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Ed Frantz is the new pastor of Goodwater Church. He previously served as pastor of Bay Pine Church, Jackson’s Gap. He also has served at churches in Arkansas, Florida and South Carolina. Frantz holds a bachelor’s degree from Gulf Coast Bible Institute in Fort Walton Beach, Florida; a master’s degree from Luther Rice Seminary in Lithonia, Georgia; and a doctorate from Andersonville Seminary in Camilla, Georgia. He and his wife, Karen, have two children, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Ed Frantz called as new pastor of Goodwater Church
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