Shawan Gillians Named a Postulant for Holy Orders

It was announced at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Charleston on Sunday, April 28, 2024, that on April 26, Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley formally accepted B. Shawan Gillians as a postulant for Holy Orders. Shawan, a practicing attorney, received her juris doctor from the College of William and Mary in 2007 and an MBA from the University of South Carolina in 2016. She has worshiped at St. Mark’s for more than a decade and has served in various capacities within the congregation, including as senior warden.

Parishioners at St. Mark’s gathered around to lay hands on Shawan this past Sunday, as Fr. Michael Shaffer prayed for her as she starts a new chapter in her journey towards ordained ministry. She will formally begin her studies to obtain a Master of Divinity degree in the fall of 2024.