Rev. Linda Whitmire

The Rev. Linda S. Whitmire is an ordained minister with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a member of Sandy Springs Christian Church in Atlanta where she serves as an Honorary Senior Elder. She is a past Moderator of the Georgia Regional Church and has served as an editor of the Regional newspaper, the New Christian Messenger. Her primary ministry has been through Campbell-Stone Christian Centers where she was the founding chaplain of their pastoral care program, Director of Chaplain Ministries, and clinical supervisor for Candler School of Theology’s contextual education program. Rev. Whitmire has served as a National Director for the Forum on Religion and Spirituality for the American Society on Aging and continues to be a frequent and dynamic speaker and preacher in a variety of forums both regionally and nationally. Her ministry embraces a love of the Scriptures and the power of the stories of grace and redemption they contain, as well as a deep awareness of the need within all of us for spiritual growth, grace, and healing within the context of our Christian faith and worship.
Linda is married to William “Whit” Whitmire, an automobile dealer in the Atlanta area, and is step-mother of five, grandmother of fifteen, and great-grandmother to one!! She enjoys traveling, reading, painting, and ballroom dancing.
 
 
 

 
Rev. Bill Thompson

 
The Rev. William L. Thompson III completed 35 years as a Disciples pastor in December, 2002. From January-June, 2004, Bill and Dr. Hal Doster served as co-interim ministers at First Christian Church in Watkinsville, during which the church successfully completed a ministerial search. From March-July, 2005, Bill and Rev. Linda Whitmire served as co-interim ministers of First Christian Church in Griffin, which successfully completed a ministerial search. Bill has served three churches in Georgia: Guyton Christian, First Valdosta, and Kirk of the Corners (now Peachtree Corners) in Norcross. He also served First Christian of Miami, Florida and Rhett Avenue Christian in N. Charleston, S.C. In January, 2004, Bill completed training in interim ministry taught by the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. Bill is married to Cheri Thompson, a retired elementary school teacher who formerly taught at Norcross Elementary School. They have two children, Matt, aged 36, and Lynda, aged 34. They have four grand-children, Sarah (7yr.), Mason (5 yr.), Grace (4 yr.) and Hannah (4 wks.). The Thompsons live in Cherry Log, Georgia, where they are members of Cherry Log Christian Church. Bill serves on the technology committee, and Bill and Cheri are co-chairs of Christian Education for children and youth. Bill has served in many capacities in regional church work, having completed a two year term as regional treasurer. He served the board of Florida Christian Center as treasurer and then president. He currently serves as chairman of the Communications Commission of the region, which five years ago redesigned the New Christian Messenger. He enjoys photography, stamp collecting and computer technology.
 
 
 

 

Rev. Reeda Allen
 
Rev. Reeda Allen has served as Associate Minister of Johns Creek Christian Church since 2006. Prior to moving into that full time role, she served JCCC as part time Youth Director while completing her Master of Divinity at Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology. In October 2007, JCCC had the privilege of sponsoring Reeda’s ordination within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Reeda has been in ministry of some kind since she was a teenager. At the age of 18, she began teaching children’s Sunday school in the church where she grew up. While in college at Kennesaw State University, Reeda was an active member of the Baptist Student Union and served as a summer missionary in Germany and Nicaragua. Reeda previously ministered in Baptist churches before coming to JCCC. She served as Director of Youth and Education at Holt Road Baptist Church in Marietta, GA from 1997 to 2002. She then served as Youth Minister at First Baptist Church in Claxton, GA from 2002 to 2004, and was ordained by that church in 2003. Reeda is single and has no children, so she proudly claims all of the children and youth at JCCC as her own. Her passion for ministry lies in working with children and youth and doing mission work.
Reeda enjoys the outdoors, spoiling her nieces and nephews, listening to music and watching movies, Georgia Bulldog football, laughter, hugs, traveling, dinner with friends, studying theology, and being real. Her personal motto is: “Life is a journey to be traveled and lived as best as we know how. When I come to the end of my life, whether I’ve accomplished everything I want or not, I just want to know that I’ve lived my life with meaning and purpose.”