Rebecca Kennedy

Rebecca Kennedy is our Director of Children and Family Ministries. She is works with families at Peachtree Road to help raise their children in the faith while also growing in their own knowledge of Jesus Christ. She loves being part of the church team and watching children’s love for Jesus spark at an early age. Rebecca is an Atlanta native and grew up at Peachtree Road and knew from a young age that she wanted to work in the ministry, but it wasn’t until she attended Presbyterian College that she realized her roots were deep in the Methodist church and was eager to come home. Outside of work, you can find her spending time with her husband, Zach and children, Lucy, and Daniel- watching the braves, on a run or escaping to Cashiers, NC- their happy place. Her dream is vacation in Italy!

Cristin Kirbo

Cristin Kirbo, PRUMC Director of Regional and Global Missions

Cristin Kirbo is our Director of Global Missions and Outreach. She is responsible for overseeing adult and family mission trips both outside and inside the United States. Cristin also directs financial outreach to our global partners in ministry and in natural disaster and crisis relief. She holds degrees in communications and political science and has spent her career serving in the non-profit sector. Her faith, passion for helping others and love for PRUMC led her to serve in this capacity. Originally from the Atlanta area, Cristin loves sharing all her favorite spots in town with her husband, John, and their two daughters, including Piedmont Park, the High Museum of Art, and catching a Braves game at Truist Park. Their treasured family pastime is hiking, and visiting all the National Parks is at the top of their list.

Rev. Leslie Watkins

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Leslie Lyons Watkins is one of our Associate Ministers. She is the Director of the Young Adult Ministry, Women’s Ministry, and Creation Care Ministry and is also a Spiritual Director. Leslie loves working alongside this inspirational and generous congregation as we learn together what it is to live in and share the love of Christ.

Leslie attended Agnes Scott College (BA, Economics and French) and Candler School of Theology/ Emory University (M. Div.) and received training in Spiritual Direction from the Haden Institute. She began working at Peachtree Road in 2006.

Leslie and her husband, Porter, have two grown children. They live in her hometown of Avondale Estates, GA, with their two fur-babies, Hanx and Abbey. Leslie is a docent at the High Museum of Art. When she is not working, you will find Leslie and Porter with their family and friends (usually sharing a meal) and attending events around the city. Learning from Artist Jill Steenhuis at her painting workshop in Aix-en-Provence, France is on her bucket list.