Meet the Staff

Adam Ganong was raised in New Brunswick, Canada, in the home of amazing Christian parents who ensured he had every opportunity to know the Lord. Adam grew up attending True Life Church and he was active in music, drama, sports, and any other available activities. Even though Adam had all of these great opportunities, he didn't come to know the Lord as his personal savior until age 19 while studying at New Brunswick Bible Institute.

Adam is married to his beautiful wife, Audrey. of 23 years. Shortly after Adam and Audrey were married, Adam felt the call to full-time ministry. Over the last 22 years, he has served in four churches and has filled pastoral roles in children's ministry, youth ministry, lead associate ministry, and Senior Pastorate ministry.

Adam has 3 diploma's from New Brunswick Bible Institute, a Bachelor of Theology from Covington Theological Seminary, and is now pursuing a Master's in Ministry from Luther Rice College and Seminary.

Adam has a heart for God's people and longs to see each person first know Jesus as Lord and Savior and then to see each person grow through discipleship in a deeper walk with the Lord.

Adam loves the outdoors and is an avid hunter and fisherman. The beauty of God's creation is something that gives great peace and comfort and proclaims the majesty of our great God!

Frank Daws was called by God to teach and preach the Word of God in 1982 while teaching a Men’s Bible Class at First Baptist Atlanta. Frank is a graduate of Luther Rice Seminary and has studied at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a pastor for ten years before joining Fred Overton Seminars, Inc. in January 1997.

In November of 2002 Frank formed his own organization called: His Word Seminars, Inc. After 15 years of doing seminars, Frank became the Pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church in Oxford, GA and was there for 4 years.

Frank’s life goal is “To effectively communicate His Word to the believer in order that they may understand and apply His Word thereby growing in the fullness of Jesus Christ.”

Frank and his wife Sandra live in Covington, Georgia. They have three married daughters, 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Jeff was born and raised in East Point, GA. His family was active in Jefferson Ave. Baptist Church, also in East Point, where he professed his faith in Christ and was baptized. It was during revival in 1974 that Jeff felt called to ministry through music. He earned an Associate in Music from Truett McConnell College (now University), a Bachelor of Music in music education from Carson Newman College (now University), and a Master of Sacred Music in choral conducting from Mercer University. He has served Baptist churches in GA on a full time, bi-vocatonal, interim and supply basis for 30 years as a music minister. In addition, he has had responsibilities in the areas of administration, education and student ministries. Jeff has sung with the Sons of Jubal, a male chorus of the Georgia Baptist Convention, since 1985. He has traveled to Russia, China, North Korea (yes, North Korea), Israel, and England with the Sons of Jubal mission trips. His family includes his wife, Renee, and two adult children, a son-in-law and three grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking, Andy Griffith reruns and UGA football.

Gail Bemis was born and raised in Tifton, Georgia. She earned her undergraduate degree in education from the University of Georgia and her Master’s degree from Georgia State University. She moved to Covington in 1980 and accepted a job with the Newton County Board of Education. She completed 36 years of teaching before retiring in 2015.

In 1986, she married her husband Jeff and they have two sons, Daniel, 28 and Matthew 25. They have three dogs, two cats, and two chinchillas. She is a true animal lover and she has raised her fair share of strays and baby everything.

She loves to travel, go on mission trips and meet new people. She likes to learn new things, especially anything related to construction or home improvement. Sewing and crafts are a couple of her hobbies. She likes to ride bicycles and enjoys being outside.

She has always loved working with children, so no one was surprised when she became a teacher. She has always been very passionate about teaching and has loved every minute spent with children. She always wondered when she would know when it was time to retire, but in 2015 God made it crystal clear! She didn’t know exactly what He had in store, but she trusted Him to show her the way. In 2016 the children’s director position at Zion became available and she knew God was calling her to fill it. She absolutely LOVES working with the children at Zion!

Tim was born and bred in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He served in the US military for 3 years. He has been working at AT&T for the last 23 years. He is married to his rock and number one fan, April. They have three children, Kennedy, Gavin, and Mr. Finn. He was saved by grace at the age of 38.

Tim and April have served the Lord at Zion as Youth Ministers since 2017. Tim says, "I am indebted to the many people who prayed for me whilst not a Christian, and it was because of their prayers that I was able to accept Christ as my personal Savior in 2015. We have a heart for our community and beyond and want to do what God wants us to do. It is an honour to serve you here."