Presbytery of Greater Atlanta
Wednesday, March 10, 2010


The mission of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta is to witness to the transforming power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to connect and empower congregations in their local and global ministries.


The Presbytery of Greater Atlanta includes more than100 congregations and over 45,000 members spanning 20 counties including rural, urban, and suburban areas of Georgia.

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At our February 20, 2010 stated meeting
we installed
The Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Evans
as Executive Presbyter

 

Dr. Evans previously served as Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley,  headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which includes central Alabama Presbyterian churches.  In this position, he was co-founder of the Alabama Faith Council working with churches of 25 traditions, as well as fostering collaborative work between the two other presbyteries in Alabama.

 

Prior to going to Birmingham, Dr. Evans served churches in Idaho Falls, Idaho;   Magnolia, Arkansas   and Buffalo, New York.  Dr. Evans, a graduate of The College of William and Mary, holds both Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary, in Princeton, New Jersey.  He and his wife, Wendy,  have two children, Liz and Matthew.  The family will be relocating to the Atlanta area in coming weeks.

 

Tom was installed by Rev. Joan Gray.

Rev. Shannon Webster, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, AL gave the charge to the executive presbyter.

Elder Charles Easley gave the charge to the presbytery.




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We also installed 
Rev. M. Dudley Rose as 
Moderator for 2010.  

Dudley recently retired 
as pastor of 
McDonough Presbyterian Church.










Dudley was installed by 
2009 Moderator
Elder Mark Roberson.

 

 

 

 

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 Welcome new minister members

At the February 20, 2010 stated meeting, we welcomed these new members:

 

Karen Allamon
Pastor
Rock Spring

Nae Yong Lee
Organizing pastor
Korean Fellowship 
at First, LaGrange
Jamie Butcher
Chaplain
Wesley Woods 
     Geriatric Hospital
Alex Moses
Pastor
Fayette
Robin Humphreys
Director of Outreach
    and Church Growth
Friendship
Jason Whitener
Pastor
St. Luke's

 
We also advanced the following inquirers to candidacy

Sarah Bogue
Northwest
Neill McKay
Oglethorpe
Andrew Ditzel
Peachtree
Billy Honor
Peachtree
Sharon Junn
Shallowford
 

 

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 Presbyterian Job Listings
If you are looking for a position or looking to post a job opening
 please visit our employment classifieds page.

 

 

 

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