May 14, 2023 | In-Person

ORDER OF WORSHIP MAY 14, 2023

ORDER OF WORSHIP

8:45

10

Prelude | Procesión Alegre

To God Be the Glory

Welcome and Prayer of Adoration

Now Thank We All Our God

Life of the Congregation

Mother’s Day Observance

Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer

Come Thou Fount

NEW ACTIVATION

MATTHEW 17:1-8

DR. RICHARD KANNWISCHER

SENIOR PASTOR

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Congregational Meeting | 10am Only

Invitation and Benediction

Postlude

Congregational songs are listed in bold italic .

ORDER OF WORSHIP

11:15

Call to Worship

The Blessing

In Christ Alone

Life of the Congregation

Mother’s Day Observance

Pastoral Prayer

Goodness of God

NEW ACTIVATION

MATTHEW 17:1-8

DR. RICHARD KANNWISCHER

SENIOR PASTOR

Firm Foundation (He Won’t)

Graves Into Gardens

Invitation and Benediction

Postlude

Join us in Renewing the Promise

Over 660 individuals and families have made their commitment to the Renewing the Promise campaign. As we celebrate our last Sunday in the Sanctuary, we invite you to join us by making your pledge today. We look forward to welcoming you back to the new Sanctuary in the Fall of 2024!

Two Ways to Make Your Commitment

You can complete the online commitment card by going to renewingthepromise.com/pledge or snapping the QR code with the camera on your smartphone.

Complete a paper commitment card and put it in the offering plate during the service.

Our Services Are Moving

Beginning Sunday, May 21, we will be relocating our three Sunday morning worship services to the Summit, located on the second floor of the Lodge across the street. This move is essential as we prepare for construction. We anticipate construction taking 15 months and this timetable enables us to utilize two summer seasons, when attendance tends to decrease, so that we only disrupt one program year of ministry.

Service Schedule

Our service times will remain the same with traditional worship at 8:45am and 10am and contemporary worship at 11:15am.

Parking

When you arrive on campus, we will have greeters and signage across our campus to make sure you can find where you need to go. Please see PeachtreeChurch.com/Move for specific parking recommendations during this season.

Children’s Programming

Children will not be dismissed to programming during the 8:45am and 11:15am services. They can attend the entire worship service with parents or be dropped off directly in classrooms prior to the beginning of each service.

Learn more about our move at PeachtreeChurch.com/Move

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

The Session of Peachtree has called a Congregational Meeting as a part of our worship service for the purpose of:

Electing the Elder Class of 2026

Electing the 2024 Elder Nominating Committee

Formally naming the Human Resources Committee as a Pastor/Associate Pastor Nominating Committee (should the need arise);

Receiving the 2022 Annual Report

MAY 28 SCHEDULE

On Sunday, May 28, we will have one worship service at 10am in The Summit. There will be no children’s or student programming, but nursery will be available. We invite you to join us in person or online at 10am.

PeachtreeChurch.com/Watch

we give thanks for Lord, our Mothers

A Mother’s Day Blessing

There is but one and only one, Whose love will fail you never. One who lives from sun to sun, With constant fond endeavor. There is but one and only one On earth there is no other. In heaven a noble work was done When God gave us a Mother. –

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

ELDER NOMINEES

TOM ADERHOLD

Tom Aderhold and his wife of 52 years, Kay, have been active members of Peachtree for more than 50 years. Tom is an Atlanta native and is a graduate of Auburn University. He recently retired from the real estate development business specializing in the conversion of old historic structures to new uses, primarily apartment homes. Tom and Kay are long-term members of the Credence Sunday School Class. They have two grown daughters and two grandchildren.

EMILY ALLENBACH

Emily Allenbach is originally from Clearwater, Florida, and has been married to her husband, Mark, for 15 years. She is a graduate of Georgetown University, Columbia University, and Brooklyn Law School and practiced immigration law in Washington, DC, prior to moving to Atlanta. She now maintains active roles on the boards of multiple hospitality and real estate companies. However, most of her time is devoted to raising their three children, Lily, Madeline, and Sadie. Emily has been an active member of Peachtree since 2016 and has been involved in WCBS, Women’s Bible studies, Feast and Flourish, a Peachtree small group, and the Become mentoring program. Emily has led MOPS, served in her children’s Sunday school classes, volunteered with VBS, and recently joined the Hospitality team. Emily also serves on the board of Peachtree Presbyterian Preschool. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve as an elder and loves that Peachtree is the center of her family’s community.

CLASS OF 2026

REBECCA COPPEDGE

Rebecca Coppedge and her husband, John, have been members of Peachtree since 2012. They are parents to three daughters, Evie (11), Eleanor (8), and Frances (4). At Peachtree, Rebecca has taught in her daughters’ Sunday school classrooms, co-chaired Feast and Flourish, a ministry for mothers of elementary students, and served on a mission trip to India. She participated in Peachtree’s Spiritual Formation Cohort in 2022 and is a member of WCBS. An Atlanta native, Rebecca attended The University of North Carolina and Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. She and her family recently enjoyed serving together with Lighthouse Family Retreat, and she has participated in a women’s mission trip to serve a church in Guatemala. Rebecca and John enjoy regular time spent in community with their Peachtree small group. She is honored and excited to serve as a first-time elder.

