Meet Our Ministers and Staff
Meet the pastoral care team at Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Rev. Willacin Precious Gholston -
ACPE Educator, Manager Pastoral Services, Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Rev. Precious Gholston is an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal
(AME) Church. An avid scholar, Rev. Gholston graduated with highest honors
from Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina. She later
obtained her Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan and
a Master of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist
University. Rev. Gholston was certified by the Association of Clinical
Pastoral Education (ACPE) as a CPE Supervisor in the fall of 2014. She
completed her CPE training at Methodist Health System in Dallas, Texas.
Prior to her Chaplaincy career, Rev. Gholston served in global missions
as Executive Director of an AIDS Center in Lobatse, Botswana (Southern
Africa), an agency of the AME Church.
Rev. Robert Danage – Staff Chaplain, Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Rev. Stephanie Drew –
Staff Chaplain, Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Rev. Drew received her Bachelor of Science from Jarvis Christian College
and earned her Masters of Art majoring in Christian Counseling from Oral
Roberts University. Rev. Drew is an ordained Elder in the Christian Methodist
Episcopal Church and serves as the Associate Pastor of the Kirkwood Temple
CME Church. Chaplain Philip.
Doris Giles, MS, RN – Faith Community Nursing Coordinator for Methodist Health System,
based at
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Doris earned her Associate Degree in Nursing from El Centro College and
her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science with a major in Nursing
Education from Texas Woman’s University. She also received certificates
of successful completion of the following educational programs in preparation
for the role of Coordinator: Basic Preparation Course for Parish Nurses
(2001), Basic Preparation for Parish Nurse Coordinators (2001), Extended
Unit of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education (2002), Parish Nurse Educator
Training (2004). She serves as an Educational Partner to the International
Parish Nurse Resource Center to teach the Foundations of Faith Community
Nursing Course locally. Doris joined the Pastoral Care Department in 2000.
She is an active member of Pleasant Zion Missionary Baptist Church in
Dallas, TX.
Elaine Cannon– Administrative Assistant for Department of Pastoral Services, Golden Cross
Congregational Ministry & CPE at Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Elaine received her Bachelor of Science in Office Systems Management and
Associates in Technology from Southern University 1997.