Stewardship

Jerry is Founder/Managing Partner of Legacy Planning Advisors, LLC. located in Suwanee, GA. They specialize in helping their clients create and achieve purposeful legacies of wealth beyond mere riches. The emphasis is in helping affluent to high-net-worth families to connect their faith with the finances they’ve been entrusted; for the purpose of helping families achieve greater kingdom impact. Jerry is an expert, focusing his practice in estate planning, the family dynamics of estate planning, family wealth counseling, and whole-life stewardship. Jerry is a Certified Kingdom Advisor, a designation awarded by the organization Kingdom Advisors.

Jerry has been an elder at Perimeter Church for about 25 years and was instrumental in helping establish Kingdom Investments at Perimeter. He and his wife Camille reside in Suwanee and have two grown children, Andrew and Lesley. He has also been a Crown Ministries and Compass Navigating Finances God's Way leader since 1992, currently serves on the Stewardship Ministry Team, and is on the Board of Directors of The Jackson Institute.

Ray, a graduate of Castle Heights Military Academy, has been a member of Perimeter Church since 1995. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the School of Architecture at Auburn University in Building Science and has participated in numerous professional management programs, seminars, and graduate courses throughout his career.

His first serving opportunity at Perimeter was as a facilitator for Crown Ministries, later becoming its coordinator. He currently serves as the facilitator of Navigating Finances God’s Way. In his membership at Perimeter, Ray has been involved in many leadership programs, including Discipleship group leader, Deacon, Deaconate Board member, and Chairman of the Building and Grounds Committee. Ray was a part of the founding committee of the Generosity Team.

Professionally, Ray has been in the Real Estate Development and Construction profession since graduating from college. He has served as President, Senior Vice President, Director of Operations, and Project Manager for the following multi-million-dollar corporations; General Apartment Company, Striton Properties, Alliance Development, Colony Homes, The Orchards Group, Churchill Park, and Alliance Real Estate Development.

Ray and his wife Donna have five sons and eight grandchildren. He enjoys golf, hiking, traveling, chess, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

Evan serves as a Perimeter Church Elder and as a member of the Stewardship Team. He is involved in supporting the Compass Ministry to help individuals understand and apply biblical principles of financial stewardship. Evan and his wife, Jenna, live in Johns Creek. They have a son, Daniel, and have been members of Perimeter Church for 6 years.

In the workplace, Evan is a Financial Planner with Creative Planning, offering holistic financial planning, investment management, estate planning and insurance services to clients. He is passionate about helping clients become better stewards of their time and resources so they can live a life of purpose, focus on what matters most, and experience financial peace of mind.

Evan holds a Bachelor of Financial Planning degree from the University of Georgia and is a Certified Financial Planner®.

Thomas serves as a member of the Stewardship Team supporting the Journey of Generosity (JOG) program. He is involved with the Young Adults community at Perimeter and audits seminary classes at MAS in his spare time. Thomas and his wife, Emily, live in Johns Creek and have been attending Perimeter Church since 2020. Thomas enjoys playing pickleball, and you can often find him participating in various side hustles. He and Emily love to travel and have made it a life goal to visit every National Park.

Thomas works as an Analytics Manager for UPS. He's been with the world's premier package delivery company since 2020 and enjoys establishing new processes to build efficiency and productivity.

Thomas attended Auburn University where he met his wife, Emily. He completed his bachelors and masters degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Auburn, and loves rooting for the Tigers in all sporting events. During his time at Auburn, he was selected as a Tim Cook Leadership Scholar for his commitment to academic excellence.

Carol has been at Perimeter Church since 2012 and volunteered for several years in preschool classrooms as well as middle school discipleship. She has a daughter in college and a daughter in high school and she lives in Peachtree Corners. She and her daughters enjoy volunteering through a mother/daughter service organization known as National Charity League, and they are long time volunteers with The Lighthouse Family Retreat for kids with cancer and their families.
In the workplace, Carol is a Senior Financial Advisor with Ronald Blue Trust, offering financial planning and investment management services to clients who seek objective advice based on biblical principles. She is passionate about helping clients become better stewards of their time and resources so they can live a life of purpose, focus on what matters most, and experience financial peace of mind. Prior to joining Ronald Blue & Co.(the predecessor company to Ronald Blue Trust) in 1998, Carol worked for Texas Instruments in a number of engineering and technical sales and marketing roles.
Carol holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Dallas and is a Certified Financial Planner™.

