Members of

Flat Rock AME Church welcomed its new minister in a unique way, by holding

a fish fry.

The Rev. Edward

J. Johnson Jr. and his wife, Dr. Vanessa Johnson, participated in the

outdoor cookout with Providence looking down upon them. It had rained

all day until just before the welcoming party was to begin.

Both of the

Johnsons are Navy retirees. He is pursing his master's of divinity degree

and she is an assistant principal with the Fulton County schools.

Flat Rock is

the oldest African-American church in Fayette County and can count its

beginning in the 1850s.

As a retired

Naval commander, the Rev. Johnson feels that he can provide excellent

leadership to the church family and congregation. "I count on the

spiritual enlightenment from the Holy Spirit to ensure God's people are

given spiritual inspiration and hope," he said.

While he wants

to develop various outreach ministries, he says the first priority is

to rebuild spiritual lives and energize Flat Rock AME so it can be more

effective in reaching the lost, the last, and the least of God's people.

The church

is located at 148 Old Chapel Lane, behind the new United States Postal

distribution center on Ga. Highway 54. Bible study is Wednesdays at 7

p.m., church school is Sunday morning at 10 a.m., and worship services

are at 11 a.m.

For information

on the church's ministries call the Rev. Johnson at 770-460-6446 or the

church at 770-461-0283.

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