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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Grace married her husband, Dan, in 1980. The Lord has blessed them with three children, Ryan (25), Michele (23), and Justin (19). 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.

Joanne Brandes has been a part of the Carriage Lane family for 10 years, weekly playing her flute with our Praise Team, providing Special Music and serving on the Worship Committee and Music Search Committees. She has been a part of church music ministries for over 30 years as a Praise Team member and director for adult and children's choirs.

Joanne received a MM in conducting from Georgia State University studying with Dr. Robert J. Ambrose and holds a BS in Music Education with High Honors from the University of Illinois. An experienced educator, Joanne has taught instrumental music at public schools in Illinois, Indiana, and Georgia. She most recently was an artist faculty member with the Department of Bands at Georgia State University conducting the Wind Orchestra as well as the GSU affiliated Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble (MAYWE). Throughout her career, Joanne has maintained a private flute studio. Her flute students consistently win prestigious local, state, and national awards plus numerous concerto and talent competitions.

Lori has been a member at CLPC since 2003 and joined our staff in August of 2010.  A graduate of University of North Florida, with a degree in Elementary Education, she has taught all elementary school grade levels and continues to teach music at the high school level. Lori enjoys playing the clarinet on occasion with the music ministry, as well as singing in the choir and on the praise team. She also served as the children's choir director for the 2010 season.  Her husband Travis serves on the diaconate and is also involved in the music ministry. They have been married since 2001 and have three children: Leah, Haley and Liam.

We recently said goodbye to our Director of Music Ministries, Ben Mason, and his wife Meagan. Ben was with us for five years and the Lord used him to build an excellent God-centered music ministry. He and Meagan are pursuing further education at the University of Southern California.

The Session has formed a Search Committee to look for Ben's replacement. Please pray for us as we search for just the right man to fit the music ministry needs, philosophy, and doctrine at Carriage Lane. Click HERE for more information about this position opening.

In the interim, our Worship Committee is taking on the oversight of all aspects of our music ministries. Many existing and new volunteers are taking on various responsibilities; we are so thankful for their dedication and passion for this ministry. We are pleased to announce that we have recently hired two highly qualified musicians: Becki Mayo as our interim accompanist, and our own Joanne Brandes as our interim Choir Director.

You will see Becki accompanying our musicians, praise singers, and choir on the piano at most worship services. Joanne will begin our choir ministry Wednesday, September 8 and if you love to sing, I hope you will consider joining this important ministry this fall. They will practice Wednesday nights from 7:00-8:00 in the sanctuary and sing twice a month in the worship service. Sunday performance rehearsals are at 10:30 a.m.

Thank you for your patience and prayers during this interim period. We are confident that God will continue to provide for our needs and lead us to our new Director of Music Ministries according to His timing.