| Betty Brewer-Calvert is a native Georgian, but she tried out some other
parts of the country for a few decades before "coming home" in 1998. She
was born into the Albany church (First Christian) where her father was
pastor; but she now makes her home in Atlanta and is a member of Decatur
First Christian.
 Raised
mostly in Tennessee and North Carolina, Betty received her Bachelor of
Arts in Political Science from North Carolina State University in 1981
and her Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in the City
of New York in 1984. She was ordained and married the following year at
Park Avenue Christian Church in NYC (not on the same day!). She married
a young New Yorker whom she'd met in seminary. Eventually, she brought
him "south," and they lived in Texas and Tennessee before coming to
Georgia. James is now the pastor of Decatur First Christian. They have 2
teenage children, Henry and Katie. Betty enjoys reading,
hiking, bicycling, music, art, and travel.
Betty's career since seminary has been
varied - from staff member at the Church World Service Immigration and
Refugee Program to ministry in the local church to grants writer and
newsletter editor for an interfaith agency to parenting and teaching
preschool. She has led numerous
retreats and workshops. Georgia women may remember her portrayal of
Mary in the 2003 regional women's retreat in Norman Park. She
has been involved in women's ministries her entire life - as the
daughter of an active CWF member, as a participant in six Quadrennial
Assemblies, first as a youth steward and later as an interest group
leader, as a regional cabinet member, and as a local circle leader.
She looks at her ministry among the women
of the region as an
opportunity to grow in faith and to learn and serve alongside her
sisters. She brings an open, supportive, and enthusiastic presence and a
deep commitment to the church of Jesus Christ. |
