Steve Hambrick is the lead pastor and co-founder of Vintage 242 Church in Dallas, Georgia, established in 2009 with his wife, Randel. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his seminary degree from Asbury Seminary. Before founding Vintage 242 Church, Steve dedicated ten years to college ministry at UGA, UCF, and in Omaha, Nebraska.

Steve and Randel are proud parents of two daughters, Anna Katherine and Sara. In his free time, Steve enjoys following UGA sports and bass fishing.

Rev. Kim McGarr has dedicated nearly two decades to pastoral ministry, serving at three different churches in North Georgia. Throughout her tenure, she has actively engaged with each community, sharing God’s love and the message of salvation.

Currently, Rev. McGarr serves at Mt. Bethel Church as the Pastor of Senior Adults and a member of the Care Team. Her connection to Mt. Bethel is deep-rooted, having grown up in the church and now delighting in the opportunity to serve there for the past 17 years.

Answering God’s call, Rev. McGarr specializes in providing spiritual support during times of crisis, difficulty, and tragedy. Her ministry is centered on offering hope and comfort through Jesus Christ, a passion that drives her daily work.

Rev. McGarr and her husband, Jeff, are proud parents of four adult sons. They recently acquired tent #10 and eagerly anticipate becoming active members of the Marietta Campmeeting family.

Nathan “Nate” Galloway is married to his wife Andrea and they have four boys. He has been in ministry for over 27 years and has served as a student pastor, associate pastor, family ministries pastor, church planter, and lead pastor. He is currently the Discipleship Pastor at West Ridge Church in Dallas, Ga.

Rev. Kristin Lee is beginning her 7th year as Senior Pastor at East Cobb United Methodist Church. Kristin graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Spanish. She then earned her Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School. Kristin is married to Rev. Dr. Eric Lee and together they share five children. When not at church, you can find Kristin at the ball fields, listening to a band concert, cheering on her favorite cheerleader, or smashing an overhead on the tennis court.

Rev. Bradford was born in Knoxville, Tennessee but grew up in Marietta, Georgia and graduated from Wheeler High School in 1983. After running from God's call into ministry for many years, he finally said yes and entered into ministry in 1996. He graduated from Kennesaw State University and then from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. Rev. Bradford has served churches for over 28 years in Marietta, Griffin, Augusta, and in Norcross, where he currently serves as Sr. Pastor at Norcross First Global Methodist Church. He and his wife Sarah enjoy camping and hiking and have five grown daughters and four grandchildren. He loves Jesus, sports (especially University of Tennessee and the Atlanta Braves), playing his guitar, and spending time with family and friends.

Scott was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and is the oldest of two children. At age fourteen, he made the life-changing decision to follow Christ and was baptized at New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, while under the leadership of Dr. Ike Reighard.

During his senior year in high school, Scott began to prayerfully consider a call to full-time vocational ministry. While actively participating in the student ministry of New Hope Baptist Church, Scott received close personal counsel and ministry affirmation from his Student Pastor, Senior Pastor and others who served in significant places of ministry leadership.

Immediately following high school graduation, Scott served as a Student Ministry summer intern at FBC, Merritt Island, Florida. When he returned to Georgia to begin his undergraduate studies at Mercer University, New Hope Baptist Church offered Scott the position of Associate Student Minister and Technical Director, positions he held for four years while completing his undergraduate degree.

After graduating from college, Scott enrolled at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. During this time, he served as the Associate Pastor and Minister of Education at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Keller, Texas. After completing his M.Div., Scott returned to Georgia to serve as the Associate Pastor and Minister of Youth at Wildwood Baptist Church in Kennesaw, Georgia. While serving at Wildwood, he completed a second seminary degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Later, he became the Minister of Young Adults at Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, which is located on Peachtree Street in the vibrant Buckhead area of Atlanta.

