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We are glad you thought enough of our ministry to visit our website and encourage you to bookmark our site and visit us often. We also invite you to attend our worship services and Bible study.

Should you need more information about our ministry or just want to provide us with feedback, please choose one of the links on this page or contact us directly via telephone, fax or email. We look forward to hearing from you.

service times

Sunday Times

7:30 am Hour of Power Worship Service
8:45 am Sunday School
10 am Worship Services
10 am "The Construction Zone" Worship Experience: 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays (Grades 6 – 12)
10 am Christ's C.R.E.W. Children's Church: 2nd and 4th Sundays (Ages, Potty Trained 3 – 12)

Wednesday Services

12 pm "Lunchtime with the Lord" Bible Study
7 pm Bible Study
driving directions
Traveling I-20 East Take I-20 East to exit #65/Candler Rd. Turn right onto Candler Rd. After approx. 1 mile, Candler Rd turns into Flat Shoals Pkwy. Continue approx. 3 miles on Flat Shoals Pkwy. Church is on the left.
Traveling I-20 West Take I-20 West to exit #68/Wesley Chapel Rd. Turn left onto Wesley Chapel Rd and travel approx. 2 miles to Flat Shoals Pkwy. Turn right onto Flat Shoals Pkwy and travel approx. 1/4 mile. Church is on the right.
I-285 East Take I-285 East to exit #48, Candler Rd. Turn right onto Flat Shoals Pkwy. Travel approx. 2 miles on Flat Shoals Pkwy. Church is on the left.
I-285 West Take I-285 West to exit #48, Candler Rd. Turn left onto Flat Shoals Pkwy. Travel approx. 2 1/2 miles on Flat Shoals Pkwy. Church is on the left.
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staff directory

EXECUTIVE Leadership

Dr. E. Dewey Smith, Jr.
Senior Pastor/Teacher & CEO
edewey@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext.2225

Benton L. Aladin
Chief of Marketing & Communications
baladin@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext.2227 

Danny R. Edwards
Chief of Operations & Facilities/Clerk 
dedwards@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext. 2228

Christina Hairston
Chief Financial Officer/Accountant  chairston@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext.2229

Wallace Prude
Chief of Membership Development
wprude@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext. 2253

Stephen Thurston
Chief of Membership Care  
sthurston@gtrbc.org          404-243-9336, ext. 2259


Michael Woods
Chief of Staff
mwoods@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext.2267



Ministerial Leadership & Support

Quisha Buggs
Ministries Administrator
qbuggs@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext.2232

Paula Forte
Pastor of Children 
pforte@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext. 2262

Bobby Hampton
Pastor of Youth High School Students
bhampton@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext. 2235

G.V. Lewis
Pastor of Outreach/ Development
gvlewis@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336

Marlo Mathis
Pastor of Counseling
mmathis@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext. 2239

Dr. Donnell Moore 
Director of Training
dmoore@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext. 2232

Charles Reynold
Pastor of Equipping
creynolds@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext. 2249

Devon Ward
Congregational Care Minister
dward@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext. 2240

Dr. Ronald Warford
Pastor of Counseling
rwarford@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext. 2259

Paul Williams
Pastor of Middle School Students
pwilliams@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext.2235 

Casena Willis
Worship & Arts Administrator
kwillis@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext.2235 

ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS

Maanami A. Bolton  Executive Assistant to          Dr. E. Dewey Smith,Jr., Senior Pastor  mbolton@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext. 2225

Steve Bookman, Jr.
Building Superintendent
stevebookman@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336

Torrence Broadwater
Media Assistant
tbroadwater@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext. 2243

Tigia Finn
Church Secretary
tfinn@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext. 2234

Rodney Gill 
Housekeeping 
404-243-9336

Twana Hardy
Conference & Project Management Coordinator
thardy@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext. 2226

Toray Hicks
Facilities & Grounds Manager
thicks@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext. 2258

Ebony N. Jones
Office Manager
ejones@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext. 2233

Cynthia Lewis
Housekeeping 
404-243-9336

Allegra Manigault
Executive Assistant to Chief of Ministry Affairs
amanigault@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext. 2260

Flora Ponder 
Events Coordinator 
fponder@gtrbc.org 
404-243-9336, ext.2236

Tavares Wilson
Housekeeping
404-243-9336

Cheryl Wise cwise@gtrbc.org
404-243-9336, ext. 2230

GTRBC Media Ministrymedia-business@gtrbc.org404-243-9336 ext. 2243




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