Covenant Presbyterian Church (USA)
2881 Canton Road
Marietta, GA 30066
770-422-5130
Marietta, GA 30066
770-422-5130
Ministry Staff
Ken Terrell has been the Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church since January 1, 1998.
The son of a Presbyterian pastor, Ken grew up in Abbeville, LA. After graduating from high school, he and his family moved to SC, where he attended Presbyterian College. Following graduation, he married Brenda Gambrell and began his theological education at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA.
Ken was ordained by Cherokee Presbytery in 1971 and served the Chickamauga and Morton Memorial Presbyterian Churches until 1976, when he accepted a call to the Calhoun Presbyerian Church. In 1983 Ken, Brenda and their two daughters, Kathy and Amanda, left Georgia and went to Laurinburg, NC to serve the Trinity Presbyterian Church. After almost 15 years at Trinity, and anxious to get back to north Georgia, Ken accepted the call to Covenant.
In addition to his ministry at Covenant, Ken also serves as the Chair of Cherokee Presbytery's Committee on Ministry.
When he is not working, Ken loves to play golf, ping-pong and his new sport Pickle-ball. His mother says that Ken was singing before he could talk, and he continues his love of good choral music to this day. Wherever he has served a church, Ken has been involved in a community-based choral group. He is presently singing with the Georgia Festival Chorus, and has become the Assistant Director for the group in addition to his enthusiastic participation in the first tenor section. This group has afforded Ken the opportunity to travel to England, Ireland and Italy, and sing in some of the great churches of the world.
Five grandchildren, all of whom live nearby, command a lot of Ken's time these days, and nothing thrills him more than playing with them and watching them grow and develop.
Ministry, for Ken, is about relationships-starting them, building them, growing them, healing them. He believes that the good news of the gospel is to be shared with the world, and that is the church's chief task. Loving God and enjoying God flows into and out of our worship, Christian education, fellowship, outreach, mission, and service.
The son of a Presbyterian pastor, Ken grew up in Abbeville, LA. After graduating from high school, he and his family moved to SC, where he attended Presbyterian College. Following graduation, he married Brenda Gambrell and began his theological education at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA.
Ken was ordained by Cherokee Presbytery in 1971 and served the Chickamauga and Morton Memorial Presbyterian Churches until 1976, when he accepted a call to the Calhoun Presbyerian Church. In 1983 Ken, Brenda and their two daughters, Kathy and Amanda, left Georgia and went to Laurinburg, NC to serve the Trinity Presbyterian Church. After almost 15 years at Trinity, and anxious to get back to north Georgia, Ken accepted the call to Covenant.
In addition to his ministry at Covenant, Ken also serves as the Chair of Cherokee Presbytery's Committee on Ministry.
When he is not working, Ken loves to play golf, ping-pong and his new sport Pickle-ball. His mother says that Ken was singing before he could talk, and he continues his love of good choral music to this day. Wherever he has served a church, Ken has been involved in a community-based choral group. He is presently singing with the Georgia Festival Chorus, and has become the Assistant Director for the group in addition to his enthusiastic participation in the first tenor section. This group has afforded Ken the opportunity to travel to England, Ireland and Italy, and sing in some of the great churches of the world.
Five grandchildren, all of whom live nearby, command a lot of Ken's time these days, and nothing thrills him more than playing with them and watching them grow and develop.
Ministry, for Ken, is about relationships-starting them, building them, growing them, healing them. He believes that the good news of the gospel is to be shared with the world, and that is the church's chief task. Loving God and enjoying God flows into and out of our worship, Christian education, fellowship, outreach, mission, and service.
Robyn Takacs, Administrative Assistant, has been in charge of making things run smoothly at Covenant since 1999.
Jerry Black, Music Director and Organist, has led the music program at Covenant since 1991.
Jan McDonald, Program Director, has been on staff since 2000, and works with the Christian Education Committee and the Fellowship Committee.
Lainie Norton, Pre-School Director, has served in that position since 2001. 2008 marks the 40th year for Covenant Pre-school.
Jerry Black, Music Director and Organist, has led the music program at Covenant since 1991.
Jan McDonald, Program Director, has been on staff since 2000, and works with the Christian Education Committee and the Fellowship Committee.
Lainie Norton, Pre-School Director, has served in that position since 2001. 2008 marks the 40th year for Covenant Pre-school.
