About us
Meet Rev. Nancy Johnson
We are delighted to welcome Rev. Dr. Nancy Johnson to the Crossroads UMC family as our pastor. Rev. Johnson is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church who has faithfully served under appointment in the North Georgia Conference since July 2001, bringing with her years of wisdom, compassion, and dedication to ministry.
Rev. Johnson will be joined by her husband, Todd Pierson. Together they share the joy of their two children, Vivian (23) and Roland (20).
Rev. Nancy Johnson is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. Born and raised in Florence, Alabama, she came to Atlanta in 1991. With a bachelor’s degree in music education in hand and acting classes ongoing, Nancy worked in the theatre and corporate video scene for several years. While an active member of Peachtree Road UMC, she perceived a call to ministry and began seminary.
In 1999, Nancy began work on a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. She studied for a semester at the United Theological Center in Melbourne, Australia. In 2002, Nancy received her MDiv from Candler and in 2006 was ordained into full connection in the North Georgia Conference. In her years of ministry, Nancy has served in both associate and lead pastor roles. Her churches include Underwood, Cascade, Peachtree Road, Lewis Memorial, Marvin, Christ United Methodist Churches, and Athens First UMC, where she has served as an associate pastor.
You can email Rev. Nancy at revnancy@crossroadsumc.net.
Enjoy our Sunday Service from Sunday, August 2 as streamed on YouTube -
"Practicing Humility" - Rev. Dr. Nancy Johnson
CUMC History
A small group of newcomers in the mill village of Milstead, Georgia formed a church in 1904 which became Milstead Methodist Church. Over the years the church’s primary benefactor was The Callaway Foundation, who owned the local mill.
In the late 1980’s the Milstead church was in decline and a group of church leaders were “at a critical crossroads” looking for God’s guidance as to the future of the church. At the same time, the United Methodist Church, North Georgia Conference’s Office of Church Development, purchased 12 acres of land in north Rockdale County. They agreed to assist this group of church leaders to build a new church on this property.
On June 16, 1991, Milstead United Methodist Church began meeting as Crossroads United Methodist Church.