Meet the Team: Pete

Name: Pete Atherton
Professon: Certified Public Accountant/independent business owner
Member of South Church: 42 years
How he gets involved: Presently co-chair of Music Committee, member of Personnel Committee and Salmon Brook Ministry; previously on Boards of Deacons (twice), Trustees, Missions, Social Action, and Christian Education.
Favorite Bible story: The Prodigal Son
Favorite inspirational quote: “The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but can never forget what they did here.” (from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address)
In his free time he enjoys: Aerobic exercise and strength training; volunteering on numerous boards and committees of the YMCA of Greater Hartford; watching the Red Sox, UCONN men’s and women’s basketball, and the New England Patriots; classical music; cinema
Mission trips attended: Monhegan Island, ME, 2001 and 2002; Diamondhead, MS, 2007; Biloxi, MS, 2008; Hartford, CT, 2009; various local work days for Habitat for Humanity
Favorite trip memory: Listening to the story of a man in Diamondhead, MS whose home was completely under water in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and how he survived with his family by living at the top of a tree until the water subsided.
Looking forward to: Having a positive impact on people’s lives with the work we will do.
A hope for the trip: That we place as much emphasis on listening with compassion to those we help as we do on the work itself.