Who We Are

Our Story

Mission & Values

The mission of the One Lamb Initiative is to nurture and embrace mental wellness in a faithful community of education, connection and support. In order to normalize and destigmatize mental health & addiction concerns, the One Lamb Initiative hopes to make mental wellness an ongoing conversation. 


"Mental health is the new pandemic." - One Lamb Committee


It is real and has become a barrier for healthy living for our children, youth, young adults, middle aged adults, and seniors. My conviction and hope for others experiencing mental health challenges includes the appropriate support and a strong spiritual foundation to navigate the unknown future. My dream is for people to know that this church is a place to freely talk about, learn, grow, and connect in the area of wellness and addiction. We are wired for and need community. Our mission is to embrace the subject and chip away at the stigma while supporting growth in mind, body, and spirit.

One Lamb Initiative - An Introduction

In 2019, a PRUMC teen needed mental health treatment and the family could not bare the costs alone. A group of friends wished to anonymously support this family with donations. As a result, PRUMC set up The One Lamb fund to help in this endeavor.


Diane Moffett was one of the contributors for this family and felt a calling - a "God nudge" that finances was only one part of the equation. Those battling with mental wellness and addiction for themselves or their loved one needed education - the science to understand what was happening in their body. They needed connection - finding loving supporters who have walked this journey. They needed support - finding a place, like their own church to receive ongoing compassion and acceptance on this subject.


Many conversations and meetings followed and in 2020, The One Lamb Initiative was born. With a vibrant, passionate team of 25 PRUMC members, work began to create a logo, launch a webpage of support, and diving into various topics to provide educational programing and small group opportunities that inspire, support and bring light to this subject.


Additionally, we have developed a quick start guide for other faith organizations to follow suit with their own One Lamb chapter. See historic timeline for past offerings. For a quickstart guide or more information on how to launch your own One Lamb chapter, email here.

Our Team

We are proud to have a passionate group of volunteers. Each brings their gifts and talents to this ministry.

Ann Strader

Anne Marino

Anne Breedlove

Becky McDaniel

Beth Abernathy

Bryan Stickney

Claire Bowen

Courtney Jenks

Cristin Kirbo

Edith Jones

Frank Boykin

Gayle Cummings

Jolie Maxwell

Kim McCollam

Lauren Monroe

Leanne Goines


Lynne Homrich

Mace Hall

Martha Tate

Matthew G. Moffett

Melinda Barefoot

Nancy Hurst

Linda Milstead

Owen McDaniel

Rebecca Clements

Rob Carter

Ron Greer

Selena Bridges

Susan Bixler

Susan Marshall

Susan Thigpen

Diane Moffett - Leader

Emily Miles- Ministerial Liaison

History Timeline

  • 2019
  • Started with the concept of a mental health initiative
  • 2020
  • First zoom presentation of what could be
  • 2021 
  • Logo created
  • New webpage 
  • Mental Health First Aid Training
  • NAMI Family to Family plus trained facilitator team member
  • Friend to Friend ministry with Ron Greer’s excellent training
  • 2 book studies
  • 10 a.m. forums
  • Sunday night conversations
  • Valentine’s Day cards to our seniors
  • Mindfulness through Spiritual Meditations
  • Breathe, Stretch and Pray classes
  • Women’s Spiritual Retreat 
  • The William Cope Moyers community event with a follow up study of his book Broken
  • 2022
  • NAMI Family to Family Bi-annual series
  • Season of Service with meals to Buckhead Behavioral Health
  • Lunch n Learn on healthy eating
  • Covid Fallout Program
  • Youth Mental Health Family Night
  • Twenty/20 Event
  • Post Partum Depression teaching/video for new moms
  • Interviews on Mental Health issues
  • Creation of a One Lamb Video
  • One OL Start-Up/Dunwoody UMC
  • New URL domain – www.1lamb.org
  • Development of a Quick Start guide for others to follow
  • A Plan for marketing One Lamb through Sunday School classes/small groups
  • Mind, Body, Spirit classes
  • Seminar on the intersect of the brain and spirituality 
  • Addiction Panel event
  • 2023
  • Jane Pauley
  • Brain on fire N discussion on depression Dr. William McDonald
  •  NAMI family to family class
  • Grief support
  • Alcohol abuse versus addiction with Dr. Nancy Rank
  • Teens - Seen Nad Loved with Dr. Chinwe Williams
  • Suicide prevention workshop
  • Dementia caregiver forum
  • Virtual reality experience for dementia caregivers
  • Resiliency forum with Reverend Ron Greer
  • Financial strategies for young adults
  • Healthy children/healthy parenting panel September 17
  • World mental health day October 10
  • Young Adults Talk On Depresson
  • Change your story/change your life women's event October 22