Christopher Ham joined the staff at GPC as the Associate Pastor in the summer of 2005. Chris works with Adult Education, Local and Global Missions, Deacons, Congregational Activities and Recreation. Chris also serves on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity of Memphis, a major local mission at GPC.
After graduating from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science, Chris moved to Atlanta, Georgia to begin working in management for Target stores. During his time at Target, Chris managed a number of stores in the Atlanta area and also was a regional buyer for the entertainment department. Chris spent a year and a half as regional recruiter and trainer for Super Target stores. After four years Chris left Target and accepted a sales and marketing position with a local distributor.
God called Chris into Columbia Theological Seminary in the summer of 2000. While in seminary Chris completed a variety of internships ranging from Campus Ministry at Georgia Tech to serving as a Chaplain at a local children’s hospital. Chris also served as a Youth Director at Stockbridge Presbyterian Church in south Atlanta. After seminary Chris received a two-year post-graduate fellowship at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.
Chris says, “One of the greatest joys of being a pastor is being invited into people’s lives. I am invited to share with them the high and low points in their life - weddings, births, accidents, sickness, death, joys and celebrations. In these times, I am blessed to walk with them, being with them, sharing with them and growing with them in our faith in Christ.”
Chris and his wife Christy are the parents of 2 sons, Matthew and Thomas and they live in Germantown. You can reach Chris at chrish@germantownpres.org