LEE CROSS

Lee Cross grew up in North Atlanta and attended Davidson College and Emory University School of Medicine. Additionally, Lee served in the Army as chief of orthopaedic surgery for the entire U.S. military in Korea and practiced for 25 years in Atlanta. Lee participated in multiple medical mission trips to Liberia and Morocco and is now a semi-retired orthopaedic surgeon. Joining Peachtree in 2010, Lee is an active member of the Credence Sunday school class, serving as Co-President of the class for the third time. He is also a Stephen Minister, facilitator for GriefShare, and IRONMEN table leader. In the past, Lee has served on the board for the Peachtree Trust and as a Greeter. Proudly married to Anne, they have two children, one deceased, and one granddaughter named for their late daughter.

CLASS OF 2024

WENDY EAVENSON

Wendy Eavenson is a lifelong Presbyterian. She and her husband, Bill, joined Peachtree in 1985, raising adult children William (Savannah) and Annie here. Wendy is from Baltimore via the Philadelphia area and attended Wake Forest University, with professional certifications from the Wharton School and GA Tech. She retired from IBM and Lenovo in 2015 as Executive Director, Global OEM Sales. Having served a number of terms as a Peachtree Elder, she currently chairs the Zacchaeus Fellows Advisory Board and serves on the Bill Maness Good Samaritan Scholarship Board, is a Younique Master Trainer, a MOPS Mentor, sings in the Choir, and serves on the Wedding Guild. Joe Ellis has been an active member of Peachtree for 30 years and has served once on Session. Joe has served on the Elder Nominating Committee, as a table leader for IRONMEN, as a volunteer for LaAmistad, and on the leadership team of the Builders’ class. Joe has enjoyed being a mission team participant on trips to Ecuador, India, and Guatemala. Joe and his wife, Lina, have been married for 25 years and have baptized their two children, Matt and Addie, at Peachtree. Joe is a Vanderbilt University graduate and Senior Vice President in the employee benefits practice at USI Insurance.

JOE ELLIS

MARY MULLINS

Mary Mullins started attending Peachtree in 2016. She and her husband, Ross, were married at Peachtree in 2019, and they recently celebrated the birth of their son, Elliott, in June 2022. Mary enjoys serving with Peachtree’s Student Ministry and the Women’s Ministry leadership team. She has served on the Young Adult Ministry leadership team, Zaccheaus Fellows committee, and has participated in the Fuller Theological Seminary Spiritual Formation Cohort. Mary moved all over the country as she grew up but spent her most formative years in Peachtree City, Georgia. She attended Indiana University, where she played volleyball. Mary started her career in sports media and is now a Global Category Manager with Kids2.

Jay O’Meara is a metro Atlanta native, born and raised in Marietta. He and his wife, Sandy—both graduates of the University of Georgia (where they met)—have been members of Peachtree since 2002. They have been married for twenty-one years and are the proud parents of Jacob (16), Katelyn (14), and Jackson (11). Jay has been active on various committees at Peachtree, served as a Children’s Sunday school teacher, is a member of IRONMEN, and is a past member of the Session. He and Sandy are passionate about global missions and are scheduled to participate in a family mission trip to Costa Rica this summer. They also support the Outreach Foundation and Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan. Jay is an Executive Vice President with CBRE, a commercial real estate service and advisory firm.

JOHN W. PATRICK

John W. Patrick has been attending Peachtree for over 20+ years, where he met his wife Katherine, of almost 18 years, in the old "pickup Pres" Crossings Sunday school class. They live in North Buckhead and have an 11-year-old son Jack who was baptized at Peachtree. John has served multiple years as an adult and children’s Sunday school leader and hospitality greeter. He is currently serving as a Stephen Minister and attends IRONMEN. As an Eagle Scout, John is passionate about Boy Scouts, where he has been an Assistant Scoutmaster for around 19 years and a Cub Scout Packmaster at Pace Academy for the last three years. He is a North Buckhead Civic Association board member, serving as a zoning chair. John also loves raising money for CURE Childhood Cancer, where he supports a friend who lost a child. Professionally, John has been a residential real estate agent at Harry Norman, Realtors for over 21 years, where he has been in the top 10% of the Atlanta Realtors Association and is a Phoenix award winner. John attended Mercer University, where he received a BBA in Finance and an MBA in MIS and Management.

