Katie Smoak

Preschool Ministry Director & Weekday Preschool Director

Katie Smoak has been our Weekday Preschool Director since 2020 and our Preschool Ministry Director since June 2023. Katie graduated from Clemson University in 2003 with an Early Childhood Education degree and has loved every opportunity she has been given to teach and work with young children over the years.

Katie’s favorite thing about ministry is fostering connections and helping young families build a firm foundation in Christ.  Katie is also the Weekday Preschool Director and is dedicated to ensuring a seamless transition for all preschool families attending SVBC for the first time.  She understands just how important it is to assure parents that their preschoolers are safe and loved in our church environment.

Katie and her husband, Charles, have three boys, Chase, Jacob, and Luke.  They enjoy attending all kinds of sporting events together as a family and cheering on the Clemson Tigers.  She and her family have attended SVBC for almost 10 years and are so appreciative of all the ways Spring Valley Baptist has poured into each of us at every stage.