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    Rev. Bill Britt

    Senior Minister
    billb@prumc.org
    404.240.8241

    Bill is from the small town of Thomaston in middle Georgia and is a graduate of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta and his Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He and his wife Wendie have been married for 40 years and have two adult children (Sara and Will). Bill has served churches throughout the North Georgia Conference including Trinity-on-the-Hill UMC in Augusta, Trinity UMC in Cartersville, and the First UMC in Athens. He became the senior minister at Peachtree Road UMC in 2008, and his hobbies include spending time with his three grandchildren, playing classic golf courses, and enjoying time at the beach. He loves to eat barbeque and icebox lemon pie!

    Rev. Bill Britt, Senior Minister

    Weekly messages to the congregation

    Seeing with “Easter Eyes”
    As wonderful as last week’s services were, I was saddened by the news of the deaths of two great leaders in the church on Easter Sunday – Pope Francis and Bishop Richard Wilke. Pope Francis took his cue from the one from whom he took his name, St. Francis, and modeled for us a faith rooted in love for God and compassion for others. He made our world a better place. Bishop Wilke was elected to the episcopacy in the United Methodist Church in 1984 and wrote his seminal book And Are We Yet Alive? in 1986. Through its pages, he offered a prescription to address the decline our denomination was experiencing at that time. His prescription included a return to a clear focus upon Bible study as Wesley had emphasized two centuries earlier.
    April 25, 2025
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    He is Risen! Celebrate Together!
    Let me begin this week’s note by thanking all who participated in last week’s Palm Sunday celebration at Peachtree Road UMC. Our sanctuary was filled with worshipers at four services with nearly 2,000 persons present (we even ran out of worship bulletins!) and another 1300+ worshiping by livestream; we received 59 members of this year’s Confirmation Class at the 10:00 am service in the sanctuary; 9 new members joined our church at the 11:15 am service in the sanctuary; and an overflow crowd of over 500 joined us for a delicious meal and great fellowship afterward in Grace Hall. The day exceeded all our expectations! Thank you!
    April 18, 2025
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    Moving Into Holy Week
    As I write these words, we are merely hours away from Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. This is one of our favorite Sundays of the year here at Peachtree Road UMC with the children entering the sanctuary waving their palm branches, youth from the Confirmation Class coming to the altar to make their profession of faith in Christ, the beautiful music offered by the choirs, and, yes, our favorite donkey “Jerusalem” leading the procession at the 11:15 am service. The passage we read at the beginning of worship sets the tone for the day:
    April 11, 2025
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    Our Christian Character
    I also hope you caught the excitement present in worship last Sunday. At the 11:15 am service, we welcomed children and their families from The Preschool at Peachtree Road UMC to our sanctuary. The children sang several songs (including a rousing rendition of “Amazing Love”) and shared a Bible verse that they have learned with us. I am so grateful for the teachers and leaders of our church’s preschool, and I hope you enjoyed having them in worship with us. We are richly blessed here at Peachtree Road UMC.
    April 4, 2025
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    About Bill

    Bill Britt has served as the senior pastor of Peachtree Road since June, 2008.  He is a native of Thomaston, Georgia, and a graduate of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida (Bachelor in Arts), Candler School of Theology of Emory University (Master of Divinity), and United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio (Doctor of Ministry).

    His previous appointments include Ebenezer UMC in Forsyth (1981-1984), associate minister at Trinity-on-the-Hill UMC in Augusta (1984-1988), Trinity UMC in Cartersville (1988-1997), and the First UMC in Athens (1997-2008).

    Bill and his wife Wendie have two children, Sara and Will.  Sara is married to Diogo Pereira and they have two children, Lidia and Lucas.  Will is married to Gina Kim.  Bill enjoys playing golf, reading, and annual family vacations at the beach.