bethel Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries, where she has been a member for many years under the leadership of Bishop Allen H. Simmons, Chief Apostle & Presiding Prelate and Elect Lady Judge Janice Y. Simmons.

Pastor Yvonne H. Wigfall is a native of Ravenel, South Carolina. She is the daughter of the late Apostle Joyce M. Gordon and the late Thomas L. Jennings. Pastor Wigfall is a graduate of Baptist Hill High School in Hollywood, South Carolina. She also attended Charleston Southern University in North Charleston, South Carolina where she obtained her Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business Administrative Management. She retired from Santee Cooper with 36 years of service as a Senior Buyer.

Pastor Wigfall enjoys being an ambassador for Christ and has preached internationally in addition to in the United States. Her motto is preaching the word; to be ready in season; out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exalt, with complete patience and teaching (2 Timothy 4:2). Pastor Yvonne H Wigfall is a lover of people and looks forward to being a blessing to the community of Ravenel, South Carolina.