Biography of Rev. Sid Gunter

Sid Gunter is the 2nd pastor in the history of Heritage Presbyterian Church. A 1971 graduate of Georgia Tech, he played football, lettering three years and playing on a victorious top 10 Sun Bowl team. Born and raised in Elberton, Georgia he was the youngest of 4 children.

Sid attended Columbia Theological Seminary and accepted his first call to Nazareth Presbyterian Church outside of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Rev. Gunter moved to Heritage with his family in the early Summer of 1987. At that time Heritage had approximately 70 members and 20 children. Today, Heritage has over 600 members and 275 children and youth. Heritage has also completed five building programs in his tenure with the latest in the in the fall of 2005. The church recently completed its fifth building program; a $1.2 million Mission and Ministry Center.

His wife is the former Joan Louise Burton of Anniston, Alabama. They have three children Clay, Mandy, and Keith. They also have six grandchildren: Brittany, Sydney, Zachary, Taylor, Grace, and Autumn.

In addition to spending time with his family and attending Georgia Tech sporting events, Sid enjoys traveling, listening to books on tape, reading on Kindle, playing Pickle Ball, Racquetball and anything Disney!