Scott also served as Georgia’s State Director for Prison Fellowship, an international ministry founded by the late Chuck Colson. In this role, Scott trained and directed over 300 volunteers, led ministry programs in 20 correctional facilities and coordinated the annual Angel Tree initiative, which ministered to more than 12,000 children each year.

While on staff with Prison Fellowship, Scott and his family joined Cedarcrest Church in Acworth, Georgia. As a lay leader at Cedarcrest, Scott hosted community groups in his home and taught several classes at the church. In 2013, he joined the staff team at Cedarcrest where he served as the Executive Pastor. In 2018, Scott became the Executive Pastor of Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina. And in 2022, he returned home to the Atlanta-area and now proudly serves as the Discipleship Pastor at Eastside Baptist Church in Marietta, under the leadership of Dr. John Hull.

Scott has been married to Meridith for 21 years, and they have one son, Jackson, who is 18 years old and will attend college at Auburn University this fall. Meridith is a graduate of Auburn University and is the former President and CEO of Highland Productions, Inc., an event marketing and public relations consulting company. Previously, Meridith served on the staff of Young Life International in Bonn, Germany, where she simultaneously led the student ministries of the American Protestant Church. Meridith and Scott have also served together on three YoungLife area committees in Cobb and Paulding counties in Georgia, and in Columbia, South Carolina.

Randy grew up in Cobb County Georgia and graduated from Osborne High School in 1970. As achild, Randy grew up in Rose Lane Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia and, later, he and his family became active members of Olive Springs Baptist Church in Marietta throughout his childhood and teenage years. Randy and Connie were married on November 17, 1972. Connie is the Managing Broker at Sever Group – a Residential/Commercial Real Estate firm in Acworth, Georgia. They have two grown children, Michael (Jennifer) and Bethany (Ryan), and two

Grandchildren, Griffin (13) and Ellie (6). Randy and Connie reside in Powder Springs, Georgia.

Randy did his undergraduate work in Theology at Mercer University Atlanta receiving his

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology in 1974. In addition, Pastor Randy holds the Master of

Divinity (1978) and the Doctor of Ministry (2006) degrees from The Southern Baptist

Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Randy has been in full time ministry 49 years serving churches in Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia. He is also Chaplain Emeritus with the Cobb County Police Department. Randy currently serves as the Senior Pastor of the Eastwood Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia.

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Darrell Rice serves as Vice President of Community Revitalization for City of Refuge - an Atlanta-based community-impact nonprofit organization he was instrumental in launching in 1997 and returning to serve on the executive team in September 2018.

Most of his 48-year career involved church administration and local church leadership, having served as Administrative Bishop for the Church of God in Chicago, Oklahoma and Maryland; and pastorates in the Atlanta area.

He has also been a member of many strategic community and denominational boards and committees, including chairmanship of the Mount Paran Christian School Board of Directors (1989 - 1994), the Lee University Board of Directors (1986 – 2010; serving as Chair 2004 - 2010), and the 2023 appointment by Canton Mayor Bill Grant to the Canton Housing Authority Board of Commissioners (recently elected chair).

Darrell is a graduate of Lee College with a B.A. in Biblical Education (1976), and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with Master of Arts in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication (1982). The faculty of UALR voted him the “Most Outstanding Graduate Student” in 1982.

He and his wife, Marsha, have three children – Joshua, Jennifer and Jill – and 8 incredible grandchildren. Darrell and Marsha live in Canton, Georgia.

Tom joined the RiverStone staff in August of 1999 as an Associate Pastor. Tom was named Senior Pastor upon the retirement of founding pastor Charles Sineath. Tom’s responsibilities include preaching and teaching on Sundays, casting vision for the congregation, leading the staff, chairing the Board of Directors and the general oversight of all ministries of the church. Tom also serves as President of The Transformation Network, which is an organization dedicated to church planting. In 2020, Tom graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry with an emphasis in Church Planting.

Tom and his wife Melissa have two children and five grandkids.

