Welcome

Welcome to Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church. We are glad to have you visit us and hope you will make future trips to our church. Good Shepherd is a member of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) with the purpose of glorifying God.

Fellowship. We invite you to visit our Fellowship Hall prior to the worship service for coffee and refreshments.

Attire. Dress at our church is whatever you are comfortable wearing.

Information. Church elders are available after the worship service to answer questions you may have about Good Shepherd.

Parking. There is a visitor parking area to the left of the church for your convenience and a covered entrance and ramp on that side for inclement weather or people with disabilities.

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STAFF

Rev. Joy Fisher is originally from Pittsburgh, PA. A graduate of Westminster College and Louisville Seminary, she and her husband David have lived in metro Atlanta for 37 years, in Fairburn and Stockbridge before moving to Tucker 12 years ago. She has served as the director of Camp Wesley for the United Methodist Church, Associate Pastor of the Hapeville Presbyterian Church, and Pastor of Midway Presbyterian Church in Decatur. In 2011 she joined the staff of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta as a Congregational Consultant. During this time, she supported 50 congregations in strategic planning and visioning, leadership development, conflict utilization, as well as seasons of pastoral transition. She has staffed the Interim Pastors’ monthly meeting, coaching, and mentoring dozens of Interim Pastors, as well as helping to teach training for pastors in transitional ministry.

Joy and David have two adult children and two grandchildren. Besides preaching and enjoying her grandchildren, Joy volunteers regularly at Zoo Atlanta, Casa Alterna, and teaching English as a Second Language. Other hobbies include cooking, swimming, playing piano, and learning Spanish.

The Rev. Dr. Beverly Markham grew up in the wonderful small town of Sandersville, GA where generations of her family had grown up before her. She left Sandersville to go to college at the University of Georgia, where she studied English Literature. After college she met and married David Markham.  Beverly and David have two young adult children.

Beverly most recently served as Associate Pastor at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church for eight years, and before serving there, completed a chaplain residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital and worked briefly as a chaplain at the Campbell-Stone retirement centers. Before moving back to Georgia, Beverly was pastor at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Garland, TX. Beverly is a graduate of UGA, the Duke Divinity School (MDiv), and Columbia Theological Seminary (DMin).

Outside of church work and volunteering, Beverly loves reading fiction and poetry, and traveling as much as she and David can. What she really loves is spending time with her immediate and extended family, and with Hazel, the family dog, who is her constant companion.

Eric Etheridge received his early education in the public school system in Selma, Alabama and the Bachelor of Science degree from Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama with a major in Music Education. His theological education was completed at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts where he earned a Master of Arts in Religion degree with a concentration in Pastoral Ministry. He is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Worship at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Eric joined the staff of Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in December of 2021.

At the top of Eric’s credits and accomplishments lies the love of his wife the former Barbara G. Smith. He is very proud of his wife and cherishes the support she has shown him in all of his endeavors. Eric’s philosophy of life is “Everyone has a purpose in life and life is not fulfilled until we find that purpose”

Born in Rabun County, GA, I moved to Doraville at a very young age. I attended Georgia State University.  In my spare time, I enjoy tennis, reading and spending time with my family in the great outdoors. I currently live in Loganville with my husband and two children.

I have been with Good Shepherd since March of 2015.

I was born and reared in South Georgia and after marrying, lived in Rome, GA for over forty years until my husband’s death in 2015.  I recently moved to Cartersville with my son, Jesse, and my daughter, Laura. While living in Rome, I continued my education and graduated from Berry College with degrees in Business Education and Business Administration. I began my church career in 1997 and have worked every year since then serving in a financial capacity as well as an administrative one.  I joined the staff of GSPC in 2018 as the bookkeeper. I enjoy reading, crossword puzzles, gardening and spending time with my two children and cats.