St. Paul’s Clergy and Staff Purpose Statement
We pledge to compassionately and faithfully serve the people of St. Paul’s by maintaining healthy boundaries, honoring processes, protocols, and confidences while discerning the work of the Holy Spirit.
The Reverend Canon C. John Thompson-Quartey
Interim Rector
Canon John is the Director of the Episcopal Anglican Studies Program at Candler School of Theology. Before assuming that position, he served on the staff of the bishop of Atlanta as Canon for Ministry Development and Congregational Vitality.
Nicole Ravenell Edwards
Parish Administrator
770-253-4264 ext. 168
parishadmin@stpaulsnewnan.org
Prior to joining the staff of St. Paul’s, Nicole Ravenell Edwards worked as an independent consultant helping small, medium, and large private and government agencies improve how they conduct their business by changing and enhancing their business processes.
Rhett Barnwell
Organist & Choirmaster
rhett@stpaulsnewnan.org
Rhett has earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Florida State University and a Master of Music degree from St. Louis Conservatory, both in French horn performance. He has pursued graduate study in Choral Conducting at Westminster Choir College and Doctoral study at the University of Georgia in Organ and Choral Conducting.
Dawn Harrison
Director of Children’s Choir & Parish Handbell Choir
Dawn Harrison is the Director of Children’s Choirs and Parish Handbell Choir. In 2002, our minister of music, Ben Bachman, moved to another parish. Dawn and Sally Evans took over the leadership of the children’s choir. After Sally moved to Atlanta . . .
Cole Hankins
Multimedia Associate
cole@stpaulsnewnan.org
Geoff Mattera
Communications Director
geoff@stpaulsnewnan.org
Nicole Walters
Seminarian
seminarian@stpaulsnewnan.org