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About the Pastor
 Kimberleigh Buchanan (pastor@pilgrimageucc.org) has served Pilgrimage as its
pastor since June of 2001. While her denominational roots are
Southern Baptist, Kim has found the United Church of Christ to
be a very welcoming denomination and an excellent denominational
home.
After
completing her Master of Divinity degree at the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, Kim moved to
Atlanta to pursue doctoral studies at Emory University. In May
of 2004, Kim received her PH.D. in Preaching and Education.
Kim's philosophy of ministry is firmly grounded
in the good news of God's love for every person. “Everything we
do as a church — from worship, to education, to missions work,
even to times of recreation — everything we do must be grounded
in belief in and practice of the radical inclusiveness of God's
love for ALL people,” Kim says.
Kim is married to the Rev. Dr. Allen Mullinax.
They live in Woodstock, Georgia.
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Associate Pastor for Children & Youth
 Rev. Kristin Gerner Vaughn (associate@pilgrimageucc.org)
has served as Associate Pastor at Pilgrimage since October of
2005. Kristin was born and grew up in North
Carolina. She is an ordained United Church of Christ minister
and a lifetime member of the UCC.
Kristin received a BA in Religion and Philosophy and Outdoor
Ministries from Catawba College, Salisbury, NC (A UCC college),
and a Master of Divinity (inaugural class) Wake Forest
University Divinity School, Winston-Salem, NC. She was a
visiting student at Pacific School of Religion for Liturgical
Dance and Spirituality and Healing and did her Chaplaincy
Residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Prior to coming to Pilgrimage, she was a Chaplain with
Hospice, a Chaplain for a Regional Cancer Center and Minister of
Youth and Children in North Carolina.
Kristin resides in Cumming, GA with her husband Mike, and
their son Jonathan Michael, and 2 rescue dogs, Macy and Molly.
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Director of Music
 Rev. Allen B. Mullinax (music@pilgrimageucc.org)
has served as Director of Music at Pilgrimage since October of
2006. He previously served churches in Indiana, Kentucky, and
the Atlanta area. He received a B.M. in music education from
the University of Georgia, a M.C.M. in church music and music
history from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a
Ph.D. in music history from the University of Louisville-the
University of Kentucky joint doctoral program. Allen has led
local and national workshops on music and worship, and he has
published articles on hymnology.
Allen sees church music, not
just as musical performance, but also as ministry. He assists
the other ministers with pastoral care. In addition to his work
as Director of Music, he also works part time as a hospice
chaplain and also works as a pastoral counselor. He is an
ordained minister of the United Church of Christ.
Allen is married to
Pilgrimage’s pastor, Rev. Kimberleigh Buchanan. They live in
Woodstock.
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