As a loving and flourishing congregation, we support our new members and our congregation in their faith journeys. We are planning to hire a discipleship coordinator to match this growth. Our Staff Parish Relations Committee has identified Caroline Enright as the perfect fit. Caroline has served at Haygood for five years, is passionate about shepherding God’s people, and is pursuing ordination as a deacon in the United Methodist Church. On her journey to ordination, Haygood will increase her salary to cover the North Georgia Annual Conference benefits, including insurance, housing allowance, and retirement.   

As Caroline transitions to support Haygood’s discipleship at all levels, she will maintain some children’s responsibilities. We plan to fill her role with an exceptional full-time children’s minister to direct our programming.   

Our current assistant children’s minister, Tess Welch, will answer her call to ordination and begin serving churches in Kentucky in July 2025. Her position has helped our Club 345, a weekly small group of 3rd through 5th graders, triple in size! We will continue to fund her position at its current level.   

Our worship has been positively impacted through the Children’s Choirs that lead worship eight times a year. To inspire and nurture our youth in a comparable manner, we are offering Harmonics, a new music ensemble for 6th through 12th graders. Tim Spraggins, whose passion is meaningful and accessible worship, will direct Harmonics for 10 hours per week. Tim requires an assistant for five hours per week to accompany rehearsals, performances, and provide administrative coordination.