Reverend Janet Gaston Petty
Associate Pastor of Counseling & Pastoral Care

Rev. Janet Gaston Petty is a native of Detroit, Michigan. Her formative years were spent at the Scott Memorial United Methodist Church where she was baptized and nurtured in the faith. She was educated in the Detroit Public School System and is a member of the 1973 Graduating Class of Cass Technical High School. She matriculated at Adrian College and transferred to Scarritt College in Nashville, Tennessee where she received her B.A. Degree in Behavioral Science in May of 1977. Upon graduation, Rev. Petty enrolled in the Master’s of Divinity program at Gammon Theological Seminary, located in Atlanta, GA.

In June of 1979, Rev. Petty was ordained as Deacon in the Detroit Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, and in May of 1980 she graduated with honors from Gammon Theological Seminary. Rev. Petty returned to Detroit where she served nine years as a Pastor. In June of 1982, Rev. Petty was ordained as Elder in the Detroit Annual Conference. She transferred to the California Pacific Annual Conference in July of 1989, where she served until returning to Michigan in July of 2002.

Rev. Petty has served the connection in many capacities. She is a former member of the Board of Ordained Ministry of both the Detroit and California-Pacific Annual Conferences. She is a licensed Mentor of the Board of Discipleship of the United Methodist Church. Rev. Petty is a member of the Senate of the Michigan Area Pastor School.

Rev. Petty has a passion for helping people discern God’s movement in their lives. She has worked in multi-cultural, cross-racial and afro-centric settings. Where people have been encouraged to embrace their diversity and celebrate their connection.

Rev. Petty has traveled extensively and brings a depth of knowledge to her work. She utilizes creative tools to nurture congregants as they work to develop and enhance strong spiritual foundations. Her core value system includes an understanding that all of God’s children are indeed welcome at the table. As people of faith we find wholeness when we develop our total person: mind, body, and spirit.

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