Ethan was ordained and installed as the associate pastor at Westminster in 2023. He was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina (also known as the promised land), and earned his BA from North Greenville University. Ethan then moved to Lancaster, South Carolina where he attended Reformed Theological University and Erskine Theological University, eventually earning his Masters of Divinity from Erskine Theological Seminary. Ethan and his wife Lucy have been married since 2021 and are the proud parents of James Patrick Franklin McConnell since 2023.