09/01/2026
Please help us give a BIG S.M.C Welcome to our new Youth Director- Braelyn Edwards!!
We are incredibly blessed and excited to have Braelyn join our ministry team. Braelyn brings a huge heart for youth, a passion for faith, and the energy needed to lead our students into a bright new chapter. Our youth are the heartbeat of our future, and we cannot wait to see how this ministry thrives under Braelyn’s leadership, guidance, and vision.
Braelyn graduated from Jacksonville High School in 2020 and Jacksonville State University in 2025. She and her husband, Preston, served at Grace Episcopal Church for several years, where Braelyn also served as the Director of Foothills Day Camp. She has had the privilege of traveling to Uganda twice with Mission of Hope to serve at Mustard Seed Babies Home.
Outside of ministry, Braelyn and Preston enjoy playing disc golf, making music, and spending time with their two pets, Buddy and Rocco. They are excited to begin this new adventure at Springville Methodist Church and are incredibly grateful for the warm welcome they have received. They look forward to serving, building relationships, and seeing what God has in store for this new chapter. ✝️🩵