dr. warren lathem

Dr. Warren Lathem has been a United Methodist Pastor since 1972, with a ministry significantly marked by transformed lives. Most recently he was Senior Minister at Mount Pisgah UMC for over 17 years. During his tenure there, Mount Pisgah grew to be the fourth largest UMC (based on average attendance) in the U.S. More importantly, during those 17 years over 60% of the 5000 new members (net) who joined were by profession of faith.

He has always been committed to reaching the unchurched with the Good News of Jesus Christ. This led him to start many innovative ministries, e.g., The Journey, Recreation Ministry, Crisis Pregnancy Center, a licensed Counseling Center, and the first AID’s ministry outside the perimeter of Atlanta. He began an After-School Program, a Pre-School, an Elementary School, a Middle School, a High School, and an all-day Early Learning Center, with a total enrollment of more than 1,300 children. He also started the largest Hispanic ministry in the North Georgia Conference. In his last year as Senior Minister, Mt Pisgah led the Conference in net new members.

In 1998, he began the work of the Evangelical Methodist Church of Venezuela, a conference that now has over 40 pastors and 6000 members. In 2002, with Rev. Dan Dunn, he founded the Methodist Theological Seminary of Venezuela. His experience also includes numerous seminars, training events, church consultations, mentoring, teaching, crusade evangelism, ministry pioneer, camp meetings, and revivals on a national and international basis.
He continues to serve as a resource to a number of churches in a variety of annual conferences. Currently, he is serving as the District Superintendent of the Atlanta-Marietta District of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.