Meet the Staff
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Dr. Rob Peters | Sr. Pastor (Interim)
Rob has lived in Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, South Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia, and he is a graduate of Tennessee Tech, Southwestern Seminary, and Southeastern Seminary. Rob worked at Deloitte and at Ernst & Young in the accounting and consulting practices prior to entering the ministry where he has served as the senior pastor at three churches of varying sizes for the past 27 years.Today Rob is the founder and president of Corpus, Inc, a global church revitalization ministry operating on 5 continents, in 7 languages, and with 17 different denominations using the resources. Corpus helps church leaders revitalize their church, and Rob has a forthcoming book called, The Overseer: The Missing Jewel in the Crown of Glory. Rob serves as a Transitional and Revitalization Pastor in various churches in the metro Atlanta area.
Pastor Rob has been married to Wendy for 25 years and they have three children ages 10 – 20 who keep them busy with school, sports and church activities.
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Mike Gable | Minister of Family Life
Mike graduated from Landmark Christian High School in Fairburn, GA. He has degrees from The University of West Georgia and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.Mike has been married to LeAnne Gable since 1997. They have two daughters, a son, and a son-in-law.
Mike came on staff in April of 2014. His primary roles are family life and community outreach. He oversees all the children, student and young adult areas for MRBC. Also, he is responsible for most of the community outreach opportunities for MRBC. In addition, he leads out and participates in various short-term mission trips and works with various Ministry Teams as staff liaison.
His favorite things to do in his free time are spending time with his family, watching his son play baseball, reading and playing sports.
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Eli Akin | Interim Worship Pastor
Eli has served in music ministry for over 20 years. From traveling with his family to churches across the South East to leading worship in the local church, God continues to use Eli’s musical talent, heart for worship, and love for people to further His kingdom.In 2021 he started a nonprofit, M25 Barbecue, a Gospel outreach ministry which provides free meals to underserved communities each week.
Eli is married to his wife Whitney and they have 3 children, Evangeline, Beatrice, and LD. When he’s not leading worship or cooking BBQ you can find him on a lake somewhere fishing, listening to good music on his record player, or having a family movie night!
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Lisa Fountain
Ministry/Administrative Assistant
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George Larkin
As the Chairman of Deacons, George brings over 36 years of extensive experience in Information Technology. His career includes:
19 years at AT&T as a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS), where he played a pivotal role in technical leadership and innovation.
17 years at IBM Information Systems as an IT Architect, contributing to the design and implementation of complex IT solutions.
His professional journey has allowed him to leverage his technical expertise in various areas, including: Information Technology Leadership, Technical Knowledge Sharing, Computer System Management, Computer Security Management, Computer System Administration, Project Management.
George holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Howard University, Washington, DC, and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science from Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC.
His diverse background equips him to serve effectively in both technical and leadership capacities within the church community.
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Fred Omotayo
Vice-Chairman of Deacons