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CHURCH
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| Mark
E. Nugent, Senior Minister
mark@mapleavenuechurch.org
Mark has been working in the United
Methodist Church since 1986. He has served many
positions including but not limited to youth minister,
children's minister, student pastor, and now Sr.
Minister at Maple Avenue UMC. Before coming to
Maple Avenue, Mark was the Associate Director
of Communications for the North Georgia Conference
of the UMC and spent 8 - 9 years developing electronic
cutting edge communications for the church worldwide.
He graduated from Berry College with a BS in 1991
and Emory University.with an M. Div in 1994. Mark
was appointed to Maple Avenue in June of 2005.
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Barry
Lancaster, Associate Minister to Music
and Evangelism
barry@mapleavenuechurch.org
Barry was born in the little town
of Swifton, Arkansas and has been singing since
he was 13 and sang with a youth quartet called The
New Home Singers. He attended college on a music
scholarship and served as president of the representative
singing group and of the college concert choir,
and for 17 years has been the tenor for the Peachland
Quartet.
Barry won the southeastern regional
male vocal championship and placed 2nd in the national
male vocalist championship for the Regency talent
search which was a preliminary tournament for Star
Search.
Barry moved to Georgia in 1984 and married Debbie
Bishop, a lifelong member of Maple Avenue U.M.C.
in April, 1989. He became Worship Leader/Song Leader,
a part time position, of Maple Avenue in 1991 and
became full time Associate Minister/Music Director
in 2005. Debbie and Barry have three sons: Sam,
Mitchell and Joshua - all very active in the life
of Maple Ave.
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Pam
McCurdy, Associate Minister to Children
and Youth
pam@mapleavenuechurch.org
Pam
McCurdy holds an undergraduate degree from Florida
State University and a Masters of Divinity from
Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.
She is a UMC preacher’s kid married to a UMC
preacher’s kid. She and her husband, Newton,
have two children: Charlie and Britt. She enjoys
traveling, reading, watching classic movies and
spending with family and friends. Her previous position
was as the Director of Children’s Ministries
at Powers Ferry UMC.
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Daphne
Hurd , Administrative Assistant
office@mapleavenuechurch.org
Daphne graduated from the University
of Alabama with a degree in Human Services and
is currently working on her Master’s degree
in Guidance and Academic Counseling. She has been
in the Methodist church since birth and currently
attends RUMC with her husband and two year old
son. Daphne is an avid volleyball and softball
player and also enjoys white water rafting and
rock climbing. Her previous positions included
working at the United Methodist Center in the
Bishop’s Office as an assistant and with
Trinity UMC as their Director of Christian Recreation.
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Tom
& Marla Dexter, Lead Youth Counselors
youth@mapleavenuechurch.org
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Vicki
Newton, Pianist
vicki@mapleavenuechurch.org
Vicki began piano lessons at
the age of five. As a teenager she played piano,
sang, and directed youth choirs.
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Sandy
McFalls, Nursery Coordinator
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