 Reverend Terrilyn Davis Lemons Associate Pastor
Reverend Terrilyn (Terri) Lemons is the daughter of Milton and Loretta Davis. She was born and received her formal education in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A second career commissioned pastor with expertise in administration, and healthcare. She has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana; and dual masters from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia one in Master of Public Health Administration and the other in Master of Nursing - community health. Terri is a Board Certified Registered Nurse and a Board Certified Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner. With more than twenty (20) years of nursing and administrative experience, she has provided healthcare services at Georgia State University and Clayton State University, where she developed the first student Health Clinics and served students, staff, and faculty.
God’s awesome power was revealed to Terri at the age of twelve through answered prayer. The Holy Spirit led Terri to read Isaiah 61:1 and 6a and said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach to the poor…heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and open the prison to those who are bound. “ I have chosen you—Terri’s ultimate desire is to be in the perfect will of God by preaching, teaching, praying, serving, and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She has been an active member of Cascade United Methodist Church since 1990. Pastor Lemons graduated with honors and received her Master of Divinity degree from Gammon Theological Seminary at The Interdenominational Theological Center in May 2007. She received the Gammon Theological Seminary Highest female G.P.A. Award in 2007. Reverend Lemons served two years as the Student representative for the Gammon Seminary Board of trustees. On June 11, 2007, she was commissioned and ordained as a probationary elder by the North Georgia United Methodist Conference and appointed associate pastor at Cascade United Methodist Church. She serves in the pulpit ministry at Cascade as a member of the pastoral leadership team and liturgist during the Sunday morning worship services. She serves in the Wednesday Worship service by leading scripture and prayer. She provides pastoral leadership to the Care and Nurture division which includes the following areas: Prayer Ministry, Caregivers Ministry, Marriage Ministry, Christian Education, Sunday School (adults and Young adults), Discipleship (New members), Stephen Ministry, Health & Wellness, Stewardship Ministry, and Resurrection Ministry. Pastor Lemons has served as a speaker at the Ousley UMC women’s conference, preached at Owl Rock UMC, and at Andrew’s Chapel UMC Women’s conference, guest preacher at Beech Grove Baptist Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and People’s Chapel African Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas.
She has been cited among Outstanding Young Woman of America. Terri is the wife of Lovell Lemons, director of the Office of Civic Engagement at Georgia State University. Lovell is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They are blessed to have one daughter-LaShuandia Lewis.
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