Pastor Griffith and his wife Cindy were married in 1980. They have three wonderful children, Katie (24) and her new husband, George, Mary (22), and Luke (19). Doug was born in Lancaster, PA. As he grew up his family lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, and Connecticut. He became a Christian in 1972. Doug attended Furman University in Greenville, SC from 1975-1979 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree. After sensing a call to ministry he attended Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO from 1979-1984 where he received a Masters of Divinity degree, and was ordained in 1984 as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America. Doug served as a part time Youth Pastor at Concord Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Ill. from 1980-1982 while attending seminary. He served as a Youth Pastor and Assistant Pastor at Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC from 1982-1986. His responsibilities at Second Presbyterian included college, small groups, youth, evangelism, community benevolence, and pastoral duties. He then served as an Associate Pastor at Westminster Presbyterian in Atlanta, GA from 1986-1990. His responsibilities at Westminster included singles, college, evangelism and outreach, small groups, and pastoral duties. In 1990 Doug and his family moved to Peachtree City and he became the Church Planter and Organizing Pastor of Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church. In 2005 Doug received an earned Doctorate from Covenant Theological Seminary and his thesis was: "The Impact of the Theology of Union With Christ on the Relational Ministry of the Pastorate."  His wife, Cindy, has been a great help and support to Doug and the church. She has been responsible for helping begin and develop a number of ministries early in the life of the church. In addition to her continued involvement at Carriage Lane, Cindy works full-time as an ISC (International Schools of China) Applicant Liason at LDI (Leadership Development International), a Christian ministry to China.