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Hillary Taylor


 Hillary Taylor

Rev. Hillary Taylor is the Executive Director of South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (SCADP). Before working for SCADP, Hillary spent time working as a young adult missionary in South Africa and Miami, FL, a pastor in Saluda, SC, and a hospital chaplain at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A graduate of both Furman University and Candler School of Theology (Emory University), Hillary has been working against the death penalty since organizing with the #KellyOnMyMind Campaign in 2015 for Kelly Gissendaner in Georgia. When she returned to South Carolina, she became the spiritual advisor to Brad Sigmon, who was executed on March 7, 2025. She continues abolition work in his memory. When she is not working, Hillary loves being outdoors, doing yard work, and spending time with her wife and pets.  


South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Religion News Service: Being Brad Sigmon's Spiritual Advisor

EXPERIENCES
    Activity Time Information
    Show Date
    Fri 4 Sep 2026 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM
    Title ShortWho Would Jesus Execute?: The State of the Death Penalty in the US in 2026
    Venue UMC
    Experience DescriptionIn 2025, there were 47 executions...the most executions for a quarter of a century. Nevertheless, the death penalty is dying across the country. So why does it persist as a form of punishment...particularly in the Bible Belt? Join Rev. Hillary Taylor, Executive Director of South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (SCADP), for a conversation about the current state of the death penalty: who supports it, where it's being used, why its abolition matters, and what you can do to help abolish it. Come prepared to learn about the theology behind the death penalty, it's cost, how it impacts victims, and what alternatives exist.
    Show Date
    Fri 4 Sep 2026 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM
    Title ShortEnding the Death Penalty Through Op-Eds and Pen-Pals
    Venue Convo Table 06
    Experience DescriptionIn this discussion, Rev. Hillary Taylor will discuss the power of sharing liberative theology in prison, and how the most life-changing activism can happen through the rehumanizing practice of pen-pal connections.