Staff Roster

Rev. Shawver has served as a clergyperson within UFMCC since 1987, serving three congregations in Florida: King of Peace in St. Petersburg (Associate Pastor); MCC of the Pines in Clearwater (Pastor); and Saint John the Apostle in Fort Myers (Pastor).  Rev. Shawver moved to Atlanta in December 2001 to serve as Pastor of Christ Covenant in Decatur.  She joined the staff of First MCC in 2005 where she has continued to serve.

Prior to her move to Atlanta, Rev. Shawver served 6 years on the SouthEast District Committee followed by 5 years on the Board of Ordained Ministries (four as the Chair).  Rev. Shawver also served on the Elders Taskforce on Education and was an instructor for the Supervising Clergy Training course.

Gregg Tomlinson has served as Director of Music for The Journey since December 2008 when he came for what he thought would be a one time visit, but instead discovered a new church home. Gregg holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Furman University in Greenville, SC. Since the 7^th grade he has been involved in church music and became the pianist in his home church, then later served as organist. After college, Gregg spent 20 plus years as Minister of Music for four medium sized churches in the Greenville area. He has also served as Organist for several large churches in Greenville as well.

Prior to moving to the Atlanta area in 2008 to be with his Partner Neal, who is also a church musician, Gregg was the Organist for a large United Methodist church in Spartanburg, SC. In addition to his church music positions, Gregg has worked in the banking and mortgage industry for most of his career.