CLASS OF 2024

DONNA RAY

Donna Ray grew up in St. Simons and, after graduating from the University of Georgia, moved to Atlanta and joined Peachtree in 1985. She has been happily married to Mike for 35 years and has recently retired as COO of Momar, Incorporated. Donna has served as an elder on four occasions, as usher vice chair and chair of the Evangelism Committee, on the Board of the Peachtree Trust, the Elder Nominating Committee, and the steering committees for The Gift Goes On and Word Before Work. Currently, Donna enjoys welcoming new members through Exploring Peachtree and is honored and excited to be called to serve again.

MELINDA RUE

Melinda Rue and her husband, Jon, have been active members of Peachtree since 1986. A native of Rome, Georgia, Melinda attended Western Kentucky University. She is a retired elementary school teacher, most recently having taught at The Lovett School.

Melinda has been to Mexico, and Kolkata, India, on mission trips and recently traveled to Israel with a group from Peachtree. She also has traveled to Tanzania to teach and serve children at Rift Valley Children’s Village. Melinda has been a Women’s Community Bible Study member for many years. She has enjoyed being a Mentor Mom for MOPS for several years. Melinda has taught at VBS. Their family volunteered with Childspring International and hosted children who were in Atlanta for medical treatment.

Melinda and Jon have four adult children who grew up at Peachtree: Julianna (Spencer Cagle), Elizabeth, Jonathan (Amanda), and Daniel (Kelly). They have been blessed with six grandchildren and another on the way. Melinda has served as an Elder on two occasions and is honored and excited to serve again.

BILL SERRAVEZZA

William J. Serravezza retired after thirty-five years with SunTrust Banks as Executive Vice President, Line of Business Manager for Commercial Real Estate. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University, with a major in Business Administration. He received his MBA from Georgia State University, majoring in Finance. He is a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Active in civic and community affairs, Mr. Serravezza has served on various boards throughout his career. He is currently the chairman of the board of Kingdom Advisors, a discipleship ministry serving Christian professionals in the financial services industry. He has been a member of Peachtree Church for the past twenty-one years and has previously served as an elder. He is active in Global Missions, having made multiple mission trips to various countries. Mr. Serravezza is married to Liz and has two daughters and three granddaughters.

STEPHANIE SPARKMON

Stephanie Sparkmon has been a member of Peachtree for ~20 years. For the past 15 years, Stephanie has been the co-leader of Tool Time, Peachtree’s Kindergarten Sunday school program. Her prior term as elder saw the retirement of Vic Pentz, the interim period of Dave Peterson, and the calling of Richard Kannwischer. Stephanie had the honor of participating on the team which crafted Peachtree’s Vision and Values and currently serves as a member of the Peachtree Trust. A native of Conyers, Georgia, Stephanie attended Vanderbilt University and later pursued her MBA at Wake Forest University. In her professional life, Stephanie works in strategy at the Coca-Cola Company. She also enjoys spending time with her boyfriend, Todd, her two dogs, and in a kayak or on a paddleboard.

LYNN THOMASON

Lynn Thomason is a dedicated member of our congregation who joined Peachtree with her husband in 2003. Lynn has been actively involved in the children's ministry, hospitality, as a baptism host, and WCBS. Additionally, Lynn has volunteered in our community, including serving as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster children, YMCA, Young Men’s Service League, and the Arrendale prison ministry. She is a proud mother of three boys, John Davis, William, and Knox.

NOMINATED ELDER CLASS OF 2026

Tom Aderhold

Emily Allenbach

Rebecca Coppedge

Lee Cross

Joe Ellis

Mary Mullins

Jay O'Meara

John Patrick

Melinda Rue

Bill Serravezza

Stephanie Sparkmon

Lynn Thomason

Wendy Eavenson (Class of 2024)

Donna Ray (Class of 2024)

2024 OFFICER NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Deborah Ashendorf

John Day

PASTOR/ASSOCIATE

Boynton Smith

Jon Naphin

Tim Gartland

Cameran Jacques

Melinda Rue

Catherine Ross

Susanne Saad

PASTOR NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Dana Tucker

Jessica Lawrence

Joe King

MILESTONES

Just as families keep in touch about joys and sorrows, our church family at Peachtree wants to do the same. During your prayers this week, we ask you to lift up these people to God.

HOSPITALS

RC Dear | Northside

Steve Huntley | Home Hospice Care

Mary Jordan | North Fulton

Ron Warnken | Delmar Gardens

BIRTHS

Bailey Elizabeth Vason | 12/29

Kelsey and Carlisle Vason

Grandparents: Nancy and Hamp Vason

Tate Owen Moss | 2/9

Cynthia and Dan Moss

FAMILY MEMBER DEATH

Thomas H. Gillespie | 4/25

Father of Allison Gillespie

Grandfather of Lindsay and Graham Spears

The beautiful flowers in the sanctuary this morning are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Laura Duncan Beard and honoring the wonderful Staff of Presbyterian Homes for the care they gave our Grandmother by Casey, Brooks and Hayes Beard; Charles Beard; Rebecca McCranie, Laura Beard; Allison Richards and Meg Bolton

We are glad you joined us today at Peachtree! We want to know more about you, and are happy to answer any questions you may have.