Who We Are
We are a group of people in desperate need of God's forgiving and renewing grace and with a deep desire to share that grace with our neighbors and friends. As someone else has said, we know there is no
one who is so bad on their worst day that they are beyond the reach of God's grace; we also know there is no one who is so good on their best day that they are beyond the need of God's grace. For us, it's grace from beginning to end. We are grateful for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Athens (redeemerathens.com) in sacrificing so much to see this new work move forward.
The Session
John Mark Chestnut
Contact at jmchestnut@gmail.com
Brian McDaniel
Contact at bamcdaniel@gmail.com
Bryan Miller
Contact at miller.bryanlamar@gmail.com
Jack Morse
Contact at jack_atl@yahoo.com
Alex Patterson
Contact at 79alexpatterson@gmail.com
Mark Williams
Contact at mark@cottoncreekhomes.com
The Diaconate
Ryan Barrow
Contact at ryanbarrow85@gmail.com
Caleb Brown
Contact at pcalebbrown@yahoo.com
Mitchell Dickey
Contact at mitch_d85@yahoo.com
Will Smithwick
Contact at willsmithwick@gmail.com
David Townsend
Contact at sulcusgroove@outlook.com
Meet Our Pastor
Clay Werner has a passion for the gospel and for people, especially for connecting people to the heart of God more deeply through the gospel. He attended Ball State University in Indiana and Westminster Seminary in California and has been in ministry for over 15 years. He and his wife, Liz, have five children and love to spend time hiking, fishing, and watching Bulldog football. He is the author of On the Brink: Grace for the Burned Out Pastor and Gospel Brokenness: The Unexpected Path to Deep Joy. His writing has been highlighted by The Gospel Coalition, World Magazine, The White Horse Inn, and 9 Marks.
Contact Clay at clay@oconeefellowship.org
Meet Our Executive Pastor
Jeff Wreyford is originally from the Mississippi delta and was raised in a Christian home where he steadily grew to understand who Jesus was and his great need for the life and purpose only Jesus can offer. Jeff’s college years at The University of Georgia were a time of great spiritual transformation as a member of Christ Church Watkinsville as well as the ministries of Campus Outreach.He achieved his Masters of Divinity from Metro Atlanta Seminary and has previously served on the staffs at Perimeter Church, ChristChurch Suwanee, Mission to North America as planting pastor for a church plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and most recently as the Pastor in Residence for Christ the King Braselton.Jeff has been married to his wife Lori for over 20 years and they have four kids: Jackson (14), William (12), Samuel (10), and Laura (5). In his spare time, Jeff enjoys golfing, hunting, and fishing with his boys, as long as it doesn’t interfere with watching the Dawgs or his beloved Braves!
Meet Our Music Director
Jessica Rollins longs for the truth of Jesus’ finished work on the cross to touch the hearts of people through the wonderful avenue of music. As a native Georgian, she has led music in a worship capacity for over 25 years. Formerly leading at Rockdale Community Church in Conyers, Church of the Apostles in Atlanta and Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft Lauderdale Fla., she now makes her home here in Watkinsville. Jessica is also a visual artist who specialized in wall murals and commissioned art for 17 years. The past 10 years she has fallen in love with creating abstract art. She and her husband, Kevin, have two beautiful children adopted from South America. They enjoy nature and anything farm related. Harvesting homegrown tomatoes from their garden and collecting fresh eggs from their chickens are family favorite activities.
Contact Jessica at jessica@oconeefellowship.org
Our Staff
Financial Assistant
Tami Butts
Contact at giving@oconeefellowship.org
Children's Ministry Director
Casey Wallace
Contact at casey@oconeefellowship.org
Director of Operations
Megan McDaniel
Contact at megan@oconeefellowship.org
Our Vision and Mission
When Jesus began his public ministry, he made the simple yet profound statement that “The kingdom of God is at hand,” (Mark 1:15). As he demonstrated throughout his ministry, this kingdom is the restorative reign of God breaking into a broken world. He ministered to people, forgave sins, reconciled people back to God and gave us the promise that one day he will make all things new. It is in light of that kingdom that our vision is “To see the restorative reign of God impact Oconee County and beyond.”
How do we accomplish the vision? We want to do it “by helping others enjoy, embody, and extend the gospel in every season and sphere of life.” We enjoy the gospel as we come to and grow in our faith; we embody the gospel as we grow in having a servant heart towards others, and we extend the gospel by sharing it with our neighbors and the nations. All of these things- enjoying, embodying, and extending- we want to do in every season of life – whether happy or hard, and every sphere of life- as men, women, employees, employers, students, children, parents, etc.
What We Believe
We are a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and our beliefs are outlined in the Westminster Confession of Faith.. We are a church rooted in the Reformed tradition and seek to show others the beauty, majesty, goodness, and grace of our God.
