Meet Pastor Billy

Lead Pastor

Billy Lowe previously served as a Pastor at The Summit Church in Durham, NC for 5 years. He is married to his wife Allison and they have four children, Emma, Addyson, Elliot, and Keller.

 

Billy grew up in Central Florida and went on to play football at both Northern Illinois University and Georgia Southern University. He was a student at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte where he worked on a Masters of Theology in Biblical Studies. His desire is finish his graduate degree at some point.

 

It was during his time at the Summit Church that God called him to plant a church. Years of sitting under the teaching of Pastor JD Greear and being a part of a “sending church” moved Billy and Allison’s hearts to plant a church. Through years of discernment, Billy came to the conclusion that it would be selfish to stay and not multiply the lessons he learned at the Summit Church. They believe that God’s church is his “plan A” and they want to give their lives to pastoring a healthy church in Alpharetta, GA. Billy is passionate about preaching the Gospel, seeing people come to faith in Jesus, and serving others.

 

City Church is also a part of the Summit Collaborative. This is a church planting network that has a vision of planting 1,000 churches in our generation. The Summit Network believes in a three distinctives: Gospel, Balance, and multiplication.

Meet Pastor Jim

Executive Pastor

Jim is married to Helen and together they raised four beautiful daughters, one of whom is now married. Jim, Helen, and the girls returned to Alpharetta 10 years ago after 20 years away that included living in Europe for 3 years.

 

Following a decision that the “second half” of his career would be dedicated to serving people and local community, Jim is blessed with the opportunity to serve at City Church, as well as caring for the elderly in Jim and Helen’s local senior living business.

 

The first half of Jim’s professional life was spent in executive roles globally, Jim led international businesses across 6 continents and he traveled to more than 40 countries.  While working globally offered the change to see the world and make friends across many countries, Jim now enjoys building relationships in Alpharetta and serving God’s people locally.

 

Jim earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University, and Master of Business Administration from Loyola University Maryland.

Meet Samuel Umar

Production Director

Sam and his family moved from Lagos, Nigeria in 2018 and currently reside in Alpharetta, Georgia. Sam joined City Church as a Covenant Member in 2019 and served faithfully on our production team. Over the years it has become evident that Sam is a sacrificial leader and our church benefits greatly from his service.

Sam is currently working as a security engineer at Lexis Nexis. He has been involved in the production ministry since College and specializes in graphic design and videography. He loves serving in the local church and sees it as a way to use his skills to spread the gospel in the city.

Meet Allison Lowe

City Kids & Women’s Ministry Director

Allison is married to Billy and they have four kids (Emma, Addyson, Elliot, and Keller). Allison was born in Carrolton, TX and grew up in Johns Creek, GA. She attended Savannah College of Art and Design and Georgia Southern University. Upon graduation she excelled in a career in Commercial Architecture and Design. She and her husband, Billy, moved to Alpharetta, GA in January, 2018 to plant City Church. Since moving to Alpharetta Allison has practiced photograph. Allison joined the staff at City Church in 2023.

Meet Kylie Thurman

Events Coordinator

Kylie is married to Kris and they have 3 wonderful rowdy boys (Ben, James & Charlie). Kylie’s love for ministry began in 2010 as an intern for the North American Mission Board serving Church Planters during the summer. She would later join the staff of a local church serving as the Children’s Ministry Assistant for 5 years.

After Kris and Kylie got married in 2014 they moved to Wyoming where Kris was stationed in the United States Air Force, they moved back to Georgia in 2018. Soon after the move back to Georgia they joined City Church in 2019 and have called it their church home ever since. Kylie served on our staff previously as Children’s Director but stepped down to focus on her most important ministry: her family. After a few years off she is excited to be back on staff as our Events Coordinator.

Meet Derrick Hamm

Worship Director

Derrick and his wife Emily have two girls and are originally from Charlotte, NC. They moved to Durham, NC in 2015 where they went to the Summit Church and met Pastor Billy. After several years, they felt the Lord’s calling to move with Pastor Billy and help plant City Church.

Since City Church was started, Derrick has lead a small group and served on the worship team. He has played music for over 15 years at various churches and loves leading others in worship. Derrick is currently employed as a law enforcement officer and loves serving his community.

Meet Vince Barron

Facilities Director

Meet Andrew Palombo

Students Coordinator