JOHNS CREEK UMC - Key Persons
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- Outside Events Coordinator / Music and Worship Administrative Assistant
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- Administrative Assistant to the Senior & Executive Pastors
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- Director of Worship and Music
Meg holds a Bachelors in Church Music, Conducting emphasis, from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Her Masters in Sacred Music, Choral Conducting emphasis, is from Emory University. And her...
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- Church Administrator & Recreation
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- Director of Preschool & Kindergarten
Jackie is originally from Louisville, Kentucky and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Louisville. After college graduation, Jackie and her husband, Patrick, relocated...
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- Communications Director
- COMMUNICATIONS
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- Associate Director of Music & Organist
Justin is a native of Tennessee. He started piano at age 9 and began accompanying choirs at age 13. He began learning organ at age 17. He has benefited from...
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- Music Associate for Children & Modern Worship
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- Executive and Teaching Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jennifer Wyant was born and raised in the Woodstock, Georgia area and has been serving the North Georgia Conference (UMC) since 2011. Most recently, she has served as the associate pastor of Birmingham UMC. She was ordained as an elder in full connection in 2021. She received a Ph.D. in New Testament from Emory University in 2018. She also teaches as an instructor of New Testament at Candler School of Theology and in their Course of Study program for licensed local pastors. She and her husband, Guy, have been married since 2010 and have three children, Elden, Reed and Quill. As one can imagine, their house is a very noisy but very joyful place!
Rev. Max Vincent is a Georgia native who is the son of a Methodist minister. He graduated from Franklin County High School (1988) and went to Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He spent the summer of 1989 working on an archaeology site in Ashkelon, Israel. While at Wofford he was the first director of their new student volunteer program. In May 1991 he received a BA with a major in Religion.
He began studying at Duke Divinity School in the Fall of 1991. The following summer he was awarded a three-week study grant to visit Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Greece. For the 1992-93 academic year, Reverend Vincent studied theology at the University of Bonn, Germany. He returned to Duke in the fall of 1993 and completed a Master of Divinity in 1995, and in 1996 he completed a Master of Theology in preaching and theology.
He married Kristen who is a native of Texas in 1995. She received a BA in religion from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. In 1996, Kristen earned a Master of Theological Studies from Duke Divinity School. After years of working in social justice and nonprofits, she is now a spiritual director and retreat leader, and is a Certified Narrative Enneagram Practitioner. Kristen has authored four books on spiritual formation, including one that they coauthored.
Since finishing seminary, Reverend Vincent has served as a pastor in North Carolina and Georgia. For four years he was a chaplain at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, and he is currently serving as the senior pastor, here at Johns Creek UMC!
Their son Matthew is a student at Carleton College in Minnesota. He loves soccer, playing electric guitar, art, reading, and travel.
Pam is a Deacon in Full-Connection in the North Georgia Conference and a UMC Preacher's Kid. Pam earned her Master of Divinity at Candler School of Theology and B.A. in Theatre from Florida State University. Pam is grateful for the love and grace of God at work in her life and in the world. That others may come to experience this transforming love and grace through knowing Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior drives her ministry. Pam believes that our relationship with and love for Jesus Christ is to shape every aspect of our being, so that we are a living witness to the power of amazing grace.
Pam is the proud momma of son, Charlie and daughter-in-law, Lisa, daughter, Britt and future son-in-law, Carson. She is blessed with loving and supportive family and friends.
Job Titles:
- Pastor of Youth & College Ministries
Rev. Galyon is originally from Chattanooga, TN and earned his B.S. in Christian Education with a Youth Ministry Emphasis from Martin Methodist College in 2012. After college, he was accepted into the Center for Youth Ministry Training Program and received his M.A. in Youth Ministry from Memphis Theological Seminary. Following seminary, Philip served churches in the North Alabama Conference for 7 years. In June of 2022, he was ordained as a Deacon in Full Connection in the United Methodist Church.
In May of 2015, Philip married his wife, Sara, and together they are raising three boys: Andrew, Christopher and Nathan.
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- Music Associate for Preschool & Modern Worship
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- Facilities Manager
- FACILITIES
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- Administrative Assistant
- Membership Secretary
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- Director of Children 's Ministries
Tiffany McClure is a recent transplant to Georgia, having moved here from Iowa. She has been involved in Children's Ministries for over a decade now, from Alaska to Iowa to now Georgia and is beyond ecstatic to not have to shovel 2-3 feet of snow every few weeks.
Prior to her calling as a children's minister, Tiffany was a weather anchor in Alaska (easiest job ever: "Cold today, cold tomorrow. Back to you, Bob"), a PR Executive in Hawaii (she has a BS in PR), a syndicated columnist and a stay at home mom of two children who are now teenagers.
Tiffany graduated from Eastern New Mexico University many, many, MANY years ago and later attended the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. She was commissioned as a Lay Pastor in Iowa, loathes the cold, and is extremely excited to be in Georgia and to be a part of the Johns Creek family.
Tiffany has two teenagers-Aly (15) and Tony (17) who attend Denmark High School; a husband, David, who does not attend Denmark High School; a dog who thinks he is a person; two cats who think they are the homeowners; and they had a Betta fish when they moved here but he didn't make it. RIP, Swim Shady.
From enthusiastic (and frequently interactive) Children's Messages on Sunday mornings to engaging and energetic Children's Church lessons to Vacation Bible School to Advent Activities to Easter Celebrations, Children's Ministry is truly her calling and she can't imagine doing anything else. She truly believes every person has gift to offer when it comes to Children's Ministries and loves inviting the congregation to be an active part of every child's faith formation.
Her mission is to remind every child how very dearly they are loved by our amazing God, and for each child to realize they can be the hands and feet of God in the world by sharing that love with those around them.