The Rev. Roland Skinner
St. John's Church, Florence
Dr. Roland Skinner was ordained to the vocational diaconate by Bishop Chip Edgar on Saturday, February 22, 2026 at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Summerville, SC. Dr. Roland Skinner grew up and has lived most of his life in Florence, South Carolina. He grew up attending the Church of Christ and joined and was confirmed at St. John’s Church in 1995. As a member of St. John’s he has served as a lay reader since 1997. He has served in the choir and was a member of youth mission teams to the Dominican Republic. He has taught an adult Sunday School class since 2017 and has assisted and led communion services at Southland Nursing Center since 2022. He is a neurologist, having practiced in Knoxville, TN and Florence for 38 years, retiring in 2022. He is a graduate of Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina where he also did training in Internal Medicine and Neurology. He is board certified in neurology and sleep medicine and served as president of the South Carolina Neurological Association from 2000-2001. He and his wife, Julianne, have been married since 1984 and are parents of two sons, Asa and Larkin. Updated 2/24/26