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Christ
Episcopal Church
582 Walnut Street
Macon, GA 31201
Phone
(478) 745-0427
Fax
(478) 741-1685
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 The
Very Rev. Dr. J. Wesley Smith
Rector
The
Very Reverend Doctor J. Wesley Smith, Rector,
is a native of Savannah, Georgia. He
is the Dean of the Macon Convocation
(Deanery) of the Diocese of Atlanta.
He
received his Bachelor of Arts degree in
Religion from Trevecca College in Nashville,
a Master of Divinity with a focus in
Pastoral Care and Counseling from Vanderbilt
University in Nashville, and a Doctor of
Ministry degree from the University of the
South (Sewanee) with a focus in homiletics.
He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United
States Army Reserve (Chaplain Corps) and
served twelve years as an active duty
chaplain earlier in his ordained ministry.
He is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War
(1990-91) and the conflict in Somalia
(1993-94) and was awarded the Bronze Star
Medal.
Prior to coming to Christ Church, Dr. Smith
was the Rector of St. David’s Episcopal
Church in the Diocese of Kansas and before
that was an Assisting Priest at St. Mary’s
Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Olympia,
Washington. Fr.
Wesley is a member of the International
Order of Saint Luke the Physician, the
American Academy of Homiletics, and the
American Guild of Organists (AGO); he serves
on the Executive Board of the Diocese and is
a member of the Board of Directors for the
Community Health Works of middle Georgia,
and an advisor (former board member) of the
Crisis Line/Safe House of Central Georgia
(Domestic Violence).
He is married to
Kristina (Lanz) Smith and has four grown
children.
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The Rev. David Probst
Curate
The
Reverend David Probst was born in Columbus and
grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He and his
wife Marie began dating during their senior year
of high school and have been married for
seventeen years. David earned his B.A. in
psychology from Berry College in Rome Georgia
and his M.Div from Candler School of Theology at
Emory University. Prior to seminary, David was
in sales and sales management.
David and
his family moved to Macon from Sugar Hill,
Georgia. David,
Marie and their two children, Reid and Dana, are
excited about becoming a part of the Christ
Church and Macon community.
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The Rev.
Dr.
Tim Klopfenstein
Assisting Priest
The Reverend Doctor Timothy D. Klopfenstein
was born in Indiana but grew up in
Pensacola, Florida. He received the
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from
Auburn University, The Master of Science in
Meteorology from the U. S. Naval
Postgraduate School, Monterey, California,
the Master of Divinity from the University
of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee and the
Doctor of Ministry degree from the Graduate
Theological Foundation, Oxford and Rome now
headquartered in South Bend, Indiana. He is
a retired Lieutenant Commander, United
States Navy and a veteran of the Vietnam
Conflict.
Prior to joining the staff
at Christ Church as an assisting priest he
served in various parishes in the Diocese of
The Central Gulf Coast where he retired in
2005 having been Rector of St. John’s,
Mobile, Alabama for 14 ½ years.
He is married to Hannah
(McKinley) Klopfenstein and has two adult
daughters and five grandchildren.
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The Rev.
Robert Gibson
Assisting Priest
The
Rev. Robert B. Gibson is a native of Rochester,
New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts
degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, as well as
Bachelors and Masters degrees in Sacred Theology
form The Berkeley Divinity School at Yale.
He did further graduate work at The Graduate
Theological union in Berkeley, California, The
Georgia Association for Pastoral Care in
Atlanta, and the Southeast Institute for Group
and Family Therapy in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina. He is a certified transitional
analyst, certified group psychotherapist, as
well as a chaplain in the Order of Saint Luke
the Physician and a member of Spiritual
Directors International.
Experience prior to becoming Chaplain at the
Medical Center of Central Georgia in 1994,
includes Spiritual Director at Coliseum
Psychiatric Hospital, Vicar at St. James, Macon,
and Chaplain at Woodward Academy in Middletown,
Connecticut.
He is
married to Joy (Hearn) Gibson and has two grown
daughters. Hobbies include visiting his
North Georgia Mountain Cabin and
revolutionary war re-enacting.
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 The Rev.
Kathy Kelly
Deacon
Deacon Kathy Kelly moved to Macon from
Americus, Georgia.
There she served historic Calvary Episcopal
Church, where she was ordained as a Deacon in
1999 by Bishop Henry Loutitt.
Kathy is a Fellow in The American Association of
Pastoral Counselors and also holds a license as
a Professional Counselor in Georgia. After
attending Emory and Henry College near Abingdon,
VA, Kathy graduated from the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro with a degree in music as
a vocalist. She then received her Master of
Divinity from Candler School of Theology at
Emory in 1990 and was trained in pastoral care
and counseling at the center now known as The
Samaritan Counseling Center in Birmingham.
Raised in the United Methodist Church, Kathy was
confirmed into the Episcopal Church at the
Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham in
1992.
Deacon Kathy is the Bereavement Coordinator for
Heartland Hospice (formerly Portsbridge) and is
the mother of one daughter, Kate, who is 8.
Kathy assists as Christ Church Deacon in
areas of liturgy, pastoral care and counseling.
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Dr. Robert Parris
Choirmaster/Organist
Dr. Robert Parris is a native of Virginia. He
holds degrees from the University of North
Carolina and Eastman School of Music of the
University of Rochester, and has done
post-doctoral study in Boston and northern
Germany. He is the Charles B. Thompson Professor
of Music and the University Organist of Mercer
University, where he was appointed to the
faculty in 1979. Dr. Parris also serves as
an active concert organist and can be found
performing at concerts and recitals around the
world.
