The Conference Missions Team's purpose is to equip, resource, and connect churches to become
externally focused in order to help them reach a higher level of effectiveness for the Kingdom.
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