We, at Vesta Methodist Church, are excited to welcome Pastor Gina Hamlin and her husband Steve to our Global Methodist congregation! Pastor Gina will begin her ministry with us on Sunday, July 6th, 2025, in our 9:00 AM Worship Service!
Pastor Gina has both her Bachelors and Master’s Degrees in Education from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville and is the Library Media Specialist for the Middle School and High School in Roland, OK. This is her 30th year in Education…with some years in Arkansas, but many more in Oklahoma, just 30 minutes away from their home in Alma. Her husband, Steve, is Shipping Supervisor at International Paper in Fort Smith. Pastor Gina adds, “He has been there for 36 years. This is hard to believe, since he’s only 30!” He has also been a referee for many years and has called games just about everywhere!
Pastor Gina and Steve enjoy fishing, going to Christian concerts, and watching football, boxing, and other sports. The pastor also loves to run, sing, go to consignment stores, and spend time with family and friends! Between the two of them, they have three grown children: Cody, Bethany, and Christian.
Pastor Gina says, “First, I would like to thank God for assigning my husband, Steve, and myself to Vesta Methodist Church! We have always believed that God calls us for a season and a reason. And, we can’t wait to see what He has in store for all of us during this time! So thankful that God can use me and my hubby to serve Him!”
She adds, “I have felt a calling since I was young to preach, but my mother confirmed my calling back in 2013, before she passed away. I was blessed to be raised in church and have much gratitude for my dad and mom’s influence. I went to Local License to Preach School in Conway, took Continuing Pastoral Classes, and then disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church. I was ordained as a Deacon in The Global Methodist Church in 2024. However, I may continue taking classes.”
To Vesta Methodist congregants and the surrounding communities, Pastor Gina says, “Can’t wait to get to know you all! Praying for you already. Please pray for us!”
All are welcome to worship with Vesta Methodist Church (8833 Hwy 217, Charleston, AR) on Sundays at 9 AM. Sunday School classes, for all ages, are held from 10:15 AM to 11 AM as well. Hebrews 10:24-25 says, “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”
