Rev. JOE LEE

Rev. Joe Lee serves as Associate Pastor at Mountain Park United Methodist Church and regularly leads the Contemporary Worship Service in the Family Life Center. He brings a deep love for worship, preaching, and the arts, and is passionate about helping people encounter God in ways that are honest, thoughtful, and rooted in everyday life.

His ministry is shaped by a commitment to curiosity, compassion, and justice. He believes that the church is called to be a place where questions, even hard questions, are welcomed, a place where grace is practiced boldly, and faith is lived out in ways that matter: individually, communally, and for the wider world. His preaching often weaves together scripture, lived experience, and the arts, inviting listeners to see familiar stories with fresh eyes, often from the margins. 

Rev. Joe comes to Mountain Park UMC after many years of ministry in other UM contexts in addition to a 25-year career as a professional musician and music educator. He is grateful for the warm welcome he has received, and is excited to grow alongside this congregation and to explore together what God is already doing in and through this community.

Rev. Joe received a Bachelor of Music from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Divinity from Claremont School of Theology. He is active in the Fellowship of Worship Artists, where he serves as Vice President of Community. He and Alexei, his spouse of 21 years, are thrilled to make North Georgia their home.