Mike Ricker

Rev. S. Michael Ricker is an ordained elder in the South Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has served under appointment as a United Methodist minister for 34 years. In addition to pastoral appointments, Rev. Ricker served as a fulltime General Evangelist with the United Methodist Church and as founder, director and missionary with the evangelism and mission ministry called Light for the Nations Ministries www.lftn.org.

Rev. Ricker is a graduate of Candler School of Theology at Emory University. As missionary/evangelists, he and his wife Cindy have traveled extensively to many nations throughout the world preaching and teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Mike and Cindy Ricker have been involved in mission/evangelism work for over 20 years of their ministry. They continue to work with local pastors, leaders, churches and missionaries in South America, Central America, North America, India and the Caribbean.

He is presently the senior pastor of the Isle of Hope UMC in Savannah, Georgia and serves as the executive director of Light for the Nations Ministries. Mike is the author of the book, A Heart Aflame: Inspiration for the Journey.

Mike and Cindy have been married for 37 years. They have two children Adam and Naomi. Their son Adam and daughter-in-law Rebecca have three children: Noah, Myah and Leah. Their daughter Naomi is married to Jason McKenzie and they live in Savannah, Georgia. Naomi and Jason have one son, Grady.

Sister Kathleen Flood

Jorge Acevedo

Jorge, a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary, is the Lead Pastor at Grace Church, a multi-site, United Methodist congregation in Southwest Florida (Cape Coral, Fort Myers Shores and North Fort Myers). This church has grown in its weekend attendance from 400 to over 2600 in the past fifteen years. Grace Church is recognized as having one of the largest and most effective recovery ministries in America with over 700 people involved in weekly recovery ministries.

Jorge co-authored The Heart of Youth Ministry with Hule Goddard. He has also written for the United Methodist Publishing House, Circuit Rider magazine, Good News magazine and Our Faith Today. He was also one of three featured pastors on the “Keeping the Passion for Ministry Alive” edition of the Willow Creek Association “Defining Moments” CD with Bill Hybels.

Born in Puerto Rico, Jorge moved with his family at the age of four months to the United States, where he was raised. Jorge was married in November, 1981, to Cheryl Montgomery. Their oldest son, Daniel is married to Courtney who gave them two beautiful grandchildren, Mia and Levi. They also have a younger son, Nathan.

To learn more about Grace Church and the ministry of Rev. Acevedo and his congregation, visit www.egracechurch.com.

FUEL