We are pleased to welcome Rev. Leslee Samuelson as our new pastor.  Rev. Samuelson comes to us from Atlanta First United Methodist Church in downtown Atlanta where she has been the Associate Pastor since July 2006.  In her time at Atlanta First, she led their Thursday worship service, created and directed their Compassion in Action mission ministries, worked with their children and older adult ministries, and with their renovation project, all activities she hopes to continue at Inman Park.

Prior to serving at Atlanta First, Rev. Samuelson was the Associate Pastor at Haygood Memorial UMC, in Morningside, from 2002 to 2006. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art from Georgia State University and a Masters of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University.

Rev. Samuelson resides in Decatur with her son, Luke, 15, who just finished his freshman year in high school.

We also say goodbye to Rev. Danny Alexander who goes to Smith’s Chapel in Pine Mountain, Georgia.  We appreciate his efforts at Inman Park and wish him well in his new appointment.  Rev. Alexander’s final Sunday will be on June 22nd.