
BRETT AIKEN was called as pastor of Temple Baptist Church, Simpsonville, on Sept. 9. A graduate of North Greenville University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, he was ordained and licensed to the ministry by Brushy Creek Baptist Church, Easley. Aiken has traveled to South America, Central America, Africa, Russia, the Caribbean Islands and England to preach the gospel. He published his first book, “Dreaming Your Reality,” in 2010. He and his wife, Erica, are expecting their first child this spring.