ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) was recently appointed to the board of directors for MUST Ministries, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in Georgia located outside of the Atlanta perimeter. The organization’s board of directors includes more than 30 public and private sector executives and leaders, and its board members guide, encourage and support MUST’s programming.
“I look forward to joining the MUST Ministries leadership team and serving my constituents in this new capacity,” said Rep. Carson. “For half a century, this organization has effectively changed the lives of Cobb and Cherokee County residents with compassion and without judgement, and I am honored to become a part of their mission.”
MUST has been serving Cobb, Cherokee and surrounding counties for 50 years. MUST Ministries seeks to address the basic needs of individuals, families and children with facilities in the Cobb and Cherokee counties and programs in numerous other counties. The organization operates emergency shelters for unhoused individuals and families and provides food to those in need. MUST also has workforce development programs and a health clinic.
“As president and CEO of MUST Ministries, I am excited to have Representative John Carson joining our board of directors,” said Dr. Dwight “Ike” Reighard, president and CEO of MUST Ministries. “Having known John personally, I know the great skill set he brings to our organization. We are delighted to have a state representative joining our MUST team.”
According to the organization’s website, MUST encompasses more than 17,000 volunteers and typically serves 33,000 people in a year. Since March 2020, MUST has fed almost 173,000 people two million pounds of food.
For more information about MUST Ministries, please visit www.mustministries.org.
Representative John Carson represents the citizens of District 46, which includes portions of Cherokee and Cobb counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2011 and currently serves as Chairman of the House Retirement Committee. He also serves on the MARTOC, Rules, State Planning and Community Affairs, Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications, Ways & Means and Intragovernmental Coordination committees. He is also an Ex-Officio member on the Appropriations Committee.
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