Frank serves in Perimeter’s City Impact ministry as a City Shepherd (Peachtree Corners) and on the Stewardship Team as a representative of the Deacon Care Benevolence ministry. He has served as a deacon for over 25 years at Perimeter in various leadership roles including chairman of the Diaconate for about 10 years. He also leads a Men’s Discipleship group, facilitates Building Your Finances God’s Way classes, and is a member of the Home Restricted Team.

Frank is blessed to be the husband of Charlotte, father of Bo and Avery, and grandfather of Elsie, Everly and Rhett. He and Charlotte joined Perimeter in 1991.

Frank’s professional career spanned 38 years with AT&T/Cingular/BellSouth in various IT Management positions. He graduated from Berry College with a degree in Mathematics.

Debra has been at Perimeter Church since 2003. Prior to her current role as a Generosity Advocate with the National Christian Foundation, she served on staff at Perimeter in Community Outreach for over 17 years. She has dedicated her life to connecting people to their purpose and passion so that they can experience the joy of being generous stewards of everything God has entrusted to them.

She and her husband Todd have been married for 22 years and live in Suwanee with their daughter Lindsay. Their family mission is to extend Christian hospitality to whomever God brings into their lives. So whether God calls them to offer a place to live, a meal to share, a late night chat around the fire or a feast to celebrate, their prayer is that all will “Taste and see that the Lord is good – Psalm 34:8” Debra also serves on the Advisory Council for the Salvation Army of Gwinnett.

Jon serves as a member of the stewardship team and co-leads a watershed discipleship group. He is also involved in the young married community at Perimeter and is auditing seminary classes at MAS in his free time. Jon and his wife, Kate live in Peachtree Corners. Jon’s passion is playing golf recreationally, especially in competitive formats. He and Kate both love to travel, hike, and spend time with family and friends. Their Bernedoodle puppy, Winston, often comes along.

Professionally, Jon is an Associate Wealth Management Advisor at Sozo Private Wealth, which is based out of Northwestern Mutual. Jon joined the firm in 2019 and serves as the primary advisor for many of the firm's young professional clients. He is passionate about seeing families realize their financial goals through wise stewardship, generosity, and thoughtful planning. Jon retains a number of professional certifications and designations and plans to continue adding them rapidly in the coming years.

Jon attended Covenant College where he was selected as a Maclellan Scholar for leadership and academic excellence, played on the golf team and met his wonderful wife, Kate. Jon grew up attending Perimeter, and he and his wife have been members since they were married in 2018.

Dan serves as a Perimeter Church Deacon and as a member of the Stewardship Team. He is involved in supporting student ministries to help students understand and apply biblical principles of stewardship. Dan also serves in a leadership role with Trail Life USA Troop 317 (based out of Perimeter Church), a Christian youth outdoor adventure organization. Dan and his wife, Julie, live in Johns Creek. They have three sons and have been members of Perimeter Church for 10 years.

In the workplace, Dan is a Senior Financial Advisor with Ronald Blue Trust, offering financial planning and investment management services to clients who seek objective advice based on biblical principles. He is passionate about helping clients become better stewards of their time and resources so they can live a life of purpose, focus on what matters most, and experience financial peace of mind. Prior to joining Ronald Blue & Co.(the predecessor company to Ronald Blue Trust) in 2006, Dan worked for Delta Air Lines in a number of engineering and supply chain management roles, supporting the repair and overhaul of aircraft engines.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Georgia Tech, a Master of Business Administration degree with a post-graduate certificate in Personal Financial Planning from Georgia State University, and is a Certified Financial Planner™.