“I have been in ministry for 36 years. For the first 10 years I served as a United Methodist Pastor in Ohio. Then I moved my ordination into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. I found in the ELCA a gospel that is welcoming to all people with the promise that our relationship with God is grounded in the grace of God alone through our faith, and is nothing we can earn. All may receive this free gift through their willingness to trust in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I served as an ELCA pastor in Connecticut for 15 years at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Torringtion, CT. Then my wife Deb and I moved to the South to warmer, sunnier climes, and I have been serving Amazing Grace Lutheran Church for the last 7 years. Pastoring this congregation has been a unique challenge for me, and one that continually blesses me, because I have been give the unique opportunity to pastor a multi-cultural congregation with 2 spoken languages (English and Spanish), which is a rarity within the ELCA. In this time, when we are more divided than ever, by race, ethnicity, language, political affiliations, sexual identity, and many other labels that keep us separate, I believe our tiny congregation provides a vital witness that people as diverse as we are can indeed become one body in Christ through the love that Christ has poured into our lives.”
-Pastor Mike
Pastor Julie Crosby is from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and has lived in Gwinnett County, GA since 2006. After attending seminary in Philadelphia, PA, she was called to serve a Lutheran Church in Norcross, GA. At the present time, she serves Amazing Grace Lutheran Church and Iglesia Luterana de Cristo, in Oakwood, GA, leading the Spanish speaking worship in these congregations.
“It has been a blessing to serve with Pastor Mike Millum and the staff of Amazing Grace. I have a lovely family, three kids and three grandkids, and we have two dogs. I am an avid reader, as reading opens worlds to me. I also love to walk with people in their struggles. Please do not hesitate to call me if I can be of any assistance. God bless you!”
– Pastor Julie
Described as “one of the most promising solo piano artists in New Age music today” (B.T. Fasmer, New Age Music Reviews), Pam Asberry combines contemporary, new age and classical sounds to create music that is alternately melodic and graceful, dramatic and powerful, peaceful and hypnotic. Classically trained from the age of seven, she completed a master’s degree in piano performance and piano pedagogy and has over forty years of professional experience as a music educator, adjudicator, performer, recording artist, speaker, author, composer and arranger. She has studied with Mary Jane Grizzell, Don Beattie, Guy Duckworth and Martha Thomas and performs with the Redeemer Piano Ensemble of Atlanta (four pianos, 16 hands) under the direction of Mary Brown Hinely and is principal pianist with the Gwinnett Symphony Wind Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Robert Dunham. Recent solo performance venues include Spivey Hall in Atlanta, Georgia; the Berlin Philharmonic Hall in Berlin, Germany; and the Place des Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
A BMI artist, Pam released her first album of original solo piano music, Seashells in My Pocket, in October 2017 and is a member of the National Association of Composers USA. Seashells in My Pocket was nominated Album of the Year at One World Music Radio and Pam was awarded Best New Artist at Enlightened Piano Radio. Her second album, a collection of holiday arrangements titled Thankful Heart, Joyful Mind, was released in October 2018 and was awarded Best Holiday Album by Enlightened Piano Radio. Her April 2019 release, The Presence of Wonder, reached #7 on the April 2019 Zone Music Reporter chart and climbed to #1 on the July 2019 One World Music Radio chart. Her latest album, All Through the Night,” was released in October 2019. Pam’s music can be heard on Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, Siriux XM, and on radio stations all over the world.
