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Staff: Rev. Scott Parrish - scott.parrish@ngumc.net 

Scott serves as our Conference Secretary of Global Ministries & as Conference Disaster Response Coordinator.

Ministry Areas

Creation Care
Rev. Leslie Watkins, leslie.watkins@ngumc.net

Disaster Response
Rev. Andrew Covington, andrew.covington@ngumc.net

Global Ministries
Rev. Dr. Amy Valdez Barker, amy.barker@ngumc.net 

Health, Welfare and Wellness
Mrs. Toni Brown, toni@gafcp.org

Person Living in Poverty
Rev. Roger Vest, roger.vest@ngumc.net

Refugee / Resettlement 
Rev. Andy Peabody, andy.peabody@ngumc.net

United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) 
Rev. Maria Bowers Gardiner, maria.bowers@ngumc.net

United Methodist Women (UMW) Rep
Tryphenia Speed, spee2422@bellsouth.net

St. Luke UMC is a key partner in offering the Veggie Truck ministry for the Harrisburg neighborhood of Augusta.

Photo credit: Phil Jones

Awards and Funding:

• Church of Excellence in Outreach Award 
• Mission Grants
• The Advance - Fund Numbers Search

Curriculum:

• Lazarus Church
• A Missionary Mindset
• Transforming Community

Equip/ Network:

• General Board of Global Ministries (Global Ministries)
• Mission Reading List
• UMCOR Relief Kits
• United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) 

Guidelines and Demographics:

• Church Assessment
• Community: Poverty
• Community: Racial Reconciliation
• Guidelines
• Theology of Mission
• Tools for Mission Leaders

UMC Links:

• General Board of Global Ministries
• North Georgia Conference Disaster Response
• United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
• United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM)