Todd Cannon to speak at Pleasant Grove UMC on June 21st

Lumpkin County businessman, developer, and steel guitarist Todd Cannon will deliver the ‘Fathers’ Day’ message at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, on Sunday, June 21st, during the 11:00 a.m. worship service. He is a Georgia native and the youngest of six children of the late Grover and Alice Cannon (Marietta, GA).

Todd’s message will bear witness not only to his personal faith in Jesus Christ, but his father’s faith, as well. “Dad always loved God and his family, but it was his willingness to take risks that fueled the development of his extraordinary faith.”

Todd graduated from Osborne High School (Marietta, GA); and from Belmont University (Nashville, TN) with a degree in Music Engineering. He and his wife Wanda and their three children Taylor, Sarah, & Daniel reside in Gainesville, GA.

“We are particularly excited about this year’s Fathers’ Day celebration,” says Pastor Jim Garvin. Fathers have such a pivotal role to play in the spiritual formation and moral development of their children. Recent statistics show that 40% of all babies are now born into homes without a father’s presence. Garvin, whose own father passed away when he was nine, knows first hand that children need to grow up in homes with both a mom and a dad.

“364 days a year, we focus on Our Father, who art in heaven, but once a year, on Fathers’ Day, we take time to think about earthly fathers…the ones from the past, the ones in the present, and those that are destined for the future.”

More information is available by calling the church office at 706-864-5648 or by visiting our website at www.pgroveumc.org. Pleasant Grove UMC is located just five miles south of the historic Lumpkin County Courthouse in Dahlonega, Georgia, the church sits up on a small knoll on Highway 52, about 3 tenths of a mile west of Highway 9. Mapquest