| Getting to Know You! Hello,
my name is Ken Stephens. On June 27th, Gail and I
will worship God with you for the very first
time. For us this will be an exhilarating day. We
are so excited to be a part of your church family
and we eagerly anticipate many worship
experiences with you.
We look forward to knowing each of you and
your families. We want to know of your hopes and
dreams. We want to be with you when you
celebrate. We will be with you when sadness is
present in your life. We know you will be with us
when joy and sadness comes our way. Together, we
will be a church family surrounding each other
with grace, kindness, mercy and gentle Christian
love.
We want you to know us and be part of our
lives. Gail and I were married December 28, 1970
at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church in
Forest Park, Ga. We have two children, Casey and
Justin. Our daughter, Casey was born November 1,
1972 and was married May 18, 2002. Her husband's
name is also Casey. Our son, Justin, was born
December 11, 1981 and has just graduated from
Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia
(He has plans to get married June 18th of 2005).
I attended Andrew Jr. College in Cuthbert,
Georgia from 1968 until 1970. Then I earned a BS
degree in Social Work from Georgia State
University in 1972. In 1975 I graduated from
Candler School of Theology at Emory University
with a Masters in Divinity.
We have served several churches in the North
Georgia Annual Conference: Level Creek UMC in
Suwanee, GA (1972-1975), Rockland UMC in
Lithonia, GA (1975-1983), St. Timothy UMC in
Stone Mountain, GA as the Associate Pastor
(1983-1988), Loganville UMC in Loganville, GA
(1988-1992), Bethel UMC in Hiram, GA (1992-1995),
and Midway UMC in Douglasville, GA (1995-2004).
Our church family has always been our primary
focus. We enjoy every aspect of being part of the
Christian family as well as spending time with
you and your family to get to know one another
better. We also treasure time spent with our own
family. One event that is very meaningful for us
is the chance to go down to St. Simons Island
every year for vacation and Pastor's school.
We are so excited to be here at Forsyth and be
a part of your church family. We are looking
forward to getting to know you all!
In Christ,
Ken Stephens
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