Dr. Parris has been the Choirmaster and
Organist at Christ Church since 2004. Dr.
Parris resides in Macon with his wife, three
daughters, and son.
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 Lindsay Timms
Director of Christian Education
Lindsay was raised in Atlanta, Georgia and holds
a Bachelor Degree in Education from The
University of Georgia. Lindsay has previous
experience in event planning, stewardship, and
donor relations. She comes to Christ Church
from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.
Lindsay recently moved to Macon with her
husband, Chadwick, and their two year old
daughter, Emma Grace.
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Christy McAdams
Administrative Assistant to the Rector
Christy
is an native of Middle Georgia and is an alumnus
of Georgia Military College where she graduated
with an Associates in General Studies of
Science. She lives in Macon with her son
Christopher and has been employed by Christ
Church since 2004. Her position entails
coordinating special events, advertising,
maintaining the parish website, producing
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 Jenny Allgauer
Parish Secretary
Jenny is from Warner Robins, but was
born in Frankfurt, Germany. She is a
graduate of Houston County High School
where she was very active in many
student affairs, including ROTC and
being a cheerleader. She worked on her
Associates Degree in Marketing at Middle
Georgia Technical College and is
presently a night student at Georgia
Military College pursuing a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business. She comes to us
from Cumulus Broadcasting where she was
an administrative and sales assistant,
and also worked earlier at Golden Key
Realty. She is single and comes from a
family that is active in Shirley Hills
Baptist Church of Warner Robins, where
she has three younger sisters. Her
position entails maintaining all church
records, data bases, and the parish
calendar, outreach assistance,
production of weekly service bulletins,
and coordination of baptisms, weddings,
and funerals. She is also
assistant to the Curate.
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 Beverly
McFall
Financial Secretary
Beverly
McFall, a native of Atlanta has lived in Warner
Robins with her husband, Pat and children Kelly
and Kevin, for 20 years. Beverly, Pat, Kelly
and Kevin all graduated from the University of
Georgia and enjoy going to all the “Dawg”
football games and “Gymdawgs” gymnastics meets.
Kelly and her husband have recently moved to
Newnan and blessed the family with the cutest
grandson ever born. Kevin is in corporate
training with Chick-Fil-A in working out of the
Athens area. Beverly has served as the
administrator of All Saints, Warner Robins for
the past 11 years and is looking forward to her
new responsibilities at Christ Church and
working with the great staff .
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 Robert Hubbard
Sexton
Robert Hubbard has worked at Christ Church since
1996 and serves as the Sexton. Robert is
responsible for upkeep of the Christ Church
properties, setting up for all services and
events, assisting the Meals on Wheels office,
and overseeing physical projects at Christ
Church. He can also be seen lending a generous
hand during the weekend with the Weekend Lunch
program.
Robert is a native Georgian and currently
resides in Lizella with his wife, 3 children, and 5
grandchildren.
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Carolyn Simmons
Assistant
Sexton
A long-time employee of Christ Church, Carolyn
began her position as Assistant Sexton in 1993.
She handles the upkeep of all Christ Church
buildings, handles the set-up for meetings and
receptions, and assists the Sexton on daily
activities. Carolyn also serves faithfully as a
Deaconess with her church.
Carolyn has a son, who is deceased, and proudly
boasts a loving grandson.
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Will Dowling
Youth Coordinator
Will
was born and raised in Macon, and was baptized
and conformed in Christ Church. He attained the
rank of Eagle Scout from troop 19, and graduated
from Central High School in 2001. He went on to
college for a short time before taking a job at
GEICO and working there until 2006, when he went
back to school at Central Georgia Technical
College to get a degree in 3-d Animation.
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Lucas Garza
Youth Coordinator
Lucas
is a Texan, born and raised. He started college
at the age of 16 at the Univeristy of North
Texas were he attended for two years as part of
a program called the Texas Academy of Math and
Science (TAMS).
Lucas
went on to graduate from the Georgia Institute
of Technology with a bachelors degree in
Aerospace Engineering. For three semesters while
at Tech, he co-oped at the Marshall Space Flight
Center in Huntsville, AL. While in Alabama,
Lucas participated in two of the school-based
programs of Big Brother/Big Sister. During the
summer between UNT and Gatech, Lucas led a group
of 20 rising high school students in a math and
science program called the Texas Pre-freshman
Engineering Program (Tex-PREP) at the Univeristy
of Texas Pan American. Lucas works in Warner
Robins were he provides engineering support to
the F-15s.
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Adam and Heather Richardson
Missionaries to Russia
Christ
Church sponsors Heather and Adam Richardson,
missionaries to Russia. Adam and
Heather are training clergy and lay
church leaders in Russia. Locally, they
partner with Moscow Bible Church for local
ministry and discipleship.
Nationally, they maintain a growing network
of training centers for developing Russian
church leaders. Internationally, they
connect Christians in the US to churches in
Russia for partnership target projects.
Adam
grew up in Macon and has a BA from
Vanderbilt University, and a MABS from
Dallas Theological Seminary.
Heather is from Seattle, Washington, and has
a BS from Cornell University.
As singles Adam and Heather individually
moved to Russia in 1994, and have been
living and ministering there ever since.
Heather ministered on staff with Campus
Crusade for Christ in both Moscow and
Irkutsk before marrying Adam, and now spends
most of her time caring for the needs of the
family, but also enjoys evangelism
and discipling young Russian women.
Their family includes Benjamin (Pasha)and
Jonathan. You can view their
photo gallery at
www.richardsons.ru
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