Tim Beard Worship & Arts Pastor

As the Worship and Arts Pastor, Tim oversees planning and production of all Sunday morning worship services. After receiving a degree in music composition from the University of North Texas, he began a Masters in Computer Science and worked in software development for 14 years before joining the staff at Fellowship in 1998. Tim's wife Cindy is the principal violist for the DeKalb Symphony and teaches private violin and viola lessons. Tim and Cindy have two children, both in college.

Tim's primary goal as the Worship and Arts Pastor is to create environments where people can connect with God. He accomplishes this goal by pastoring a volunteer team of gifted artists who offer their God-given abilities to help people come to know and experience their Savior.

Dennis Law Technical Director

Dennis and his tech team are responsible for sound, lights and video graphics presentations during each worship service; and their goal is for each person to be drawn deeper into worship. With his attention to detail, he is fascinated by instruments and their particular sounds and the role they play in a piece-an asset in his role as Technical Director. He continues to study and to train others in sound technology and has attended training conferences at various churches, Audio Engineering Society in New York, and Synergetic Audio Concepts.

Since his early teens in Philadelphia, Dennis has been "drumming" professionally, touring across the U.S. and Canada. He served his local church for six years, eventually becoming sound director. While managing a music store in Philadelphia, he developed a passion for helping start-up churches improve their sound systems. He set up and engineered sound systems for Philadelphia bands and continued assisting bands after his move to the Atlanta area several years ago.

Dennis and his wife Verna have been married for over 15 years and have two teenage daughters. The whole family is involved in music, and they often spend their free time singing or playing music together at home.

Cindi Costoulas Drama & Video Team Leader

As Team Leader, Cindi participates on the worship planning team, leads adult drama, produces videos, and helps with set design. She enjoys working with creative, passionate and godly men and women, loving the creative process almost as much as the final product. She thrives on using drama and video to tell stories that impact people's lives.

Drama has been part of Cindi's life since she was "The Little Angel" at age 6 in Bethlehem, Georgia. She studied voice at UGA and, after raising five children, recently graduated with a degree in Television Production. The great teaching and music brought Cindi and husband John to FBC in 1995. What impressed her was the involvement of men in all areas of ministry from nursery to adult ministries.

Now that John and Cindi have an empty nest, they have time to "play in the dirt", read, go to movies, visit their adult children and grandchildren... and play in the dirt some more.

Carly Norwood Video Production Assistant

Carly grew up on the border of Marietta and Roswell, graduating from Pope High School. It was in pursuing her passion for music that she discovered her passion for video production as well. She went to Georgia State University graduating with a degree in Journalism Broadcasting and Music Business Management and has been fervently pursuing her passion for both while discovering God's plan for her step by step. This led her here, to support Fellowship Bible Church's needs in video production. When she has free time, she loves to travel and experience new cultures and has future hopes to plant and support orphanages in destitute communities.

Paul Friederichsen Fellowship to Go

Paul leads the "Fellowship To Go" media ministry and is on the board of "Smoke Rise Missions", a men's short-term mission ministry outreach. He is also active in supporting men's ministry activities.

Paul, his wife Patti and their 5 children have attended Fellowship Bible Church for almost 20 years. All of his children attended Fellowship Christian Academy. Two have now graduated from college, two attend Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA and one attends Walton High School. They reside in East Cobb.

Paul graduated with honors from East Tennessee State University and has his own marketing communications consultancy that provides public relations and advertising expertise to a variety of clients.

Richard Hopkins Communications Director

Richard serves as the Communications Director with the objective to embrace a fully-integrated communications strategy that effectively leverages media, technology, and internal communications. The big goal? Communicate how to "Know Jesus, Experience Community and Serve Your World"

Most recently Richard was a director at Cox Media Group (Atlanta) and has spent the past 26 years in the media business.

Passions include loving the Lord, mission efforts in the Dominican Republic, using endurance sports (running, cycling and swimming to further His Kingdom) and his family. Richard has been married to his wife Sherri for nearly 22 years and has a daughter, Devin who is currently attending UGA. Go Dawgs!