Kevin Paul Scott is a native of Cobb County who has traveled to six continents and spoken to leaders from more than 100 countries.  Kevin serves as Executive Pastor of Eastwood Baptist Church. Additionally, Kevin co-founded the leadership consultancy ADDO (which is Latin for Inspire). ADDO developed Coca-Cola Leader Lab, Chick-fil-A Leader Academy, and the Baltimore Ravens Leadership Institute. Kevin and his wife Laura have 3 children and live in Marietta, GA.

James L. Perry, Jr. (Jim)

A native of eastern North Carolina, Jim received his undergraduate degree from North Carolina Wesleyan University prior to receiving his graduate degree in public administration from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Jim completed his theological education through the Candler School of Theology, Emory University.

Prior to joining the staff of East Cobb UMC in 2001, Jim served for 14 years as pastor in charge in the North Alabama Conference, serving churches in the Birmingham area while working as an executive with the Social Security Administration (SSA). His work with SSA brought him to Atlanta where Jim retired as Director of Hearings and Appeals. He served 35 ½ years with SSA and 35 years in pastoral ministry in the United Methodist Church.

Jim and his wife, Sandy, enjoy genealogical research, travel, and reading. They have three children: Becky, Gwen, and Jamie, and a granddaughter, Taylor. The Perrys have a dog, Teddy, and a cat, Dolly.

Rev. Dr. Dwight “Ike” Reighard is the President and CEO of MUST Ministries, the 27 th largest non-profit in metropolitan Atlanta, which serves 75,000 people a year who are struggling in poverty. Ike has successfully combined business experience with ministry and has an outstanding reputation for transforming communities through serving others. Three years running, The Atlanta Business Chronicle named him as one of the 50 CEO’s of Who’s Who in Atlanta Non-Profits. Ike also has been blessed to be selected as one of Georgia 500 Most Influential Leaders in the Georgia Trend Magazine.

Ike is also senior pastor at Piedmont Church. Since 2005, he has guided the building of membership and service to a high and sustainable level.  He continues to minister and maintain a strong relationship with his church.

Previously, he was Founding Pastor of NorthStar Church and guided that church to unprecedented growth from 1997 until 2006.  NorthStar is recognized as a mega church and noted as the fastest growing church start-up in the world’s largest Protestant denomination.

In the corporate arena, Ike served as Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer and originator of The Office of People and Culture for HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation from 2000 until 2007. He has co-authored two popular daily inspirational books, “Success Insights” and “Daily Insights”, with Zig Ziglar for Tyndale House Publishing. He is also the author of “Treasures From The Dark”, “Discovering Your North Star” and “Discovering Your North Star Journal”.

He and his wife, Robin, have two grown daughters, Danielle and Abigail Fusco, and two granddaughters, Addison and KB.

Pastor Steve Fetkenhour served over 15 years in youth ministry throughout the state of Georgia and then for 31 years in pastoral ministry. He is currently serving as a discipleship pastor at Eastwood Baptist Church in Marietta Georgia.

Eric has been serving as a United Methodist pastor in North Georgia for 25 years. His primary responsibilities are preaching, pastoral care, and the development and implementation of vision and leadership for the church. Eric has served in rural, suburban, and urban settings across North Georgia including Varnell, Cartersville, Roswell, and Chamblee. He currently serves as pastor for Liberty Hill UMC and Fields Chapel UMC, both in Canton. Additionally, Eric serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church and served as an elected delegate from North Georgia to the 2024 United Methodist General Conference.
His first career was in real estate related tax consulting, and his recent doctoral research was around the future use of land and buildings by churches. Eric is happily remarried to Rev. Kristin Lee, Senior Pastor of East Cobb UMC. They have five children between fourth grade and graduate school. When they’re not doing church stuff, the Rev. Lee's can likely be found playing tennis, watching University of Georgia football, or trying to keep up with those five kids!