12/16/2021
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Amantha Barbee
by Rev. Dr. Amantha Barbee
Planning for the future requires preparation.
Preparation requires vision.
Vision requires hope, peace, joy, and love.
Advent requires expectant and divine guidance.
Divine guidance requires a willing and wanting spirit.
That willing spirit must be open to new birth by faith.
May your willing spirit bind with God
And give the courage of Mary to do God’s will.
May the love of God
The peace and joy of the expectant Christ child and
The hope of the Holy Spirit surround every aspect of your lives.
Amen
Rev. Amantha Barbee, Senior Pastor, Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, Decatur, GA
Rev. Dr. Amantha Barbee
Rev. Dr. Amantha Barbee serves as Senior Pastor of Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. Amantha was the recipient of the E.T. George Award for Excellence in Homiletics, Worship, and Public Speaking from her beloved Union Presbyterian Seminary –Richmond VA, where she earned her Master of Divinity degree. She earned her Doctor of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary.
Amantha’s passions are firmly centered in Jesus’ love for all people. The 2018 recipient of the PCUSA Woman of Faith Award, Dr. Barbee’s work has been recognized by the denomination for her relentless pursuit of justice. She was also recognized by the city of Charlotte in 2017 as a recipient of the Vision Award for the way in which she led an interfaith group of clergy during a time of unrest in the city. Dr. Barbee works tirelessly for the church, the Presbytery, and the PCUSA and its entities.
Amantha will laugh with you, cry with you, sing and dance with you, pray for you, and her door is open. You are welcome.
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