Rev. Brian CosbyAssistant 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
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 GreenChildren'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.
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770-631-4618, Ext. 105
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Rev. Dr. Douglas GriffithSenior Pastor |
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770-631-4618, Ext. 102
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Rev. Timothy GwinAssociate Pastor |
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Michele HatcherSecretarial 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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770-631-4618, Ext. 100
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Mercer HillSexton |
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. |
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770-631-4618, Ext. 123
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Allyson JanosNursery 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 MasonDirector 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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770-631-4618, Ext. 104
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Grace SwartzAdministrative 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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770-631-4618, Ext. 101
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