Local Pastors
North Georgia Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members
Purpose Statement
The purpose of the Fellowship of Local Pastor and Associate Members is to provide support, love, and encouragement to each other through the promotion of self-care and spiritual growth, and to create a sense of unity and fellowship. The fellowship will serve all local pastors and the Board of Ordained Ministry as an advisory resource group on needs and issues of Local Pastors and Associate Members. It will serve as a voice for Local Pastors and Associate Members in the North Georgia Annual Conference, will sponsor retreat time, and will encourage small group participation with all clergy on the district level
EXECUTIVE COMMITTE
Valerie Harvard, ChairChristine Greenwald, Vice-Chair
Bill Floyd, Secretary
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
Joel Miller, Northwest
Lem Spear, Rome-Carrollton
Joe Geter, LaGrange
Elizabeth Ackerman, Atlanta-College Park
Henry Bush, Atlanta-Roswell
Al Davis, Athens-Elberton
Louise Elmore, Gainesville
John C. Woods, Atlanta-Marietta
Mike Wadley, Atlanta-Decatur-Oxford
Deanna Lynch, Atlanta-Decatur-Oxford
Melissa Weathers, August
Karen Fisher, Griffin
Jim Landis, Atlanta-Emory
John Cuentas, Hispanic Representative
Joel Rodriguez, Hispanic Representative
Ex-Officio:
John Simmons, Director of Ministerial Services & Spiritual Formation
Joe Peabody, B.O.M. Representative
Howard Wright, Cabinet Representative
Claude Herbert, Past President
North Georgia Fellowship Newsletter
Overview of the role of the Local Pastor in the United Methodist Church
Information on the Course of Study at Candler School of Theology
National Fellowship of Associate Members and Local Pastors