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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Jessica Spiers is our Children's 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. |