Zeta Lamberson- Sustain Lifetime Achievement Award 2025

Raised by a Presbyterian Christian educator and a faithful adult Sunday School teacher Rev. Zeta Touchton Lamberson was nurtured from an early age in the reformed faith.  While attending Presbyterian College Zeta heard a call to ministry. Zeta graduated from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education (1977).  She served churches in Virginia, South Carolina, West Virginia and Georgia before graduating with an MDIV from Columbia Theological Seminary (1991).  After ordination Zeta served three churches in the Atlanta area, Peachtree Presbyterian, Macland Presbyterian, and Covenant Presbyterian (Marietta).

While serving as Associate Pastor at Peachtree Presbyterian Church Zeta reached out to other educators in large churches in the PC(USA) and to APCE beginning the Large Church Educator Gatherings which continued for fifteen years prior to the APCE events.  Zeta has been active in the South Atlantic & Puerto Rico region of APCE servings as President and Regional Representative for the APCE Cabinet.  She served as President of APCE (2015) and chaired the APCE 50th Anniversary Team.  She served as Co-Director of the Christian Education Conference in Montreat, NC (1988), as a Montreat Youth Conference small group leader and as chaplain for a Montreat Youth Conference.  She served on Presbytery Council in several presbyteries and moderator of Cherokee Presbytery.  She was on the writing team for Foundations of Faith: Education for New Church Members and coordinated the publication of Stepping Stones on the Journey of Faith.  Zeta has returned to teaching the Bible to adults at First Presbyterian Church Marietta. Zeta has two adult children and three beautiful granddaughters.