Joe King has served as pastor of Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church since October, 2000. He is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) from Southeastern Bible College (1976) in Birmingham, Alabama, a Master of Divinity degree (M.Div.) and a Doctor of Ministry degree (D.Min) from Reformed Theological Seminary (1983) in Jackson, Mississippi. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in America denomination in 1983. He married Nancy Hughes in 1983 and they have one daughter, Meredith. In addition to spending time with his family, Joe enjoys golf, fishing, reading, and watching sports.

David is our Associate Pastor of Worship and Discipleship, whose primary responsibility is the leading of the family of faith in worship together each and every week.  David directs the Celebration Choir, Handbell Choir, and Praise Team, as well as other small ensembles.  Another aspect of his job is the multimedia of the church, including our sound team, projection team, and sermons posted online.  As David's job expands with his pastoral responsibilities, David will also be heavily involved in leadership development and small group ministries in our church.  David is a native of Greenville, South Carolina.  David earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Presbyterian College (2002) in Clinton, South Carolina, and earned his Masters of Divinity (M. Div.) from Reformed Theological Seminary (2008) in Oviedo, Florida.  David was ordained as a pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America in 2008.  David and his wife Jennifer live here in Eatonton with their golden retriever, Molly.  In his spare time, you will most likely find David cooking, playing with computers, or pretending like he is excelling in his golf game.

Bill Noll has been a member of LOPC since 2003 and serves as our Church Treasurer.

He is responsible for overseeing cash inflow and outflow, the church budget, and all major purchases of the church.  Bill retired from the U. S. Department of Energy as an engineer, and is knowledgeable in the area of computer software, hardware, and purchasing in general, just to name a few.  We are fortunate to have such a gifted member serve as a volunteer. 

Yvonne Beasley joined LOPC in July of 2005 and is the staff's Administrative Assistant.  We refer to Yvonne as "the hub", because she keeps everything running smoothly.  Her talents are limitless and her servant's spirit are such an asset to the staff and the congregation.

Gale Prince joined LOPC in 2004, and is our Director of Publicity. Her responsibilities are maintaining the church web site, pictorial directory, and miscellaneous publications and brochures.

We are privileged to have John Sutton joining us this summer as a Youth Intern.  John is from Gainesville GA, and graduated from Young Harris College with an Associate of Arts degree.  He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies focusing on Sociology, Rhetoric, English, and Psychology from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville GA. 
He has served as a Youth Intern at Chestnut Mountain PCA where he facilitated youth activities which included bible studies, leading worship with guitar and voice for Sunday night services, and organizing fellowship activities and service opportunities for the youth in the community.
John has been a Christian since 2004 and since then has felt a strong calling to minister to students.  His desire is that each student would individually experience Jesus in a real, personal, and life-changing way and that this life in Christ would impact their youth group, this church, the CHURCH, their schools, and the Kingdom. 
John enjoys running, reading, guitar, song writing, and the outdoors.