Presbyterian Women: Synod of the Sun

Meet the Coordinating Team – Secretary

Rev. Dr. Julie Adkins

Rev. Dr. Julie Adkins serves as the Secretary for the Synod of the Sun PW Coordinating Team (2025–2028).

Rev. Dr. Julie Adkins is a minister member of Grace Presbytery and can usually be found in a different small(-ish) church every Sunday, either as pulpit supply in congregations without a pastor, or filling in for a colleague who is taking a Sunday off. She has just retired from 15 years as an adjunct assistant professor of anthropology at UT Arlington, and is still figuring out what to do with herself. Part of the answer to that question includes four dogs (Hattie, Wesley, Winnie, Chester) and two classic cars. She’s also a regular volunteer with Meals on Wheels, and occasionally sings with the choir at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Dallas…mostly for non-Sunday-morning services like Evensong, ordinations, concerts. Julie has lived in Waxahachie for 14 years.

Meet the Coordinating Team – Moderator

Meg Garver Hamilton

Meg Garver Hamilton serves as the Moderator for the Synod of the Sun PW Coordinating Team (2025–2028). She is a proud mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, and, most importantly, a beloved Child of God, adopted to be a sister to Jesus and all God’s children. Meg is married to Terry, a retired school bus driver and talented cook, and they live in the country in Terrell, TX. Together, they have four children, eleven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Meg has been active in Presbyterian Women for over 50 years, serving at the local, presbytery, and synod levels. She is a member of Grace Presbytery, serves as Clerk of Session at First Presbyterian Church, Mesquite, and teaches an adult Sunday School class.