GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
3145 Washington Street NW, Covington, Georgia 30014-1448
Tel. (770)787-0517
ABOUT OUR PASTOR
Ministry:
George P. Lanier currently serves as Senior Pastor at Grace United Methodist Church in Covington, Georgia.
Senior Pastor, Headland Heights United Methodist Church, East Point, Georgia
Senior Pastor, Riverdale First United Methodist Church, Riverdale, Georgia, June 2002-present
Associate Pastor, Cascade United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia
Assistant Pastor, Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church, Jonesboro, Georgia
Staff Counselor, United Methodist Children’s Home, Decatur, Georgia
Senior Associate Pastor, Ben Hill United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia
Senior Pastor, Golden United Methodist Church, Memphis, Tennessee
Student Pastor, Keys Chapel Charge, Keys Chapel, Mt Tabor, Mt. Pleasant, Lexington, Tennessee
Education:
Duke Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, Master of Divinity 1985
Lambuth University, Jackson, Tennessee, Bachelor of Arts 1981
Dyersburg High School, Dyersburg, Tennessee 1977
Personal:
A native of Dyersburg, Tennessee; George P. Lanier received his call to ministry at the age of sixteen at his home church, the Ross UMC. Being a thrid generation of the James H. Johnson family farm, he earned his State Farmer Degree with the FFA Future Farmers of America.
George was the first African American to serve as a congressional page in Washington D.C. for the 7th U.S. Congressinal District of Tennessee for the Honoral Ed Jones in 1977.
Lanier was awarded the Audi E Holt Award for outstanding promising from the Religion and Philosophy Department of Lambuth University.
George is married to Amina S. Collector of Saint Michael, Barbados. They are committed parents to all the children in their immediate family, extended family, church family world family.
I am grateful that God has called me into His minsitry. This ministry now brings my family and myself to Grace United Methodist Church and the Covington community. We are glad to be a new fixture to a historic community of Christian believers and people of many faiths.
Remember, "Today is a good day for a great day!"
The power of the preached word of Jesus the Christ and prayer are life changing means of grace. With that, I believe that prayer can move us from challenges to accomplishments.
My PRAYER is that everyone exercises his/her opportunity to really get to know Jesus as their PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR. This is my love of MINISTRY; sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Appointed to Grace UMC June 19, 2014. Pastor George P. Lanier and wife Amina have found a great place to serve God and work with a wonderful congregation of faithful believers.
We would ask you at this time, right now to say a prayer for our pastor and first lady, their three daughters Ashley, Amber, Mehgan and grandson Ayden. It takes so much to pastor not only a congregation but the entire community that reaches around the world.
