Andy Peabody

Rev. Andrew Peabody

The Rev. Andy Peabody is the Director of Programs for MUST Ministries, a position which entails overseeing all of MUST’s feeding, clothing, financial assistance, health care, educational, and homeless outreach programs in Cobb and Cherokee Counties as well as all of MUST’s Housing Programs in Cobb, Cherokee, and Douglas Counties. 

Education and Work History:

Andy has been employed with MUST Ministries for more than 8 years, having previously worked with Urban Action, soon rechristened as Action Ministries, in its North Georgia Transitional Housing Ministry. 

  • 1988 Graduated from Cobb County’s McEachern High School
  • 1992 Graduated from Emory College, Phi Beta Kappa
  • 1993-1995 Pusued Graduate Studies at the University of Georgia’ Department of History while perfprming Teaching Assistanceship
  • 1998 Received Masters of Divinity degree with honors from Emory’s Candler School of Theology
  • 1999 Served as a VISTA (the “domestic Peace Corps” - Volunteer in Service to America) working with homeless and formerly homeless individuals. 

Before assuming his current position, Andy served – at various times – as the Program Director for MUST Cherokee, MUST Marietta, & MUST Housing. 

Among his many responsibilities in the community, Andy is active with the Cobb Community Collaborative’s Policy Council on Homelessness, serves as Chairperson for the Board of Cobb Health Partners and is Secretary on the Board of Cobb Disaster Recovery, Inc.  He co-teaches a Contextual Education course for first year seminary students at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. He is a clergy member of the North Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is currently pursuing Doctor of Ministry studies at The Theological School at Drew University in Madison, NJ.