Welcome Rev. Ann Kelly

We welcome Rev. Ann Kelly to our pulpit on February 11. Ann was elected the new executive director on May 3rd, 2005, and she is serving as Moderator of the Presbytery of Saint Andrew this year. She grew up in First Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen, MS and started attending Camp Hopewell at the age of 10. She has held various roles of leadership at Hopewell including work as a volunteer and summer staff from 1978-1987. From 1985-1987 she worked at Hopewell year-round as Assistant Director before leaving to further explore her sense of call to the ordained ministry. She has worked as Director of Christian Education in our Oxford and Greenwood churches. A graduate of University of Mississippi and Columbia Theological Seminary, Ann served as Associate Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Rogers, AK, before moving to Tupelo in June 1995 to become Associate pastor at First Presbyterian church there.
Ann is married to Danny Kelly, better known as “Dano” to former Hopewell staff and campers. Danny was on Hopewell staff from 1984 until 1988, and then again in 1995 when they moved to Tupelo. He is a math teacher for Oxford City Schools.
Ann and Danny have three children: Joseph, 11; Elizabeth, 8; and Daniel, 6. The entire family loves the outdoors, camping, hiking and just exploring and enjoying God’s creation.