OUR FAMILY'S LEADERS
Pastors and Staff
Adam and Tina Tripp
Lead Pastors
Pastor Adam Tripp and his family have served as our spiritual shepherds since February 2013. Pastor Adam has over 20 years of ministerial experience and has served congregations in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia. Pastor Adam holds a Master of Divinity from Regent University Seminary and is an honor graduate of Lee University. He and his wife, Tina, were married in 1995 and have two adventurous boys, David and Jon Erik. In addition to serving as Pastor’s wife, Tina has her own anointing and ministry as a minister of God’s Word, women’s speaker, worship leader, and singer. Tina has been a professional educator since graduating from Lee University with honors in 1995 and currently is a Teacher at Lavonia Elementary. The Tripps look forward to continuing to see God do great things through the mighty people of Lavonia Church of God.
Sheila Moncrief
Administrative Assistant
Sheila is a lifelong member of Lavonia Church of God. She has also raised her family in our church. Sheila has been an integral member of the Lavonia Church of God family. During the years she has served as a teacher, Ladies Ministries secretary, and Family Training Hour secretary. Sheila is currently serving as the part-time Administrative Assistant and Treasurer.
Jacob Ham
Youth Pastor
Jacob is a graduate of the Church of God's C2 program. He joined Lavonia Church of God as an intern over the summer and now serves as the Youth Pastor and Social Media Director. His fiancé Ta'Nya serves on the worship team and in the EKids Ministry. Jacob is currently working on getting his ordination through the Church of God. They are set to be married in June.
Richard Robertson
Richard and his family have been members at Lavonia Church of God since 2023. Richard serves in various roles at the church. Susan, his wife, serves as the EKids Ministry director.
Administrative Pastor
Austin Fitzpatrick
Media Director
Austin has been a member of Lavonia Church of God his whole life, his grandfather was a long term pastor of the church. Austin currently serves in various roles, such as Young Adults Leader, Media & Production, Council Member, and Food Pantry Volunteer. Austin is currently our Media Director and is in charge of all of our broadcasts.
James Tanner
Worship Pastor
Since arriving at Lavonia Church of God, James continues to serve as the Worship Pastor on Sunday mornings and at events such as Night's of Worship, Candlelight services and Revivals. James and his wife Lindsey are both teachers at Lavonia Elementary. James's experience has been that his leadership is open to the moving of the Holy Spirit and authentic in His walk with the Lord. James serves on the Council and Staff teams and he is grateful to be able to share his voice as a leader serving the church and community.