9/20/2016

View photos by Pam Sheldon and Rev. Joseph McBrayer By Sybil Davidson Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson was officially welcomed as resident bishop of the North Georgia Conference on Sunday afternoon, September 18. A crowd of more than 1,000 filled the sanctuary of Peachtree Road UMC in Atlanta. A beautiful processional led by waving ribbons included ministry partners in higher education, leaders of related agencies, retired bishops and worship participants. Glorious music throughout the service ...

9/1/2016

Today Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson begins her four-year term as episcopal leader of the North Georgia Conference.  "We are very happy to welcome our new Bishop to the United Methodist Center on her first official day as our episcopal leader," said Rev. Jane Brooks, Director of Ministerial Services and Assistant to the Bishop. As for what a first day will be like for the new leader, "I expect to see her unpacking boxes and getting her office space settled. I think she might be walking around and ...

8/22/2016

The Service of Installation of Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson as episcopal leader of the North Georgia Conference will be held Sunday, September 18, at 4 p.m. at Peachtree Road UMC in Atlanta. The special service is a time for our Annual Conference to gather for worship and to welcome Bishop Haupert-Johnson and her family and to give thanks for her assignment to the North Georgia Conference. The service will be followed by a reception.  Those unable to attend are invited to watch the service via ...

7/28/2016

Meet Bill Martin, our North Georgia Conference Lay Leader! The Marietta native and Furman University grad, was elected lay leader by the 2016 North Georgia Annual Conference and began his four-year term of service July 1. He and his wife Kristin live in Dacula and have a daughter and two sons. We caught up with him to ask a few questions: Q: What's your church home? I'm a member of Dacula UMC where I have been nurtured and loved by an amazing congregation and a long list of influential senior ...

7/13/2016

Rev. Sharma Lewis hears that she has been elected bishop. Photo by Matt Brodie / SCUMC By Sybil Davidson In a historic moment, the Rev. Sharma Lewis of the North Georgia Annual Conference has been elected bishop by the Southeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church. She was elected on the first ballot at the jurisdiction’s quadrennial meeting at Lake Junaluska, N.C.  Rev. Lewis is the first African-American woman elected bishop in the Southeastern Jurisdiction.    "I was called by ...

7/12/2016

North Georgia Bishop Mike Watson and the Bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference share the following letter to United Methodists in our Southeastern Jurisdiction Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We celebrate the way God is working through you and the churches you represent to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Your witness is making a difference in the lives of individuals and ...

4/11/2016

Bishop B. Michael Watson has announced three cabinet-level appointments. The appointments will be effective in June 2016 along with other clergy appointments.  Rev. Herzen Andone will be appointed Director of Connectional Ministries. Andone is currently serving as District Superintendent of the Northwest District. He follows Rev. Mike Selleck who will retire after Annual Conference. Rev. John Pinson will be appointed District Superintendent of the Northwest District. Pinson is currently pastor ...

4/10/2016

Dear Laity and Clergy of the North Georgia Conference:   In a few weeks we will gather at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia for the 150th session of the North Georgia Annual Conference. We will gather around the theme, “Bound for Greater Things.”   The Wednesday, June 8, evening session of the North Georgia Annual Conference will be a service of celebration honoring the ministry of Bishop B. Michael Watson and Mrs. Margaret L. Watson. This special service will begin at 7 p.m. with an ...

3/1/2016

Bishop Mike Watson announced this week that he has selected Judy Bush as the next administrative assistant to the bishop, filling the position held by Chris Selleck who will retire in June. Bush will begin May 1.  Bush has served in the North Georgia Conference office for five years. She is currently administrative assistant in the Office of Connectional Ministries.  Selleck was hired for the role of administrative assistant to the bishop in 1997, working with Bishop Lindsey Davis and Bishop ...

1/13/2016

Detail of the sculpture of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, DC. UMNS photo by Maile Bradfield Bishop Woodie W. White January 2016 Note: Each year, retired United Methodist Bishop Woodie W. White writes a “birthday letter” to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in which he offers his perspective on the state of race relations, particularly in the United States. White, now bishop-in residence at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, was the first general secretary ...