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Macland Presbyterian Church is governed by a community of elders and operated by a staff of people paid and unpaid.
Dr. Ray G. Jones, III Senior Pastor
Ray is the organizing pastor of the Macland Presbyterian Church. He started his ministry in Cobb County in 1993 with a dream that Macland Presbyterian Church would be a place in which people would encounter the love of God and experience their lives changing as a result of that meeting. It is his hope that as people experience the presence of God in the church, they will find groups in which to grow as disciples and will claim their spiritual gifts to serve God in the world. Macland continues to be a place in which God is at work!
Before answering the call to develop this new church, Ray served the Sumner Presbyterian Church in Sumner, Mississippi and the First Presbyterian Church of Bay Minette, Alabama. Ray received his education at Furman University and Columbia Theological Seminary. He is married and the father of two daughters.
Rev. Zeta T. Lamberson, Associate Pastor for Administration and Christian Education
Zeta brings her passion for ministry and desire to help others know the Biblical story in a way that informs our daily life to Macland. Ordained in 1991 after having served for 15 years as a Church Educator in churches in Virginia, South Carolina, West Virginia and Georgia, Zeta has a love of Christian Education and a wealth of experience with administration in the church. Her first ordained call was to Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta where she served for 11 years. God called Zeta and her husband, Bill, to Macland Presbyterian Church in the summer of 2003 to serve a growing church that needed infrastructure to minster to a booming community.
Zeta grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. She is proud to be an alumni of Presbyterian College, Union-PSCE and Columbia Theological Seminary. She is a Certified Christian Educator, an active member of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators, and Past-President of the South Atlantic & Puerto Rico Region of APCE. In addition to her duties at Macland she serves as Consultant for Nurture for Cherokee Presbytery. Zeta and Bill have two young adult children, Zeta Elizabeth and Bart.
Judy Jones, Music Director
Judy Jones, Director of Music, is a graduate of Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, where she majored in Church Music. Her previous work experience includes: private piano instructor, church organist, and elementary school music teacher in Mississippi, and music director of First Presbyterian Church in Bay Minette, Alabama. She and her husband Ray moved to Marietta in 1993, starting Macland Presbyterian Church as a small group bible study in their living room.
Laura Sinyard, Preschool Director
Laura Sinyard joined us in the spring of 2005 after having taught the Lottery Pre-k program in Marietta for 10 years. Laura grew up in Roswell and is a graduate of Brenau University. She has a degree in Early Childhood Education and holds a current Georgia teaching certificate. Laura, her husband, and their two children live here in Powder Springs.
Carol Thellen, Administrative Assistant
Carol grew up in Marietta and attended Marietta High School. After graduating from Kennesaw State, Carol immediately began her career in banking, working her way to the position of Assistant Vice President in Operations. In 1996, she came across an ad in a local church bulletin announcing the need of an Administrative Assistant for Macland Presbyterian Church. Looking for a career change, she applied for the position and has been with Macland for ten years. Carol and her husband Roger enjoy spending time with their two rescued greyhounds and whippet. Carol also enjoys interior decorating and learning to play the piano.
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