Pastor – Rev. Tim Barnes
Tim grew up in north-east England and moved to the U.S. at the age of 19 to Bossier City, Louisiana. After a first career in sports journalism he landed at Mangum UMC in Shreveport in 2001 (age 25) as a pianist, then moved to St. Luke's UMC in Shreveport in 2003, going on to become their music director (2006-2016) and youth director (2008-2016). He graduated from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, TX then graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity in 2017.
As a pastor, Tim has served at Asbury UMC in Bossier City from 2016-2020 and at St. Matthew’s UMC in Metairie from 2020-2024 before coming to FUMC Amite in July 2024.
Tim and Suzanne have two grown children: Christian who is married to Callie and lives in Bossier City; and Hannah who is married to Ian, who live in Shreveport. There are no grandchildren – yet! They also have two rescue dogs, Maddie and Joseph. Being from England, Tim is an avid soccer fan, especially his favorite team, Liverpool.
Tim grew up in north-east England and moved to the U.S. at the age of 19 to Bossier City, Louisiana. After a first career in sports journalism he landed at Mangum UMC in Shreveport in 2001 (age 25) as a pianist, then moved to St. Luke's UMC in Shreveport in 2003, going on to become their music director (2006-2016) and youth director (2008-2016). He graduated from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, TX then graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity in 2017.
As a pastor, Tim has served at Asbury UMC in Bossier City from 2016-2020 and at St. Matthew’s UMC in Metairie from 2020-2024 before coming to FUMC Amite in July 2024.
Tim and Suzanne have two grown children: Christian who is married to Callie and lives in Bossier City; and Hannah who is married to Ian, who live in Shreveport. There are no grandchildren – yet! They also have two rescue dogs, Maddie and Joseph. Being from England, Tim is an avid soccer fan, especially his favorite team, Liverpool.
Eli McRight is our Youth Ministry Coordinator
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Clytae Fluda - Organist/Accompanist
Music and music ministry have been important to Clytae throughout her life. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from LSU, and she did her post-graduate studies in music at Southeastern University. Clytae plays the organ for our traditional service, and she accompanies our choir in their ministry of music. |