Dear friends of Locust Grove UMC,

            Sherry and I are thrilled by the privilege we have been given by the Bishop to become your new pastoral family.  We feel honored to follow Doug, Lynn, Hannah, Hayden and Adeline and we know that they were a great blessing to your church family for the last seven years.

            As we look forward to worshiping with you on our first Sunday at Locust Grove on June 28, here is a snapshot of who we are:  I (Bill) was born in Gainesville, Ga in 1967.  Eighteen years later I attended some obscure school in Tuscaloosa, Al where a guy by the name of ‘Bear’ used to coach football.  After graduation, I met the love of my life on an extended ski trip to Colorado.  Sherry and I married in 1993.  Six months later God took over my life as I became a Christian and three weeks following, I received a call into ministry.