First Lady Paula Finnie

Paula Finnie is a licensed and ordained minister of the gospel who has a passion for the things of God and is committed to serving alongside her husband in ministry. Before launching Love Church, God used Paula to serve for 16 years under the leadership of Pastors Waymond and Camille Burton of Water of Life Christian Church also located in Greenville, South Carolina. While attending Water of Life, Paula served in several capacities: children's ministry director, youth ministry director, department overseer, covenant care leader (home group), and intercessory prayer team.

Paula is a second grade teacher who is in her fourteenth year at Hollis Academy. She taught both second and third grades as well as serving as an assistant reading teacher. Before coming to Hollis, she taught Preschool and Kindergarten at Saint Anthony's Catholic School. She attended Clark-Atlanta University and received her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from North Greenville University.

Paula is happily married to Pastor Keith C. Finnie and strives to be a powerful reflection of a woman of noble character, Proverbs 31:10-31.