Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church, Peachtree City, GA
About Us: Staff Profiles

Rev. Brian Cosby

Assistant Pastor of Youth

Brian and his wife Ashley were married in March 2005. He grew up in Chattanooga, TN as a covenant child at First Presbyterian Church (PCA). He earned a B.A. in history from Samford University in Birmingham, AL in 2004 and a M.Div. from Beeson Divinity School in 2007.  He was saved in 1999 and entered into ministry the next year, working at Camp Vesper Point as a Counselor (2000, 2001) and later as a Trip Director (2004).  After interning at Signal Mountain Baptist Church (outside Chattanooga) and leading worship at Samford University, he served as Youth Pastor of Eastminster Presbyterian Church for nearly three years before coming to Carriage Lane in June 2008. Brian is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church In America. He has a passion for communicating the

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gospel of Christ and caring for people. He loves  soccer, disc golf, ultimate Frisbee, guitar, mandolin, backpacking, and reading, whenever he gets the chance. He and Ashley have a new daughter, Lydia Joy, and a Weimaraner pup named Ellie.

 

Amber Green

Children's Ministry Coordinator

Amber Green stepped into the role of Children's Ministry Coordinator at Carriage Lane in September 2008. Amber and her husband, Daniel, and their family have been part of Carriage Lane since 2002. The Greens have been married for 16 years and have four children, Zach, Millie, Adah, and Silas. Amber has been classically educating her children at home for six years. During that time she has also been teaching in children's Sunday School and at Covenant Kids on Wednesday evenings, and organizing the set production for our annual children's musicals. Additionally, she has had experience in children's ministry at previous churches where her family has attended. Amber has a passion for empowering children with the gospel of Christ and is looking forward to helping shape the programs at CLPC that will drive their spiritual education.

 

 

Griffith Family 09Pastor Griffith and his wife Cindy were married in 1980. They have three wonderful children, Katie (24) and her new husband, George, Mary (21), 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.

 
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Rev. Timothy Gwin

Associate Pastor

Tim is a covenant child and a Peachtree City native.  He is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary and was ordained Teaching Elder in May of 2007.

 

 

Michele Hatcher

Secretarial Assistant

Michele and her family have been active members of Carriage Lane for five years. She has been married to Russell for 23 years and they have been blessed with four children -- Micah, Layne, Lauren and Ethan. Michele graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a degree in journalism. She has previously worked as a bureau chief, newspaper editor and as an extension assistant for the University of Tennessee. While at CLPC, Michele has volunteered with Children Desiring God and can usually be found working in the kitchen during conferences or any other event where food is served. She has been part of the mission team to Cherokee, NC and has also volunteered in other capacities at former PCA church homes in Louisiana and Arizona as well as her children's schools.

 
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Mercer Hill

Sexton

Mercer is a native of Augusta, GA. He attended Augusta College and served four years in the U.S. Air Force. He worked for Delta Airlines for more than 31 years before retiring in 2002. Mercer came to work at Carriage Lane in 2003 and with all of his handy skills and hard work, quickly became indespensible.
Mercer has been involved in ministry through facilitating support groups, leading Bible studies and small groups and lay counseling. He also enjoys working as an umpire for the Peachtree City Recreation League.
Mercer has three children and is the proud grandpa of two grandchildren.

 
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Allyson Janos

Nursery Coordinator

Allyson has been a member of Carriage Lane PCA for 9 years, many of those years as a teacher in the two and the three year old classes. She took the position as Nursery Coordinator that had been lovingly filled by Lil Bowers, in the Spring of '07. Her husband, Greg, is an elder and teaches in the adult Sunday School department. Allyson graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Sociology with a Social Welfare emphasis. She worked in the pre-school at Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona before moving to Georgia. Greg and Allyson have three children: Tesia, Jonathan and Allyssa.

Benjamin Mason

Director of Music and Worship

Ben has been the director of music and worship at Carriage Lane since June 2005. He grew up in northern Virginia and moved to Georgia from Baltimore, Maryland. Ben holds his undergraduate and masters degrees from The Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University and is currently pursuing additional graduate studies at the University of Georgia.

 
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Grace Swartz

Administrative Assistant

Grace married her husband, Dan, in 1980. The Lord has blessed them with three children, Ryan (24), Michele (22), and Justin (18). Grace grew up as a PK (Preacher's Kid) in Western Pennsylvania. She graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Elementary Education. She and Dan served for 21 years with Campus Crusade for Christ in California and Georgia. They have been members of Carriage Lane since 1991. Grace has worked at CLPC since April 2002, first as a secretarial assistant, later as Children's Ministry Director and currently as Administrative Assistant. Her ministry passion is for global missions, having led several mission teams to Romania, Czech Republic, and Mexico.

 
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