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Letter From Rev. Keith E. Lawder, Foundation President and CEO

Posted: August 14, 2023
Rev. Keith E. Lawder, President and CEO

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior!

It is good to be back with the Georgia United Methodist Foundation. Thank you to our amazing trustees, staff, and clients for welcoming me during this interim period. I have greatly enjoyed renewing old friendships and creating new ones. These are interesting times, to say the least. Every day brings news of new beginnings, transformations, and changes of all kinds.

All of us at the Foundation are committed to the proposition that our purpose is your mission. We remain financially strong and eager to offer advanced financial solutions to churches, nonprofits, individuals, and families with historical ties to the United Methodist Church. We look forward to helping you with your missions.

I am working with our trustees to set into motion plans to search for and hire a new president and CEO. We have established a search committee to find that individual. In the interim, it is my honor and privilege to serve. We are so grateful to Mathew A. Pinson, former Foundation president and CEO, for his leadership and all he has done for the Foundation.

Please call me at 770-449-6726 if I can be helpful!

Blessings,

Rev. Keith E. Lawder
Georgia United Methodist Foundation
President and CEO

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