PANELISTS:
Rev. Cecelia D. Armstrong has never met a stranger and continues to collect friends and family throughout her Christian journey. Pastor CeCe, a cradle Presbyterian, was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Over the years, she was ordained as a Deacon, then as an Elder, and finally as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament. Pastor CeCe is a graduate of the Interdenominational Theological Center, where she attended Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary and earned a Master of Divinity. She is the very proud Associate Pastor of St. James Presbyterian Church (USA) in Charleston, SC on the lovely James Island.
Anna George Traynham (2021 Conference Liturgist) serves as pastor and head of staff at Shallowford Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Anna is originally from the small town of Fountain Inn, South Carolina, and is a graduate of Presbyterian College (B.A. ’11), Union Presbyterian Seminary (M.Div, ’14), and The Citadel Graduate College (MBA, ’19). Prior to her call to Shallowford, Anna served multiple roles at Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. Worship stands at the heart of Anna’s call to ministry, and she has been recognized by the denomination as a gifted preacher and liturgist. Her liturgy has been published in The Book of Common Worship, Call to Worship, the Connections commentary series, and Presbyterian Outlook.