Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Coppedge-Henley

President and CEO

Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Coppedge-Henley has served as the President and CEO of the Georgia United Methodist Foundation since January 9, 2024. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees unanimously elected her.

Elizabeth is an ordained Elder in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Before joining the Foundation, she led local churches in pastoral roles for 23 years. Elizabeth also served for five years in two different positions at the United Methodist Foundation of Western North Carolina – first as Executive Director of the Reynolds Program in Church Leadership and then for three years as the Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer.

She understands the local church and feels a deep commitment to the mission of the Foundation and the United Methodist Church. Elizabeth has served as a Jurisdictional Delegate to the Southeast Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church and as Vice President and a member of the Western North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry. In addition, Elizabeth served for several years on the Western North Carolina Conference Finance and Administration and Administrative Review Committees.

Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Arts from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, a Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina, and a Doctor of Ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur. Additionally, Elizabeth earned a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University.

A native of Dalton, Georgia, Elizabeth grew up at Dalton First UMC, where her parents are still members. She and Jonathan, her husband of 29 years, have two children: Owen and Lora.