Clergy

William Breedlove

Rector

Fr. Bill was born in Heidelberg, Germany to a military family and grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is a former Roman Catholic who came to the Episcopal Church in his early thirties.  In his preteen and teen years, the Baptist church was an important part of his life. He is a fan of Jesus and the Episcopal Church, and college sports, especially SEC football and ACC basketball. He enjoys music and gardening, travel and going to the gym, getting into the depths of holy scripture, and has recently taken up adventures in baking and bee keeping.  

 Fr. Bill holds an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice, a Masters and PhD in Sociology, and a Masters of Divinity from Nashotah House Theological Seminary.

Before joining the Good Shepherd family, Fr. Bill was Assistant Rector for Family Life and Youth Ministries at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Mission, Kansas. In his first career, he was Associate Professor of Sociology, and Director of the Center for Effective Teaching and Learning at the College of Charleston. 

He was married to the late Susan Morgan and has two adult daughters, Talley and Mary.

Delmer Chilton

Theologian in Residence

The Rev. Dr. Delmer Chilton is a retired Lutheran minister who is Licensed to Serve in the Episcopal Diocese of WNC. A native of Mt. Airy, NC, Delmer is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke Divinity School, and the Lutheran Seminary in Columbia, SC.

Ordained in 1977, he has served rural, small-town, suburban, and urban parishes around the south, as well as a 4 year stint on staff at Hinton Center and another 5 years as an Assistant to the Lutheran Bishop in Atlanta. In retirement, he has been a part-time interim minister at several area churches as well as teaching occasional short-term classes at Good Shepherd.

Beverly Braine

Associate Priest

The Rev. Beverly Braine grew up in Atlanta and was ordained in the Diocese of Western North Carolina in 1981.  Her MDiv is from the University of the South, Sewanee.  She also holds master's degrees in Art Education and Early Childhood Education. 

Beverly is retired.  She has served as a school chaplain and teacher, a rector, and a director of preschools.  She has also served as an interim rector on several occasions. Beverly has been particularly active in supporting and guiding women's ministries at Good Shepherd. She lives in the Tusquittee area of Hayesville.

Amanda Farmer, Church Administrator

Susan Wyman, Church Accountant

Kevin Conley, Treasurer

Liz Rybicki, Nursery Director

Keith Christensen, Music Director

Mary Carol Campbell, Organist

Carol Smucker, Pianist