Meet our Director and Campus Minister: the Rev. Laurel Capesius (you can call her Laurel, Pastor Laurel, or Rev Laurel, and she uses she/her/hers pronouns). Laurel is an ordained elder, a published writer, a renewed reader, and a lover of coffee.
Laurel has felt a call to ministry with young people ever since she was an undergrad at Cornell College (no, the other Cornell in Mount Vernon, Iowa). She served most recently as the Minister of Children, Youth and Families before getting ordained in the United Methodist Church and moving to Rock Hill in June 2024.
Laurel’s roots expand across the country: she was born in New York, grew up in Iowa, got her Master’s of Divinity in Washington, DC, moved to California, and now she, her spouse Kenny (he/him), and their pup Alfie (he/him) are loving making South Carolina their home.
Meet with Rev. Laurel
I cannot wait to meet with you over coffee or tea! You can make an appointment on my calendar below, or you can always email me at laurel@winwes.org. You can also come meet with me as a walk-in during the times on my calendar below. Can’t find a time? Send me an email at laurel@winwes.org with your availability and we’ll make something work!