First United Methodist Church
of Pine Mountain

The Reverend Andy Cunningham graduated from LaGrange College in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion.  He graduated from Gammon Theological Seminary in 2013 with a Master in Divinity.  Andy was ordained as an Elder in Full Connection with the UMC in 2019.  

Andy is married to Marlene (Reynolds).  They have raised six children and have 3 granddaughters.  

Andy participated in the Royce and Jane Reynolds Program in Church Leadership and currently serves on the District Strategic Planning Committee for the Southwest District.  

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Sonja Metcalf began working as our Administrative Assistant in November of 2022.  She lives in Hamilton, GA with her husband Manford.  

Sonja has three daughters, Nikole Bobadilla, an OBGYN, who lives in Montclair, NJ with her husband and three children, Kitrina Bush, a Mental Health Counselor, who lives in Hamilton, GA with her three children and Gracie Metcalf who lives in West Deptford, NJ and is a Clinical Counselor in Dance Movement Therapy.  

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Mary King is a native of Pine Mountain, GA. She and her husband, Jason, have 3 daughters.

Mary King has served as the Director of Children's Ministries for several years and is also the Director of Noah's Ark Child Enrichment Center at First United Methodist Church.

Deaconess Becky Gaar was consecrated as a Deaconess on April 15, 2023 in New York, New York.  Becky is also currently working on her Lay Speaker certification thru the United Methodist Church.  

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Becky has a huge heart for missions and loves to help people whenever she can.  She is very involved in the Pastor's Pantry and the Sew Blessed group within the church.  She also enjoys finding things for the senior members of our congregation to do together.  

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Becky is married to John and they live in Pine Mountain.  She has 3 children and 2 grandchildren.

Laura was called to Children and Youth Ministry 6 years ago while volunteering with her sons group. She began her ministry at Trinity UMC as Director of Children’s Ministry. Shortly after she added youth ministry to her responsibilities. With the growth of both programs, she focused her concentration to Youth Ministry. Prior to Ministry, she was a stay at home mom to 2 boys, Owen and Peyton.
 

Laura is a native of Harris Co and met her husband, Don, while they both attended Hardaway High School. Both Laura and Don have deep roots in the Columbus and Harris Co areas.
 

Laura spends her free time with her children, husband and extended family. She loves to to spend time with her grandaughter, Charlotte as well as being at Lake Harding boating and kayaking and soaking up the sun.

Rose has been involved in music much of her life--beginning at the age of 7 with piano lessons. She has a BS degree from East Tennessee State University (organ performance) and MM degree from the University of North Carolina Greensboro.  She has served churches - Protestant and Catholic - in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia and has taught fourth grade and music in public and private schools. She and her husband, David, live near Ellerslie in Harris County.

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David has had careers in chemistry, psychology, and is now a tree farmer. Rose and David have 2 children - a son, Richard, an aerospace engineer working for NASA, and a daughter, Tammy, a physician in Greensboro, NC.  They also have 3 granddaughters.