In Person and Online Worship at 10:30 am every Sunday
Signed in as:
filler@godaddy.com
In Person and Online Worship at 10:30 am every Sunday
Signed in as:
filler@godaddy.com
Susan received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Georgia State University. Prior to attending seminary, Susan held various positions in the business world, including owning and running a small business.
A lifelong Presbyterian. Susan served on the Youth Council of Atlanta Presbytery and was a Youth Advisory Delegate to the 1973 General Assembly. Before entering the ministry, Susan served in many different capacities in local church and church councils, including serving as the Moderator of Cherokee Presbytery in 1987 and a Ruling Elder Commissioner to the 1994 meeting of the General Assembly of the PCUSA.
After receiving her Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary, she was ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament on March 7, 2004. Susan served as an Associate Pastor and Interim Pastor/Head of Staff at several churches in the Greater Atlanta area.
Susan presently serves Cherokee Presbytery as Treasurer, and as a member of the permanent Judicial Commission and the Ministry Support Team.
Phillip E. Mitchell grew up in the North Georgia area where his father pastored several churches. He received a B.A. in theology from the Baptist University of Florida, an M.A. in English from the University of West Georgia, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK. He learned to play trumpet in grade school and played in college winds as an undergraduate.
Phillip has served as minister of music for roughly ten years. He also writes songs in several genres (including sacred choral music) and won the UK Songwriting Contest in 2021 for his song "Run with a Torch"; he’s also placed seven songs in the finals. Faith performed his Advent cantata, Grace Is Born, in 2022. He’s excited to continue his journey with Faith. He also works as Associate Professor of English at the University of North Georgia. He’s engaged to Arden Ridgely and lives in Marble, NC.
Welcome Kathy Smith as our Administrative Assistant. You will find her in the office Monday – Thursday from 9am-2pm.
Kathy comes to Blue Ridge, GA by way of San Angelo, TX (where she was born and raised) and Fort Lauderdale, FL. She enjoyed a long career in Human Resource Management working at companies including Bell Helicopter, Mueller, Inc., Divers Direct, and 1-800-PetMeds. Most recently, she was the HR Manager for Georgia Mountains Health. She is thrilled to be starting a new chapter of her career working with such a wonderful team of staff and volunteers serving Faith Presbyterian Church, its members, and our community. In her free time, Kathy enjoys spending time with her family and 2 golden retrievers, traveling, cooking, hiking, water sports of all kinds, going to the gym and yoga classes, and watching all her favorite sports teams.
A Session of nine Ruling Elders is elected by the congregation to provide church leadership. The Session is further organized into five planning teams. Each planning team is chaired by one or two Ruling elders. In addition the Session is supported by the Stated Clerk.
Candy Frank serves as the Clerk of Session.
The role of the Clerk of Session is to:
Under the leadership of Bill Young (left) and Al Gnann (right), the Administrative Planning Team is responsible for :
Elders Diane Shillcutt (left) and Terri Charron (right) lead the work of the Congregational Care Planning Team. This planning team defines its role as “…to find ways to connect and care for our members in a variety of ways”. That variety of ways includes:
The Mission and Outreach Planning Team is co-chaired by Sylvia Goodyear and Sally Crawford (right). Recognizing the needs of the area we serve, Faith leads or participates in community solutions to address those needs. A sampling of the teams activities is:
The Outreach Planning Team is chaired by Sandy Cuppia. Recognizing the needs of the area we serve, Faith leads or participates in community solutions to address those needs. A sampling of the teams activities is:
The Spiritual Development Planning Team, led by Elders Bob Elwell and Greg Duncan, is responsible for all activities aimed at helping a person expand their personal understanding of the teachings of the Bible and making it a part of their lives including:
Choose the links above to join us on Facebook and YouTube
Faith Presbyterian Church (USA)
1349 Bluebird Rd.
Mineral Bluff Ga. 30559
Office Phone 706-374-5912
Email - office@faithpresbyterianusa.org