Historic Robinson Springs United Methodist Church
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Solid Foundation. Changing Lives.
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StaffThe staff are here to serve you. Feel free to contact us directly at the information listed by our name or call the church office at 334-285-2488.Pastor:Family: Renae (wife), 2 sons - Caleb (age 11) & Cole (age 6) Bio: When people ask where Chris is from, he often has a blank stare on his face. He was born in West Virginia and has lived in Maryland, Florida, New York, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Texas and Alabama. He finished high school in Birmingham then went to Mississippi State University where he earned his B.S. in meteorology. During his senior year of college God called him into ministry. He and Renae were married 1 month after Chris graduated college and then, 2 weeks after their honeymoon to Disney World, they moved to Wilmore, Kentucky to begin seminary. Chris finished his Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary while Renae earned her Master of Arts in Christian Counseling at the same time. In May 2007 Chris graduated with his Doctorate in Leadership from Asbury as a Beeson Pastor (a competitive full-fellowship doctoral program), winning the distinguished dissertation award for excellence in research. He has served as youth pastor and music pastor as well as pastoring Mannsville and Mt. Zion UMC (a 2-point charge in Taylor County, Kentucky), Huffman UMC in Birmingham, First United Methodist in Huntsville and Common Ground in Huntsville (a church plant Chris and his family started). Chris is currently the district disaster response coordinator for the Montgomery-Prattville District and an authorized disaster response trainer for UMCOR. He is an adjunct professor in religion at Huntingdon College and in pastoral counseling at Asbury Theological Seminary. He has authored two books: Learning To Talk Sheep:Understanding Those You Lead (Pilgrim Press: 2010), which he coauthored with his father, Dr. Wayne Perry, and The Church Mouse:Leadership Lessons From the Magic Kingdom (Pilgrim Press: 2011). He is a regular conference speaker on leadership and creativity. Hobbies: Playing ice hockey, pistol shooting, storm chasing, computers, reading, traveling with his family and playing Playstation 3. He also holds black belts in 2 Samurai martial arts and is especially proficient with the katana sword. Favorite Food: Anything Italian Favorite Vacation: Walt Disney World and Prince Edward Island, Canada Favorite Scripture Passage: "They preached with joyful urgency that life can be radically different" - Mark 6:12 (The Message) Administrative Assistant:
Family: Boyfriend, Justin & Son, Carson Bio: Born and raised in Holtville, graduated from Holtville High School, now attending Troy Montgomery majoring in Marketing Hobbies: Anything with my son, or outdoors. Love to camp, boat, and vacation with my family
Favorite Food: Spaghetti |
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Dr. Christopher Perry
