Church Champions

For seventy years Wesley Woods and churches in North Georgia have partnered to support older adults. Church families are vital to ensuring Wesley Woods residents continue to thrive and are celebrated for the lives they live, the wisdom they share and everything they have yet to teach us.

Wesley Woods is grateful to all churches who participated in the Mother's Day Offering and recognizes the below churches who went above and beyond in 2023 to support our mission and ministry.

Thanks-a-Million Award
THANKS-A-MILLION AWARD

Recognizes churches whose lifetime giving has reached $1M in support of Wesley Woods.

Peachtree Road United Methodist Church (not pictured)
Roswell United Methodist Church (not pictured)

Malone Dodson Clergy Award
MALONE DODSON CLERGY AWARD

Acknowledges a pastor that is in mission with Wesley Woods and takes a key leadership role in the
annual Mother's Day Offering.

Rev. Will Zant

MDO - Church Over 500 and Total Giving
#1 MOTHER'S DAY OFFERING
CHURCH OVER 500 MEMBERS
AND TOTAL CHURCH GIVING

Recognizes the church with the highest overall giving to Wesley Woods in 2023.

Peachtree Road United Methodist Church

Rev. Dr. Bill Britt

MDO - Church Under 500
#1 MOTHER'S DAY OFFERING
CHURCH UNDER 500 MEMBERS

Lanier United Methodist Church
Rev. Dr. Ed Tomlinson

Highest Per Member Giving Over 500
HIGHEST PER MEMBER GIVING
CHURCH OVER 500 MEMBERS

Madison First United Methodist Church

Rev. Zack Martin
Photographed: Katie Anderson

Highest Per Member Giving Under 500
HIGHEST PER MEMBER GIVING
CHURCH UNDER 500 MEMBERS

Mt. Zion Alto

Rev. Steve Barnum

Rising Star Award
RISING STAR AWARD

Recognizes churches with outstanding progress in the Mother's Day Offering.

Ben Hill United Methodist Church

Rev. Dr. Derrick Rhodes

Rising Star Award
RISING STAR AWARD

Recognizes churches with outstanding progress in the Mother's Day Offering.

Oak Grove United Methodist Church

Rev. Dr. Beth LaRocca-Pitts
Photographed: Rev. Dr. Amy Morgan

District Participation Award
DISTRICT PARTICIPATION AWARD

Recognizes the district with the highest percentage of church participation in the Mother's Day Offering.

Central North
District Superintendent Rev. Dr. Michael McQueen

LILLIAN BUDD DARDEN LAITY AWARD
LILLIAN BUDD DARDEN LAITY AWARD

Recognizes one laity member of the North Georgia United Methodist Conference who
has gone over and above in service to Wesley Woods.

Sybil Davidson

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Top 30 Church Giving
Over 500 Members

Peachtree Road UMC
Northside UMC
Roswell UMC
Dunwoody UMC
Athens First UMC
Madison First UMC
Marietta First UMC
Haygood Memorial UMC
Oak Grove UMC - Decatur
Trinity-On-The-Hill - Augusta
Ben Hill UMC
Midway UMC - Alpharetta
Wesley UMC - Evans
Milledgeville First UMC
Alpharetta First UMC
Saint James UMC - Atlanta
Peachtree City UMC
Glenn Memorial UMC
Due West UMC
Tucker First UMC
Decatur First UMC
Carrollton First UMC
Saint Mark UMC - Atlanta
Buford First UMC
Gainesville First UMC
Creekside UMC
Sam Jones Methodist Church
Hickory Flat UMC - Canton
Thomson First UMC
McDonough First UMC

Top 30 Church Giving
Under 500 Members

Lanier UMC
Mount Zion UMC - Alto
West Point First UMC
Chatsworth First UMC
Trinity UMC - Clermont
Kingswood UMC
Saint Paul UMC - Marietta
The Way Woodstock
Waleska UMC
Nacoochee UMC
Sharp Memorial UMC - Young Harris
Mountain View UMC
University Heights UMC
Brooks UMC
Mount Gilead Methodist Church - Sharpsburg
Mount Zion UMC - Atlanta
Jackson First UMC
New Beginnings UMC
Hoosier Memorial UMC
Bethelview UMC
Hoschton UMC
Maple Avenue UMC - Marietta
Cliftondale UMC
McEver Road UMC
Princeton UMC - Athens
Temple UMC - Arnoldsville
Mount Pleasant UMC - Social Circle
Hinton UMC
Dunn's Chapel UMC
Liberty UMC – Hephzibah

Churches Giving 10 Consecutive Years of Support

Alpharetta First UMC
Asbury UMC - Augusta
Athens First UMC
Boynton UMC
Buford First UMC
Cannon UMC
Christ UMC - Forsyth
Chubb Chapel UMC
Cool Springs UMC
Due West UMC
Fairview UMC - Fort Oglethorpe
Fayetteville First UMC
Flat Shoals UMC
Flovilla UMC
Grayson UMC
Greensboro First UMC
Hamilton Mill UMC
Hillside UMC
Hinton UMC
Hopewell UMC - Milledgeville
Kresge UMC - Cedartown
LaGrange First UMC
Lanier UMC
Lewis Memorial UMC
Liberty Hill UMC - Morganton
Madison First UMC
Marietta First UMC
McKendree UMC
Milledgeville First UMC
Mount Pleasant UMC - Social Circle
Mount Zion UMC - Alto
Mount Zion UMC - Marietta
Mount Zion UMC - Smarr
Mountain City UMC
Northside UMC
Oak Grove UMC - Decatur
Oakwood UMC
Peachtree Road UMC
Roswell UMC
Saint Andrew UMC - Marietta
Saint James UMC - Atlanta
Saint Mark UMC - Atlanta
Sardis Methodist Church
Sharp Memorial UMC - Young Harris
Temple UMC - Arnoldsville
Tucker First UMC
Watkinsville First UMC
West Point First UMC

Churches Tripling their Mother's day offering in 2023

Cleveland United Methodist Church
Cornerstone United Methodist Church
Embry Hills United Methodist Church
Harris Chapel United Methodist Church
Hoschton United Methodist Church
Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church
Mount Vernon United Methodist Church
Mount Zion United Methodist Church
Saint Paul United Methodist Church
Searcy Memorial United Methodist Church
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Tate United Methodist Church
Trion United Methodist Church
Walker United Methodist Church