Meet the Faithful Leaders of Reid Memorial
At Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, our leaders are dedicated servants who guide our congregation with faith, wisdom, and compassion. We invite you to get to know the people who help shape the spiritual life of Reid Memorial.
Dr. Brandi Casto-Waters, Senior Pastor
Brandi Casto-Waters began serving alongside the good people of Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church in 2023. She received her undergraduate education at Presbyterian College and both her M.Div and D.Min from Columbia Theological Seminary.
Before receiving the call to serve Reid Memorial, she served as senior pastor and head of staff at Faith Presbyterian Church in Cape Coral, FL and First Presbyterian Church in Greer, SC. She has also served as an Associate Pastor, Hospice Chaplain, and Associate Director of Celtic Cross at Presbyterian College.
She is a former member of the Board of Trustees at Columbia Theological Seminary and currently serves on the Board of Directors at Child Enrichment. Brandi is married to the Reverend Andy Casto-Waters. They have two daughters- Ella and Lucy.
Rev. Nadine Ellsworth-Moran, Associate Pastor
Nadine Ellsworth-Moran has been serving Reid Memorial as Associate Pastor since 2018. She is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina and is a graduate of Union Presbyterian Seminary (Charlotte) with a Masters of Divinity and a Masters of Arts in Christian Education. She holds a third master’s degree in European studies from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). She is also a trained Spiritual Director through Columbia Theological Seminary. She is a second career minister and was ordained into the PC(USA) in 2013.
Rev. Boyd Lien, Parish Associate
Boyd Lien is enjoying retirement as an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, loved and nurtured at Vanderburgh Presbyterian Church, and studied graphic art and art history at the University of Minnesota. Responding “yes!” to God’s call to ministry he entered McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois, which included a life-changing year of study at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Since his ordination in 1970, Boyd has served as pastor and educator with churches in Verona, New Jersey; New Castle, Pennsylvania; Eugene, Oregon; Houston, Texas; Richmond, Virginia; Blythe, Georgia, and Augusta, Georgia.
As church educator, he has created and published a variety of educational resources for all ages published by the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, Abingdon Press, and The Logos Program. For the Kerygma Program he is the author and graphic designer for Discovering the Bible: A New Generation. Most recently he is the author and graphic designer for Isaiah Part One: Holy, Holy, Holy; Isaiah Part Two: Do Not Be Afraid; and Isaiah Part Three: Your Light Has Come.
Boyd is married to Pam Ertsgaard Lien, who also has roots in Minneapolis, Minnesota and knows all the Ole and Lena jokes. Their daughter, Sarah Finnerty, and grandson, Alexander Finnerty, live in Raleigh, North Carolina. Their son, Justin Lien, lives in Augusta. Their family motto is found in the words of Ugo Betti – “To believe in God is to know that all the rules are fair and that there will be wonderful surprises.”
Dr. Wayne Lord, Organist/Choirmaster
Wayne Lord grew up in North Augusta and began piano lessons at the age of seven. Upon graduation from North Augusta High School, he enrolled at Augusta College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in piano performance in the studio of Vola Jacobs. He also studied organ with Preston Rockholt and John Schaeffer. His professional career has been in education and in church music.
In Aiken County he taught junior high school general and choral music (1972-1986), moved to the district office as a staff development trainer and curriculum coordinator (1986-92), and concluded his South Carolina work as a consultant in the areas of music education and gifted education for the Department of Education (1992-2006). Dr. Lord is recognized nationally for his state policy work in gifted education.
In 2006 he joined the faculty of the College of Education at Augusta University to teach Educational Leadership. While at AU, he moved from faculty to Department Chair and retired as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in 2019.
As a church musician, he began playing the organ in church at the age of 15 and has served as organist for several churches in the CSRA. His longest tenure was as Organist/Choirmaster at Grace United Methodist Church for 36 years. Wayne considers his calling as a church musician to be central to his Christian identity. He believes that music helps us remember and reflect upon God and is a connecting thread among the elements of worship.
Wayne has served on the Harry Jacobs Chamber Music Society Board, worked as a rehearsal accompanist for several productions of the Augusta Players, and currently is on the Board of the Augusta Symphony and serves on the Executive Committee as Vice President for Artistic Advisory. He enjoys food, friends, and traveling.
Jenny Davison, Music Assistant
Jenny Davison and her family have attended Reid Memorial since 2000. Her three grown children, Bill, Stephen, and Crissie grew up as part of this loving and supportive church family. She and her husband Bill have been active here in a variety of ways. Jenny has a background in music and French, and is in her 12th year of teaching middle and upper school French at Augusta Prep. She enjoys leading joyful and ‘praise-ful’ singing with our Angel Choir, kindergarten through second graders, on Sunday mornings!