Ministry Units

Building Leaders Team (Committee on Preparation for Ministry)

Elder Nancy Bertrand (CRE), Moderator

Elder Chuck Achuff (Grace); Elder Nancy Bertrand; Rev. Stephanie Bishop (Light of Hope); Elder Clay Gunter (LaFayette); Elder Rexford Gyeke (Ebenezer); Rev. Leigh Jones (Cartersville)

Staff: General Presbyter Andy Casto-Waters, Elder Therese Howell

Property Commission

Rev. Stephanie Crossland (Calhoun); Elder Thomas Crone (Kirkwood); Elder James (Jim) Ray (Marietta); Rev. Susan Haynes (Faith/BR); Elder Robert Smalley (Dalton)

Staff: General Presbyter Andy Casto-Waters, Elder Therese Howell

Presbytery Moderator

Rev. Joe Evans (Marietta 1st)

Committee on Representation

Elder Zeta Lamberson (HR), Moderator

Rev. Zeta Lamberson (HR); Rev. Jennifer Lee (Beersheba); Elder Marlene Michalke (Macland); Rev. John Spangler (HR)

Staff: General Presbyter Andy Casto-Waters

Coordinating Team

Elder Bill Byars, (Westminster) Moderator

Elder Teri Abercrombie (Trinity); Rev. Kwasi Aye Addo (Ebenezer); Elder Nancy Bertrand; Elder Bill Byars (Westminster), Rev. Susan Haynes (Faith NGM), Rev. Joe Evans (Marietta 1st) Presbytery Moderator; Elder Erma Jones (John Knox); Rev. Paul Sherwood (HR); Elder Billie Sutter (Heritage); Rev. Cassie Waits (Marietta 1st)

Staff: General Presbytery Andy Casto-Waters, Elder Therese Howell

Ministry Support Team

Rev. Cassie Waits (Marietta First) Moderator

Elder Honey Hite Burfield (Trinity); Rev. Susan Haynes (Faith NGM), Treasurer; Elder Ben Atha (Acworth); Rev. Paul Sherwood (Marietta First)

Staff: General Presbyter Andy Casto-Waters, Elder Therese Howell

Commission on Ministry

Elder Billie Sutter (Heritage), Moderator

Healthy Congregations: Elder Lem Arnold (LaFayette); Rev. Stephanie Crossland (Calhoun First), Convener; Elder LaVert Jones (John Knox); Rev. David Jordan (Grace); Elder Gayle Sandlin (Kirkwood)

Pastoral Relationships: Elder Beth Gaines (Cartersville First); Elder George Pierce (Trinity); Elder Nancy Tatnall (Marietta First); Rev. Ken McKenzie (HR); Rev. Julie Fuller (Acworth)

New Church Developments: Rev. Reginaldo Braga (Validated Ministry); Rev. Joe Evans (Marietta First); Rev. David Grove (Cedartown First); Rev. Chris Moore-Keish (Validated Ministry); Rev. Kathi Parchem (John Knox); Elder Stephen Williams (Westminster)

Staff: General Presbyter Andy Casto-Waters, Elder Therese Howell

Staff Team

  • Andy Casto-Waters, Acting General Presbyter

    I am your contact for all matters related to supporting and resourcing your congregation or New Church Development! My primary goal is to ensure that our ministries are able to live into the calling to which they have been called. I am also available to preach, teach, or speak to your congregation or group on a variety of topics related to innovation in the Church. Finally, I am your contact for pastoral transitions and all matters related to property.

    Email: gp@cherokeepresbytery.org

  • Elder Therese Howell, Stated Clerk

    I am the person who ensures that Cherokee Presbytery does its work “decently and in order!” I assist with pastoral transitions and property matters, but I am available to Pastoral Leaders and Clerks of Session on all matters related to the Book of Order and Robert’s Rules of Order.

    Email: clerk@cherokeepresbytery.org

  • Sarita Morris, Presbytery Coordinator

    I am the person you hear when you call the Presbytery! I work with all our churches to ensure that their gifts to the Presbytery are processed and accounted for properly. I work with Therese, and all our Presbytery Ministry Units to make sure their work is known throughout the Presbytery and that all our work is coordinated and properly documented!

    Email: sarita@cherokeepresbytery.org